Commons:Undeletion requests/Archive/2023-11

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این فایل دارای لایسنس و منبع بوده و به عنوان فایل اشتقاقی در نظر گرفته شده بود که منابع کامل و حقوق و لایسنس بر آن قرار داده شد. فردی آن را حذف کرد که کاملن اشتباه کرد. خواهشمندم اقدامات لازم برای برگردانی آن را انجام دهید.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Geniuser (talk • contribs)

 Info The license of the source is in question: it seems that it was not granted by the copyright holder. Ankry (talk) 01:21, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose The license seems to be not valid: DW of copyrighted file with an invalid license. Ankry (talk) 17:50, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: per ankry. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:12, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

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Barış Dayak Logo — Preceding unsigned comment added by Barisdayak (talk • contribs) 16:00, 30 October 2023‎ (UTC)


 Not done procedural close: file is not deleted. However, it probably should be deleted as either the "own" license is not valid or it is out of scope. Ankry (talk) 17:54, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

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I would like this file to be undeleted. The reasons are as follows:

  • The sections of UK law cited by User:HelenOnline were revoked on 25 May 2018. This can be verified by clicking on the links supplied by the original editor.
  • I believe that the other objection derived from the statement that the Open Government Licence did not cover the display of "personal data in the information" has been misinterpreted. What I believe they are saying is that they are not prohibiting the copying of personal data, but that the rules pertaining to personal data are elsewhere. In the case of this certificate, we should refer to en:WP:BLP. The first Wikipedia rule covers verifiability. There is no question about the verifiability of the personal information on this certificate. The second concerns privacy. In the case of Prince Louis, all the "private information" on the certificate is already in Wikipedia infoboxes, so that falls away.

I submit therefore that all objections to this certificate no longer apply. I suggest that that the licences OGL3 licence tag be used, followed by the text “The information on this certificate is so widely available that privacy rules do not apply. Martinvl (talk) 22:15, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

  • In the last few minutes, I copied it from that source. The result was a .png, not a .jpg file. I can upload that quite happily, but before I do that, I need consensus as to whether or not I should blank out the deputy-registrar's signature. Martinvl (talk) 17:14, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

✓ Done: @Martinvl: Please edit the file, and tell us when you are done. --Yann (talk) 15:55, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

@Yann: I have amended the image and have updated the licene text to reflect the assistant registrar's possible interest in the copyright and subsequent blanking out of their name. Martinvl (talk) 18:23, 31 October 2023 (UTC)


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Given this discussion. -- Tuválkin 14:21, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose Unless Google translate is messing up badly, I don't see anything like an irrevocable license for reuse at the source of this image. All I see is a casual statement that the author would appreciate knowing where they are used. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 19:33, 30 October 2023 (UTC)


 Not done: per Jim, crayon license. --Abzeronow (talk) 19:11, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

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Sinaia Casino files

Please undelete files in this category Category:Sinaia Casino:

These files were deleted, but there is noncommercial freedom of panorama in Romania per COM:FOP Romania. Michalg95 (talk) 17:13, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose Files on Commons must be able to used commercially. Noncommercial FOP is not acceptable for Commons. Abzeronow (talk) 17:24, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: per Abzeronow -- NC is not acceptable here. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 15:35, 1 November 2023 (UTC)


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Please restore the following pages:

Reason: I have permission from Borislav Brezo (author) to use this pictures on Wikimedia Commons. Dzomba98 (talk) 19:46, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose Please ask Borislav Brezo to send a permission for a free license via COM:VRT. Yann (talk) 08:46, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: This image will be restored automatically, without further action by the uploader, if and when a free license is received, read, and approved at VRT. The current backlog at VRT is 7 days. . .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 15:32, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

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we asked kai family and they said it was ok because we are only going to use this picture in our school project --MajaLinder (talk) 07:32, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose Image by photographer Kai Lorentzen who died in 1996. No evidence of a permission. Yann (talk) 08:45, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: per Yann -- requires a free license from the photographer's heir via VRT. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 15:32, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

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List of files of Dura Europos

Hi, thank you so much for previously helping me temporarily undelete the image files of Dura Europos for me to add the required descriptions. I would really appreciate it if you could also help temporarily undelete the following files which belong to the same collection of the previously undeleted ones, thank you so much!!

Alexafang (talk) 19:28, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

{{Temporarily undeleted}}. Abzeronow (talk) 19:40, 31 October 2023 (UTC)
Thank you so much!! Alexafang (talk) 20:40, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

✓ Done: files information has been fixed. --Abzeronow (talk) 16:12, 1 November 2023 (UTC)


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This is not a self promotion — Preceding unsigned comment added by Satyam.788005 (talk • contribs) 14:13, 31 October 2023‎ (UTC)

 Comment There has never been an image file with the name above. File talk:Avinash Singa.jpg was deleted as an inappropriate promotional use of a talk page. Two uploads by the requester are mentioned at Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Satyam.788005 .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:29, 31 October 2023 (UTC)


 Not done: COM:NOTWEBHOST. --Abzeronow (talk) 16:14, 1 November 2023 (UTC)


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Hello there!

This file was uploaded by Lauris Reiniks's publishing company and management. We own all rights to this image and consent its being here on Wikipedia. Please undelete this photo file! Thank you!

Sincerely, Lauris Reiniks Managagement / Microphone Records (MicRec)--Rigaonline (talk) 14:24, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose request should follow the instructions from COM:VRT. The image should only be undeleted after we obtain an explicit permission from the photographer. Günther Frager (talk) 14:37, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

(Edit conflict) Oppose The file description shows "Photo by Bradford Rogne Photography 2023". Celebrity photo licenses usually allow the celebrity to use the photo in publicity but do not allow them to freely license it. Therefore, in order to restore the image here, either Bradford Rogne must send a free license using VRT or someone else must send a free license together with a copy of the written agreement from Rogne allowing that person to freely license the image.


Note that "consent its being here on Wikipedia." is inadequate. WP and Commons require that images be free for any use by anybody anywhere.


Also note that claiming {{Own}} when you were not in fact the photographer, as you did here, is a serious violation of Commons rules. If you do it again you may be blocked from editing here. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:40, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

@Rigaonline: Wikimedia accounts are strictly personal regardless whether you are authorised to enter copyright contracts on behalf of Lauris Reiniks's publishing company or not. Unless you have a contract with the photographer where he declares that he wishes to be attributed as User:Rigaonline, your authorship claim at upload (repeated at reupload) is violation of the photographer moral rights. Ankry (talk) 16:03, 31 October 2023 (UTC)


 Not done: The file will be restored if and when COM:VRT approves permission. --Abzeronow (talk) 16:15, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

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Deletion was based on the uploader no longer available. The images appear to meet the requirements of PD-Romania. --RAN (talk) 18:40, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

 Support undeletion of File:Aurel Niculescu Dirijor.jpg and File:Recital Aurel Niculescu.jpg as these are clearly photographic prints from the 1970s.  Weak support for the other one, which looks like it may be a print. Abzeronow (talk) 18:51, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

✓ Done: @Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ): Could you please fix the source and the author?. --Yann (talk) 10:53, 2 November 2023 (UTC)


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I request to restore this file because it's a page from the Constitution of Russia and this work is not an object of copyright according to article 1259 of Book IV of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation No. 230-FZ of December 18, 2006. Here is the license: {{PD-RU-exempt}}--FlorianH76 (talk) 11:11, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

 Support This is a title page, so {{PD-text}} applies as well. Abzeronow (talk) 16:18, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

✓ Done: Undeleted as per nom. --rimshottalk 13:55, 2 November 2023 (UTC)


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Please undelete. We have permission per Ticket:2023072210000509. Thanks, --Mussklprozz (talk) 10:39, 2 November 2023 (UTC)


✓ Done: please add permission tag etc. --Rosenzweig τ 10:43, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

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I don't agree on the closing admin's decision. I find it hasty and without properly scrutinizing the deletion process. Like they did here on [File:Jason Fernandes Entrepreneur (cropped).jpg]. If I can get a much appropriate and helpful reply, it'll be appreciated. I just want to know on what proper grounds were these files deleted? Rejoy2003(talk) 12:12, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose As noted in the DR, when an image has been published elsewhere, policy requires that the uploader prove its copyright status using VRT or otherwise. I also find your inability to remember why you did not use your particular camera hard to believe. I also see a number of images claimed to be {{Own}} which have been deleted as copyvios. While we are prepared to Assume Good Faith, that goes away rapidly with such things. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:03, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Just to let you know, the source mentioned of the Rolling stone, has a cropped version of my image. Whereas I had the full version, who do you think is more likely to have a copyvio issue here now? Rejoy2003(talk) 15:18, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
@Rejoy2003: An earlier publication attributed to someone else than the Wikimedia uploader establishes a significant doubt as per COM:PCP. So we require a clear evidence of free license granted by an identifiable licensor in such cases in order to minimize risk for potential reusers. Cropped or not, the photos are the same work so their copyright holder must also be the same. Ankry (talk) 11:59, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: per discussion. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:27, 3 November 2023 (UTC)


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This file has been removed due to copyright infringement. But in fact, this photo belongs to the Minister of Strategic Industries Oleksandr Kamyshyn and is posted on his official website (I am adding a link: https://mspu.gov.ua/en/persons/oleksandr-kamyshin ). I work in the press service of this Ministry, and we were the customers of the photo shoot where this photo was taken. Therefore, I ask you to restore this photo on the Wikipedia pages in all languages. Thank you for your understanding. 01.11.2023 Krizhinka (talk) 12:57, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

 Comment This was claimed as {{Own}} rather than a work of a Ministry of Ukraine. Abzeronow (talk) 16:25, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
 Oppose The source link above comes up as a blank page. The image appears without a free license at https://ubn.news/arms-should-become-ukraines-main-export-product/. In view of the fact that you falsely claimed that you were the actual photographer when you uploaded the image, it is difficult to believe you now. In order for the image to be restored, either (a) the actual photographer must send a free license using VRT or (b) you must send a free license together with a copy of the written agreement giving you the right to freely license the image. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 21:27, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
Not done per Jim. The website mspu.gov.ua has shown up as blank the last few days. Thuresson (talk) 12:06, 3 November 2023 (UTC)


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Diego Png by Lumper500 is marked with CC0 1.0

Diego Png by Lumper500 is marked with CC0 1.0

<a property="dct:title" rel="cc:attributionURL" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ABuTj2iKEJ1aarBxdNFGHqeiDZVd6lSv/view?usp=drive_link">Diego Png</a> by <a rel="cc:attributionURL dct:creator" property="cc:attributionName" href="https://es.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Usuario:Lumper500&action=edit&redlink=1">Lumper500</a> is marked with <a href="http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0?ref=chooser-v1" target="_blank" rel="license noopener noreferrer" style="display:inline-block;">CC0 1.0<img style="height:22px!important;margin-left:3px;vertical-align:text-bottom;" src="https://mirrors.creativecommons.org/presskit/icons/cc.svg?ref=chooser-v1"><img style="height:22px!important;margin-left:3px;vertical-align:text-bottom;" src="https://mirrors.creativecommons.org/presskit/icons/zero.svg?ref=chooser-v1"></a>

Diego Png by Lumper500 is marked with CC0 1.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 Es mi obra--Lumper500 (talk) 08:01, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

 Strong oppose per Commons:Deletion requests/File:Diego peneG.png and Commons:Deletion requests/File:Te cojo mucho miguel angel.png. We didn't delete the user's content because of licensing issues, but due to its content. Even the titles can be considered vandalism. Commons is not a place to host images with racists insults. Günther Frager (talk) 08:38, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: per Günther Frager. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:26, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

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Одной из причин запроса на восстановление изображения постера фильма "Пять ночей у Фредди" из Википедии является ошибка в старом переведенном постере. Ошибка заключается в том, что буква "С" стоит вместо буквы "У" в названии фильма. Это может быть причиной недоразумений и неправильного идентифицирования фильма, особенно для тех, кто не знаком с оригинальным английским названием. Восстановление изображения постера с исправленной ошибкой поможет предоставить точную информацию о фильме и избежать путаницы. --Yuda 131 (talk) 16:13, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose The poster is copyrighted regardless and there's no fair use on Commons. Abzeronow (talk) 16:24, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: per Abzeronow. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:26, 3 November 2023 (UTC)


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Hello, this image was deleted by the user Krd with the reason "No license since 18 February 2023". However, on 18 February 2023 I explained: the source is "East Hall blog - https://web.archive.org/save/http://easthall.blog.jp/archives/31532108.html ". I don't know where they got the photo from, but it was made in 1917. "This photograph is in the public domain in Japan because its copyright has expired according to Article 23 of the 1899 Copyright Act of Japan ... It was published before January 1, 1957. It was photographed before January 1, 1947." So it should be allowed. -Artanisen (talk) 11:11, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

@Artanisen: You provided no evidence for the declared {{PD-old-70-expired}} copyright status template. The provided source also contains no such evidence. While this photo seems to be PD in Japan per creation date, its copyright status in US in unclear. Anonymous photos from Japan are generally PD 120 years after creation or 95 years after initial publication. They may be PD earlier, if published before 2.3.1989: then their copyright status depends on copyright status in Japan on 1.1.1996 (URAA date). As you can see, the initial publication date may be crucial here as 120 years since creation did not expire, yet. Ankry (talk) 11:45, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

 Support This shows Kantarō Suzuki as a Vice Admiral. Ranks of the Imperial Japanese Navy confirms the sleeve markings of a Vice Admiral in this photo. He held that rank from June 1, 1917 until August 3, 1923. He was later a full Admiral and then, in 1945, Prime Minister of Japan.

The photo shows the moire pattern characteristic of a halftone, so it was almost certainly published. Given his importance, it is unlikely that a photo from 1917-23 would have been published after he was promoted, so I think we are safe in assuming this is PD in the USA from publication before 1928. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:45, 3 November 2023 (UTC)


✓ Done per discussion. Ankry (talk) 15:48, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

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The images of the scientific author were deleted as "out of scope" despite one being in-use. We encourage authors to submit images. The author has a valid Wikidata page with an VIAF, ResearchGate, and LCCN entry. The images of book covers and flags can remain deleted. See Sharon Fair. --RAN (talk) 04:33, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

@Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ):

  1. Do you want to reopen the DR providing new arguments? Or do you mean something else? We are not here to override community decisions.
  2. Why low resolution image File:Dr. Sharon Fair 2023.03.14 WDI-USA Demonstration.png (Dr. Sharon Fair speaking at WDI-USA's International Women's Day demonstration in St. Augustine, Florida on March 12, 2023) is in scope? The abovementioned Wikidata item in my opinion does not meet Wikidata notability criteria (if I am wrong, please, explain why it does). Moreover, the photo is likely a copyvio as Sharon Fair cannot be here both: the speaker and the photographer. It is not a selfie.

Ankry (talk) 23:49, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

  • Huh? One vote to keep one to delete is not consensus to delete. Deletion based on "out of scope" is flawed, you cannot be out-of-scope and in-use simultaneously, this isn't an image of Schrodinger's cat. "Likely a copyvio" was not the rationale for deletion. --RAN (talk) 23:55, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

@Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ): , which images do you believe should be restored. You have agreed that the books and flags should not be. The two images of Sharon Fair that I have seen claim that she is the photographer when it is completely obvious that they cannot be selfies. Also please remember that DRs are not votes and while the closing Admin must consider opposing arguments, it is ultimately up to them. Finally, note that there were two experienced users who believed the images should be deleted -- the nom, and the closing Admin, so even if it were a vote, you would be on the losing side. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jameslwoodward (talk • contribs) 14:41, 25 October 2023‎ (UTC)

  • Nothing is "completely obvious" cameras have timers, I routinely take images of myself using the timer. Again let me repeat: "Deletion based on 'out of scope' is flawed, you cannot be out-of-scope and in-use at Wikidata simultaneously". We encourage scientists and authors to submit images of themselves. --RAN (talk) 03:42, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Restore these:

I am not yet seeing a consensus to undelete. None of the demostration photos are selfies, and I have doubts that a few others you are requesting are selfies. Abzeronow (talk) 19:15, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
 Oppose File:Sharon Fair 1967.08 with brother Michael and sister Sheila at home in Havre de Grace, MD.jpg is obviously not a selfie so there is reasonable cause to believe that this user uploads other people's photos and claim them as her own. Thuresson (talk) 20:00, 31 October 2023 (UTC)
 Oppose We have a person who claims a variety of degrees earned in three years, who has falsely claimed {{Own}} for at least one image and almost certainly on all the images above. She claims having written several books which can't be found at Amazon or elsewhere. The Wikidata entry was done by RAN, so it is not relevant to his request. Therefore, the subject images are almost certainly copyright violations and are out of scope personal images of a non-contributor who is not notable. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 15:55, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: No consensus to undelete. --Yann (talk) 17:05, 3 November 2023 (UTC)


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I want to point out that the file was deleted unnecessarily and without approval by other users, obviously to my disgrace, considering that there is the previous, more complex IP logo File:IP_logo_2018.png and no one says anything. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Giov.c (talk • contribs) 19:07, 31 October 2023‎ (UTC)

 Comment This is the logo from [1]. Yann (talk) 08:48, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
in fact the logo is the update from 2018 when they acquired Totalerg, the previous, more complex one is mentioned above (and it is not even from 2018 but rather from 2008) Giov.c (talk) 10:23, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose I suspect that this is over the ToO in both Italy and the USA, The fact that another version exists is irrelevant to that question. However, more to the point, I see no reason to keep an image that is 64 pixels square when we have a much larger version available. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 21:49, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

they were 64 pixels but in SVG. In fact, I recreated it myself later Giov.c (talk) 10:22, 2 November 2023 (UTC)
I forgot, in Italy it's too easy to be protected, I remember TOO-Italy Giov.c (talk) 10:25, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: as per Jim. --Yann (talk) 17:05, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

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Seal of CPC Corporation, Taiwan

Please restore the following pages:

Related discussion: 1, 2. The seal of CPC was adopted in 1946, so it should had been in the Public Domain per {{PD-China}}. Since that the current wording of the logo was adopted in 2007 (still copyrighted), and I don't know which of the files were without words, so please just restore those files with the seal only. (or maybe cropped the file first if none were without one?) —— Eric LiuTalk 09:08, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

 Support Although {{PD-China}} could be used for Taiwan, {{PD-Taiwan}} is a better choice. The rule there is 50 years after public release for works authored by a legal entity. The Taiwan URAA date is 2002, so these do not have a URAA copyright. Except for the logo itself, which you say is from 1946, I do not see enough words to have a copyright, so these are free of copyright. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 21:37, 1 November 2023 (UTC)


✓ Done: per discussion. --Abzeronow (talk) 16:22, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

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Hello. This file is a photo taken by me with a simple smartphone. That is, the copyright belongs to me. Therefore, there was no reason to delete it. The person in the picture gave me full permission to use the picture the day I took it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Futurolog21 (talk • contribs) 16:01, 3 November 2023‎ (UTC)

 Oppose per Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Futurolog21. The reason was scope, not copyright. Abzeronow (talk) 16:29, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: "Unused low-res photos of non-notable person, no educational value, out of scope.". .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:11, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

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The official poster of the film 'Romanticc Tukde' has been released on various social media platforms and news publications. The poster is already uploaded on films' IMDb as well. And I belong to the production house of the film, i myself shared the poster on all the social media platforms so the copyright belongs to me only. Have a look here'https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZjkzNmViOTgtMWM1Ni00MGY3LWFlOTQtNDQyMWI2YzkyY2NhXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyODE5NzE3OTE@._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg' . Vg wiki079 (Talk) 07:38, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

Are you the artist who created the poster? Does the production house pay you to use the poster? If not, please explain how "the copyright belongs to me only". -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 14:53, 4 November 2023 (UTC)
Yes, let me tell you Mr, I am the producer of the film and i have fully rights to use my poster wherever i want. Vg wiki079 (talk) 10:25, 5 November 2023 (UTC)
 Info OP is permanently blocked at English Wikipedia, en:User talk:Vg wiki079. Thuresson (talk) 17:01, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: Per discussion. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 17:09, 5 November 2023 (UTC)


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I would like this image of PGA golfer John Daly at the American Express Championship in 2005 to be undeleted. The 2005 American Express Championship is the tournament where John Daly lost in a playoff to Tiger Woods, many golf critics considered this tournament to be the one that determined Daly's exemption status on the PGA Tour. The main reason I am requesting undeletion is due to the fact that this image shows John Daly swinging with his driver. As he was the longest driver on the PGA Tour for many years, I consider this image to be special. I believe this image is better than the image that is currently on the John Daly Wikipedia page. So, due to the historical significance, suitability concerning Daly's PGA Tour driving statistics from the past, and Daly's persona, I call for this image to be undeleted.

--Theavgrsnathan (talk) 03:05, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose per Commons:Deletion requests/Image:John Daly at AmEx Crop.JPG. The image may better illustrate the person, but it doesn't have a free license, our requirement to host an image here. Günther Frager (talk) 03:57, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: as per Günther Frager. --Yann (talk) 11:26, 6 November 2023 (UTC)


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Lapsed into public domain last year, in 2022 (sufficient time passed after pma). IllBar 04:46, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose See National anthem of Guatemala. Parts of the anthem were rewritten in 1934 by José María Bonilla Ruano (1889-1957), so it will be PD in Guatemala on 1/1/2033. It also has a US copyright which will expire on 1/1/2030. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 17:05, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

This clip has only music, no lyrics so Ruano's contributions to the lyrics appear not to be relevant. Thuresson (talk) 18:46, 5 November 2023 (UTC)
 Support Thank you. Composed by Rafael Álvarez Ovalle (1858-1946) so it was PD in Guatemala on 1/1/2022. It was composed far too early to have a URAA USA copyright. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 20:29, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

✓ Done: per discussion, this is now public domain in Guatemala (and the U.S.). --Abzeronow (talk) 15:51, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

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Dear Wikipedia,

I request that the above file be undeleted on the following grounds.

The image is a freely licensed supplied by Allianz, the employer of Ludovic Subran, on https://www.allianz.com/en/economic_research/about_economic_research.html for use in the public domain. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ElroyFlicker (talk • contribs) 09:58, 5 November 2023‎ (UTC)

 Oppose the link provided doesn't say anything about public domain. On the contrary, it states "© Allianz 2023. All Rights Reserved.". Their T&C even states commercial use and derivative works are strictly prohibited without a written authorization. Günther Frager (talk) 11:50, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: as per Günther Frager. --Yann (talk) 13:52, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

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File is from the Burbank city website and deleted due to the fact that it said "© Copyright 2023 City of Burbank" at the footer. As it's from a California city government, I put the template PD-CAGov, which states that works created by a government unit are public domain. Túrelio (talk · contribs) said that "In addition, the source-site states "© Copyright 2023 City of Burbank. All Rights Reserved", which seems to contradicts that its content falls under PD-CAGov" but the template also says that "any government entity which derives its power from the State cannot enforce a copyright" even with a copyright notice from a government unit in California. reppoptalk 20:02, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

 Support Agreed. The copyright claim violates California law. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 20:58, 5 November 2023 (UTC)


✓ Done: as per Jim. --Yann (talk) 19:33, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

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Hi, I believe this file was deleted in error. It is a painting by watercolour artist Tony Foster that he has explicitly given permission to be used on his Wikipedia page. You can see the permission in the caption of the image on his website at

https://www.tony-foster.co.uk/exhibition/exploring-beauty/20

The caption ends "This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License."

Matnkat (talk) 15:04, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

 Support per CC-BY-SA 4.0 license at the source page. Ankry (talk) 19:13, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

✓ Done: File has been license reviewed as well. --Abzeronow (talk) 16:08, 7 November 2023 (UTC)


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Hi, I believe this file was deleted in error. It is a painting by watercolour artist Tony Foster that he has explicitly given permission to be used on his Wikipedia page. You can see the permission in the caption of the image on his website at

https://www.tony-foster.co.uk/exhibition/exploring-beauty/12

The caption ends "This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License."

Matnkat (talk) 15:04, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

 Support per CC-BY-SA 4.0 license at the source page. Ankry (talk) 19:11, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

✓ Done: File has been licensed reviewed as well. --Abzeronow (talk) 16:11, 7 November 2023 (UTC)


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Hi, I believe this file was deleted in error. It is a painting by watercolour artist Tony Foster that he has explicitly given permission to be used on his Wikipedia page. You can see the permission in the caption of the image on his website at

https://www.tony-foster.co.uk/exhibition/searching-for-a-bigger-subject/25

Matnkat (talk) 15:04, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

The caption ends "This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License."— Preceding unsigned comment added by Matnkat (talk • contribs) 10:52, 6 November 2023‎ (UTC)


✓ Done: File has been licensed reviwed as well. --Abzeronow (talk) 16:13, 7 November 2023 (UTC)


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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E5%BD%AD%E5%94%AF%E4%B8%80%E7%9A%84%E5%BE%AE%E5%8D%9A%E7%A4%BA%E4%BE%8B.jpg 这个照片对于我正在创建的词条非常重要,是整个描述的核心。我请求不删除此照片。— Preceding unsigned comment added by Ellie biubiu (talk • contribs) 15:43, 6 November 2023 (UTC) (UTC)

 Oppose Screenshot. Out of scope, and probably derivative work. Yann (talk) 15:43, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: per Yann. --Abzeronow (talk) 16:14, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

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The logo is a property of the Swiss government and the local authorities in Switzerland. Therefore it is public domain under PD-SwissGov. SpinnerLaserzthe2nd (talk) 03:06, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

@SpinnerLaserzthe2nd: Which clause of {{PD-SwissGov}} applies here? Being property of the government does not contradict being copyrighted. Ankry (talk) 20:33, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
 Oppose per lack of reply from the requester. Ankry (talk) 23:15, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: per Ankry. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:43, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

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File:Dr Anutosh Chakraborty.png I deleted this file, unfortunately. Please recover— Preceding unsigned comment added by Dranutoshchakraborty (talk • contribs) 07:42, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose This file was deleted because we do not keep personal images of non-contributors. Commons is not Facebook. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:49, 7 November 2023 (UTC)


 Not done: Out of scope, Commons is not Facebook. --Abzeronow (talk) 16:42, 8 November 2023 (UTC)


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This file was perfectly fine. The image was of higher quality than many others on the wiki. Th image provided a good view of the intended subject. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Derrikisa (talk • contribs) 11:54, 7 November 2023‎ (UTC)

 Oppose On January 31, 2023 you nominated the file for deletion, one day after you uploaded it. Now you want it restored. It is the second file you uploaded and then asked for deletion. It is not a particularly good photograph as it shows considerable distortion from the wide angle lens used. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:47, 7 November 2023 (UTC)


 Not done: per Jim, file has low educational value and isn't a particularly good photograph. --Abzeronow (talk) 16:44, 8 November 2023 (UTC)


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I would like to request to undelete the image I had uploaded.

Long story short, I am a teacher who mistakenly deleted the former image of my school badge in infobox while attempting to make changes for the details as requested by the headmaster of my school. As the consequence, I uploaded a picture of my school badge onto Wikipedia to be put into my school's infobox. As I have zero prior knowledge in web editing and as such, I tried to learn how to upload an image onto Wikipedia as amendment. I successfully did so for a while until I have to edit again the wikipedia page and found out the image was no longer there. Please make this easier for me, please retract the image back or the former one if you could. This is too much for me, editing info on wikipedia is so complicated.

Please consider my request, thank you a lot.

--Fdhlq (talk) 15:15, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

@Fdhlq: How can we verify that you, anonymous Wikimedia user Fdhlq, are the original author and copyright holder of the school badge as you claimed at upload? Providing false or incorrect statement about is serious violation of Wikimedia Commons policy. Ankry (talk) 20:02, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done no evidence of free license. Ankry (talk) 23:25, 8 November 2023 (UTC)


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Recently I uploaded an image that was deleted under copyright. However, I have taken the said image from the website and Facebook page of the organization concerned with the article. The image is public domain and not under copyright. Please restore the image. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Iamsabbirhosen (talk • contribs) 17:04, 7 November 2023‎ (UTC)

@Iamsabbirhosen: OK, but where does the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA license come from? Thuresson (talk) 17:07, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
I'm new to WikiCommons, I want to keep learning. Where can I find out about my to-do at this point? Iamsabbirhosen (talk) 17:10, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose The stated source is Facebook. Facebook is generally not PD and there is nothing there to indicate that this logo is PD. The home page of the organization, https://www.bdclean.org/, has "BD Clean © 2023 All Rights Reserved." This logo cannot be kept on Commons without a free license from an authorized official of BD Clean via VRT. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:03, 8 November 2023 (UTC)


 Not done: Needs VRT permission from copyright holder. --Abzeronow (talk) 19:36, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

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Zdjęcie, które jest kwestionowane zostało zrobione przeze mnie jako współpracownika posła. Funkcjonuje ono w przestrzeni internetowej (m.in. fb), ponieważ zostało udostępnione przeze mnie Posłowi do eksploatacji. (A photo that is excluded by me as a colleague of the MP. It operates on the Internet (including Facebook), and I provide it to the MP for use.) Piotrxh (talk) 17:36, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

@Piotrxh: Jeśli było opublikowane bez wskazania wolnej licencji, którą deklarujesz zamieszczając zdjęcie tutaj, to trzeba przysłać pisemną zgodę na licencję wegług istrukcji na stronie COM:VRT/pl. Nie mamy innej możliwości zweryfikowania, że osoba, która wcześniej opublikowała zdjęcie i ty to jedna i ta sama osoba. Ankry (talk) 19:57, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
The proper agreement from author has been recieved. See: ticket:2023110810010071. Polimerek (talk) 16:20, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

{{Nd}} VRT permission is needed. Ankry (talk) 23:26, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

@Polimerek: I've restored the file so VRT permission can be added to the file. Abzeronow (talk) 16:31, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

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I, Aaron Gilkey, took this photo. I am the Media and Relations Coordinator for Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services in Little Rock. I am also in charge of website updates. Meta Data in the photo will indicate a copywrite of Gilkey 2022. I also hold the NEF Raw Files if you need them for further validation. Refer to https://www.metroems.org/news for my contact information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.159.18.194 (talk • contribs) 15:37, 8 November 2023‎ (UTC)

 Support The image is 8,207 × 3,482 pixels which certainly didn't come off the Web. so I am inclined to restore it without further process. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 20:23, 8 November 2023 (UTC)


✓ Done: as per Jim. --Yann (talk) 12:32, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

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— Preceding unsigned comment added by Hasan Allouch (talk • contribs) 19:29, 8 November 2023‎ (UTC)

 Oppose You didn't say which of your three deleted images you want restored, but all three are out of scope as personal images of non-contributors. Commons is not Facebook. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 20:27, 8 November 2023 (UTC)


 Not done incomplete request. Ankry (talk) 21:46, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

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The owner of this picture has authorized me to use this here (including by upload to Wikimedia Commons) and would like to share it here (with attribution to the photographer). Can you please guide me through how to update it accordingly? Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Matthewehoffman (talk • contribs) 16:56, 9 November 2023‎ (UTC)

Have the copyright holder (who would usually be the photographer) fill out the form at COM:VRT Abzeronow (talk) 17:31, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
Not done, per Abzeronow. Vital information missing. Thuresson (talk) 11:49, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

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This is just a plain black background with four simple geometric shapes that are not copyrighted or copyrightable. —Justin (koavf)TCM 06:37, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose I haven't seen the deleted image, but I image they are the symbols from their fourth album. The resolution of Commons:Deletion requests/Logos of Led Zeppelin's fourth album is that Jimmy Page's symbol is not OK due to the low bar on COM:TOO UK. Günther Frager (talk) 12:45, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
 Info Album cover is available at en:Led Zeppelin Definitive Collection. Thuresson (talk) 13:57, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
Not done, per Günther Frager. Thuresson (talk) 09:48, 12 November 2023 (UTC)


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Please restore. We have permission per Ticket:2023111010008892. Thanks, --Mussklprozz (talk) 19:07, 11 November 2023 (UTC)


✓ Done: @Mussklprozz: , FYI. --Abzeronow (talk) 19:47, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

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This file was challenged for missing permission information. Actually the source was a link to a webpage licensed under Creative Commons but now 6 years later the link leads to a 404. I updated the permission information to provide a Web Archive link so that the Creative Commons licence can be verified. However the file got deleted anyway. cc User:Cakelot1 and User:Krd. Thanks. Liguer (talk) 00:06, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

 Info The link that you added goes to the message: "Wayback Machine has not archived that URL." @Liguer: Which exactly archived web page you mean? Ankry (talk) 20:39, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
 Oppose per COM:PCP. I see no way to verify the license. Ankry (talk) 23:18, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
@Ankry: The link I added should lead to a simple Wayback archive of the source URL - I guess I mangled the link somehow. Can you provide the source URL here (I don't remember what it is and don't have access to the image information any more) and I will try again. It will be a simple matter to verify the licence. Liguer (talk) 10:04, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
Source listed was https://www.usi.gov.au/about/forms-id/citizenship-certificate/certificate-naturalization Abzeronow (talk) 16:01, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
Thank you. Please refer to https://web.archive.org/web/20170219113613/https://www.usi.gov.au/about/forms-id/citizenship-certificate/certificate-naturalization for an archived version of the source; a CC licence is given at the bottom of the page. Liguer (talk) 02:17, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

✓ Done: Licensed reviewed and corrected source links for archived copy. --Abzeronow (talk) 16:31, 12 November 2023 (UTC)


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File:Daft Punk - Random Access Memories.jpg was deleted due to it being an "Album cover", but another administrator had already confirmed it to be released under a CC license in https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/sonybmg/images/daft-punk-random-access-memories-188026 Endof (talk) 03:54, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

 Info Previously undeleted after discussion here, Commons:Undeletion requests/Archive/2023-05#File:Daft Punk - Random Access Memories.jpg, File:Random Access Memories 10th Anniversary Edition.jpg. Thuresson (talk) 05:29, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
In the interest of preventing a wheel war, pinging @EugeneZelenko: who deleted it recently, after it had been undeleted via that previous undeletion request. DMacks (talk) 05:50, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
Text from https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/sonybmg/images/daft-punk-albumomslag-260217: Innehållet får laddas ner, användas och delas i olika mediekanaler av t.ex. journalister, bloggare, krönikörer, opinionsbildare etc., i syftet att förmedla, redogöra för och kommentera ert pressmeddelande, inlägg eller information, så länge innehållet används oförändrat och i dess helhet. Upphovsmannen ska anges i den omfattning och på det sätt god sed kräver (vilket bl.a. innebär att fotografer till bilder nästan alltid måste anges). Google Translate's translation: The content may be downloaded, used and shared in various media channels by e.g. journalists, bloggers, columnists, opinion leaders, etc., for the purpose of conveying, explaining and commenting on your press release, post or information, as long as the content is used unchanged and in its entirety. The author must be stated to the extent and in the manner required by good practice (which, among other things, means that photographers for images must almost always be stated). Obviously, not {{Cc-by-4.0}}, more like regular fair use. --EugeneZelenko (talk) 15:27, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
 Support restoration. We already had evidence of a Creative Commons license. Abzeronow (talk) 16:41, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
This clearly used to have a CC-by license: Version from May 14. The text (including the tooltip) says Licens: Creative Commons erkännande. Med en Creative Commons-licens, behåller du din upphovsrätt men tillåter andra människor att kopiera och distribuera ditt verk under förutsättning att de erkänner dig som upphovsman. Du tillåter andra att kopiera, distribuera, visa och framföra verket, samt att skapa bearbetningar av det., which translates to With a Creative Commons license, you retain your copyright but allow other people to copy and distribute your work provided they acknowledge you as the author. You permit others to copy, distribute, display and perform the work, and to create adaptations of it.. This is a CC-by license, even though the version is unclear.
I would still be wary of undeleting this, however. It looks to me like they didn't put the CC license there on purpose, this looks rather like a mistake of the mynewsdesk site, which is in no position to give a license to content that is copyrighted by Sony. --rimshottalk 16:58, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
 Oppose The website is from a startup company that does press releases and they cannot really re-license material that they don't hold the copyright. It is hard to believe that a multinational record company would release an album cover art with a CC-BY license. They might release a photo from an artist with CC-BY, but for example it is really hard to believe that Sony gave the OK to upload this tiff file (73MB) to a public server and under a CC-BY license. If one look at the other media they have from Sony it is clear that uploads before 26 October have a different license (press release). I would be on cautionary side and contact MyNewsDesk and get a confirmation the licenses are really OK. Günther Frager (talk) 17:40, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: See above. --Yann (talk) 14:01, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

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15 image files were deleted here because there was no license. I would like to request undeletion for 8 of these. These are listed as public domain in the Alamy Stock Photo "History Collection".

Alamy Ernst Krenkel 1938
Fedorov at the North Pole
Fedorov in 1937
North Pole station
North Pole-1 station
NorthPole1
Soviet airplane at the North Pole in 1937
Soviet airplanes at the North Pole in 1937

Please let me know if there is anything else you need, or if I made any mistakes. Thanks!

Xpda (talk) 21:56, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose While images from the 1930s may be PD in the country of origin, they almost certainly have a URAA copyright in the US. It is likely that Almy has not considered this. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:04, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

  •  Support {{PD-Russia-1996}} should be OK here. Yann (talk) 15:13, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
  •  Oppose I agree with Jim that the photos most likely are copyrighted in US, but it is unrelated to URAA. We have no evidence that the photos were published before March 1989, so US copyright applies to them directly (95 years from publication or 120 years from creation for anonymous photos). They seem to originate from a non-public gallery (http://www.atexpo.ru/about/project/north/08/) located in an automotive(!) exhibition website. (Wayback Machine got info about access restriction while trying to archive the content.) They are way too recent for PD-old-assumed. I suggest to undelete them in 2058. Ankry (talk) 17:39, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: No consensus to undelete. Please request again if new information is available. --Yann (talk) 13:58, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

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این تصویر متعلق به رضا آذرنیوشان است که من نماینده قانونی ایشان جهت انجام امور رسانه ای در فضای مجازی هستم که با رضایت ایشان تصویر را بارگزاری کرده ام

@Dornika ceo: Hi,
You didn't mention which file you want undeleted. Anyway, since it is not your own work, the copyright holder must send a permission for a free license via COM:VRT. Yann (talk) 12:42, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: per Yann. --Abzeronow (talk) 16:32, 12 November 2023 (UTC)


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Multiple Files

Three image files were deleted because they were found to be unlicensed. However, I believe that these images should be undeleted. The reason is that they are screenshots of YouTube videos tagged with a "Creative Commons Attribution Reuse Allowed" license.

The files in question are as follows:

I would really appreciate it if you could consider undeleting these images.

Thank you. Princess of Ara (talk) 15:03, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

 Support There is indeed a free license at the sources. Yann (talk) 15:18, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

✓ Done: Licensed reviewed these screenshots. The videos are indeed freely licensed. --Abzeronow (talk) 16:46, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

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This is the only current photo of me playing Professionally prior to the internet days and social media.

--Alenkozic (talk) 02:15, 12 November 2023 (UTC) ALen Kozic

 Oppose Looks like somebody took a photo of a TV screen. Thuresson (talk) 09:46, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
 Oppose I agree with Thuresson, this looks like a shot taken from a television. Abzeronow (talk) 16:47, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
 Oppose copyright laws predate the internet by more than 100 years. Commons licensing policy is about the copyright status of works. Günther Frager (talk) 17:08, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: Per discussion. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:45, 13 November 2023 (UTC)


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This file is the logo for an event for which an article has been created on Wikipedia, "2023 ACC Championship Game". As a logo, publishing it on Wikipedia is fair use. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drewinmaine (talk • contribs) 15:21, 12 November 2023‎ (UTC)


 Not done: per Gunther. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:45, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

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I need to know the scientific reason why this photo was deleted. --Lib-trans-free (talk) 16:22, 12 November 2023 (UTC)


 Not done: Copyrighted mural. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:45, 13 November 2023 (UTC)


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Please restore. We have heir's permission per Ticket:2023111010008892. After the restoration, in addition to entering the permission badge, I will also have the file renamed to a more meaningful name. Thanks, --Mussklprozz (talk) 19:46, 12 November 2023 (UTC)


✓ Done: @Mussklprozz: FYI. --Abzeronow (talk) 20:06, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

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Please restore the following pages:

Reason:This file was previously deleted for the reason 'the portraits of the Imperial families are excluded from GJSTU-2.0.' However, both Section 7c of the 'Government of Japan Standard Terms of Use (Version 2.0)' (available at https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Government_of_Japan_Standard_Terms_of_Use_(Version_2.0)) and Section 6c of the Imperial Household Agency website's 'Notice on Copyright and Other Related Matters Regarding this Website' (available at https://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e-copyright/) explicitly state: 'The Terms of Use are compatible with the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (hereinafter referred to as the CC License). This means that content based on the Terms of Use may be used under the CC License in lieu of the Terms of Use.' To clarify for those who may not understand, this implies that content licensed under GJSTU-2.0 can be used under the CC BY 4.0 terms. According to 'CC BY 4.0 DEED' (available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), as long as the terms 'Attribution - You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use' are followed, there are 'No additional restrictions - You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.' Therefore, the previous deletion decision should be overturned, and the previous page history also needs to be recovered. cc @Wcam, Mdaniels5757, Yann, and Yasu: Thanks. rockclimbingwii (talk) 08:25:40, 2023_11_12 (UTC)

  •  Oppose The same terms and conditions states on its section (2) that it doesn't apply to third party content and gives as an example "Pictures and Images of the Imperial Family", what was used to delete the file. Günther Frager (talk) 17:02, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: per Günther Frager. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:16, 14 November 2023 (UTC)


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The official portrait of Cristiana Collu (File:Cristiana-Collu-Ritratto.jpg) is published on the website of the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (Ministry of Culture) here: https://cms.lagallerianazionale.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cristiana-collu-ritratto-3.jpg and here: https://lagallerianazionale.com/area-stampa. It belongs to the museum which made it available free for the press - where it is published regularly - and the web.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Alessio Boi (talk • contribs) 13.11.2023 (UTC)

  •  Oppose The T&C from the cited website states "Per fini di lucro è consentito utilizzare, copiare e distribuire i documenti e le relative immagini disponibili su questo sito solo dietro permesso scritto ". That is, distribution and commercial usage is only allowed with written permission. Our policy requires these rights without a previous authorization. Günther Frager (talk) 11:32, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: per Günther Frager. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:15, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

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File:DJ Geronimo.jpg

This is a free for use from public liberary . --Oyunn (talk) 02:32, 13 November 2023 (UTC) øyunn iversen

 Oppose File:geronimo..øyvind aarlid has never been on Commons. File:DJ Geronimo.jpg is apparently from a newspaper, which certainly is copyrighted. Very little from the last fifty years that you find in a library is free for use. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:43, 13 November 2023 (UTC)


 Not done: as per Jim. --Yann (talk) 18:36, 14 November 2023 (UTC)


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i have permission to use this from the dj Oyunn (talk) 02:34, 13 November 2023 (UTC) øyunn iversen

 Oppose It is unlikely that the subject has the right to freely license the image. While the subject may have a license to use the image in his publicity, photographer's rarely include the right to freely license images in this kind of arrangement.

In any event, in order to have the image restored, either the photographer must provide a free license via VRT or someone else must provide a free license including a copy of the written agreement with the photographer allowing that person to freely license the image.

I note that when you uploaded the image, you claimed that you were the actual photographer. Your claim above makes it obvious that is not true. Making false claims of authorship is a serious violation of Commons rules and may lead to your being blocked from editing here. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:37, 13 November 2023 (UTC)


 Not done: as per Jim. --Yann (talk) 18:37, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

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This picture File:Wilhelm Mohaupt.jpg was deleted because of a Copyright violation. However in the page were I found the original picture [2] is mentioned : Kostenloser Download: Die redaktionelle Nutzung ist kostenfrei und im thematischen Zusammenhang mit der Aussendung gestattet. (Free download: Editorial use is free of charge and permitted in thematic context of the broadcast). So I understand the use of the picture is free. How can I get the permission to use it in Wikipedia? Luxil (talk) 11:51, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose The source page has an explicit copyright notice. The "editorial use" allowed above is not sufficient for Commons. Images here must be free for any use anywhere by anybody. It is possible that you can upload the image to any of the Wikipedias that permit "fair use". .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:29, 13 November 2023 (UTC)


 Not done: as per Jim. --Yann (talk) 18:37, 14 November 2023 (UTC)


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Same case, see previous entry: in the original website [3], then click on the picture, is also mentioned the free download. Same request: How can I get the permission to use it in Wikipedia? Luxil (talk) 12:41, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose As you say, this is the same case as File:Wilhelm Mohaupt.jpg. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:31, 13 November 2023 (UTC)


 Not done: as per Jim. --Yann (talk) 18:37, 14 November 2023 (UTC)


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Author of this painting died in 1943, so in the United Kingdom it's in the public domain since 2014. I want to restore this image. Michalg95 (talk) 18:46, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose 1936 painting, not public domain in the United States. Abzeronow (talk) 19:00, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: Will have a US URAA copyright until 1/1/2032. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:18, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

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ticket:2023101010011415 is received, there is claimed that this is the first publication of this material. Анастасия Львоваru/en 11:24, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

@Lvova: This looks sketchy to me. I've restored it temporarily Abzeronow (talk) 16:10, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
I also would be glad to hear other opinions. It was deleted as copyvio but I don't see any evidences that it is, and we don't have other images of this person. Анастасия Львоваru/en 16:15, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
It is very low resolution for a 2023 photograph unless it was a crop of a cellular phone photograph or was taken with a really old cellular phone. I didn't find any hits on TinEye. Abzeronow (talk) 16:23, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
Maybe asking for a higher resolution would help. The ticket mentions that this image hasn't been published previously? In its current condition, I'd have been precautious in accepting permissions, at the least, before asking for this. ─ The Aafī (talk) 17:37, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
and just to correct @Lvova, this image was not deleted as a copyvio. @Krd deleted it under "No ticket permission since 10 October 2023". ─ The Aafī (talk) 17:38, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
And what does it mean then? :) Someone wrote that there is no an author's permission (=copyvio) and then it was a ticket with an expiration date. Анастасия Львоваru/en 17:49, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
@Lvova, If we do not receive a valid response on a ticket after 30 days from the date when a VRT agent sent an initial response, the affected file is deleted as "No ticket permission since". This is done generally under F4 criteria of CSD. "No ticket permission" does not always mean "copyvio". If permissions are received after 30 days and are legitimate, the affected files are undeleted. ─ The Aafī (talk) 18:00, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
Ok, if you want to be so strict. ANyway in this case there was no need in VRT, but as far as the author saw an advice to write a letter - s(he) wrote. Анастасия Львоваru/en 18:03, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

✓ Done: VRT permission has been accepted. --Abzeronow (talk) 16:58, 15 November 2023 (UTC)


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Hi, die Datei wurde leider automatisiert durch den Bot gelöscht und auf eine Rückfrage in meiner Disc leider kein Bezug genommen:

Die Abgrenzung bei Logos hier auf commons kann ich leider nicht ganz nachvollziehen. Große Marken, die mit Sicherheit sowohl Copyright als auch Markenschutz auf ihren Logos haben sind hier vertreten. Wenn ich aber Logos freier Projekte mit Verweis auf die öffentliche Quelle hier hochlade, dann werden die binnen weniger Tage gelöscht. Ist das wirklich so beabsichtigt, oder mache ich etwas falsch?

Bei dem Bild handelt es sich um ein recht frei lizenziertes Logo eines Open Source Projektes. Ich vermag nicht so recht zu sehen, was hier das Problem ist? Leider wurden auch bereits alle meine anderen Logos von Projekten aus dem UAV Umfeld ebenso entfernt. Ich würde mich freuen, wenn wir hier kurz darüber reden könnten, vielleicht stelle ich mich ja auch einfach nur ungeschickt an? --MyRobotron (talk) 11:31, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose The stated source is https://github.com/svpcom/wfb-ng/commit/2370620048fe42a4f0fa7f3b652ba4a025d4110e. That page has an explicit copyright notice and a discussion which ends with "It seems to not possible to remove ND term because wfb-ng logo is a registered trademark". I don't understand that comment, but an ND license is not permitted on Commons.

Also note that the File Description calls out "CC BY NC ND as stated in the source".

As a general rule, policy requires that logos need a free license from an authorized official of the copyright holder using VRT. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:23, 14 November 2023 (UTC)


 Not done: as per Jim. --Yann (talk) 18:13, 15 November 2023 (UTC)


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This file was extracted from this YouTube video available on YouTube under the CC-BY 3.0 license, as I had stated with the appropriate tag about licensing when uploading the file.

Would it be possible to restore it?

Thanks in advance!

--FreeCorp (talk) 18:39, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

 Support This is proper licence for this file. Michalg95 (talk) 18:43, 14 November 2023 (UTC)


✓ Done: License reviewed. --Yann (talk) 20:12, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

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Dear Wiki,

this is about the File:Mick Ronson 1974.webp I don't understand why you guys deleted this image as I gave it the proper copyright and authorship to the person who took the photo. I did what was said under "attribution" which says, attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. Which is what I did, I provided the proper link/website, credit and name of the person. I gave the proper credit and tag. The website is publicly open to anyone and accessible on Google. Unless I have chosen the wrong license file on wikimedia pls let me know which one to use. This is a very nice picture of him and it would be great if you guys could just let this one be his thumbnail picture. I don't understand why the file was deleted. Please I am only trying to do him justice with a good wikipedia picture. Just please let him have a good wikipedia picture. No offence and I'm so sorry, but the picture you guys keep uploading of him sucks. You can barely see his face :( there are so many good pictures of him out there to choose from. Again, very sorry if I sound rude.

Thank you and have a nice day. --Swampisbetter (talk) 01:12, 15 November 2023 (UTC)swampisbetter--Swampisbetter (talk) 01:12, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose That the site is open to the public doesn't mean that their content is not protected by copyright. The website doesn't provide a free license as required by our policy. In particular, it ask to contact www.camerapress.com for commercial licensing of images. Günther Frager (talk) 01:36, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: as per Günther Frager. --Yann (talk) 09:15, 16 November 2023 (UTC)


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This is the logo of one of the high schools in the city of Medan which should not be removed because the logo can be easily recognized by people when they see it on the Wikipedia page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Indonesiainfo24 (talk • contribs) 08:33, 15 November 2023 (UTC) (UTC)

 Oppose Complex logo, no evidence of a free license. See related DR: Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by Akbarmaulana240420001. Yann (talk) 08:28, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: per Yann. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:40, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

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Here is the correspondence re this picture. At the time we were at a loss how to proceed. I am trying again. The desired wiki page URL is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caryn_Davies it should replace the current photo. Please advise:

From: Jack L. Carlson (Redacted) Date: Monday, January 21, 2019 at 4:48 PM To: Permissions - Wikimedia Commons (Redacted) Cc: Caryn Davies (Redacted), Peter J. Davies (Redacted) Subject: Re: [Ticket#2019012110007881] re-sending: Caryn Davies I have not uploaded. Caryn you have permission to upload it and let Arthur know the file name or URL etc


On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 4:47 PM Permissions - Wikimedia Commons (Redacted) wrote: Dear Jack L. Carlson,

Thank you for your permission to use media files on Wikimedia Commons.

In order for us to process your contribution, we need to know the specific name or URL of the page on Wikimedia Commons to which you have uploaded it, or the user name used to upload.

If you have NOT yet uploaded, please continue to upload the file(s) and let us know when done.

Yours sincerely, Arthur Crombez

-- Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/ --- Disclaimer: all mail to this address is answered by volunteers, and responses are not to be considered an official statement of the Wikimedia Foundation. For official correspondence, please contact the Wikimedia Foundation by certified mail at the address listed on https://www.wikimediafoundation.org/

21/01/2019 17:48 - Jack L. Carlson wrote:

> I hereby affirm that I, Jack Carlson, am the creator and/or sole owner of > the exclusive copyright of the media work attached to this email. > I agree to publish the above-mentioned work under the Creative Commons > Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International. > I acknowledge that by doing so I grant anyone the right to use the work, > even in a commercial product or otherwise, and to modify it according to > their needs, provided that they abide by the terms of the license and any > other applicable laws. > I am aware that this agreement is not limited to Wikipedia or related sites. > I am aware that the copyright holder always retains ownership of the > copyright as well as the right to be attributed in accordance with the > license chosen. Modifications others make to the work will not be claimed > to have been made by the copyright holder. > I acknowledge that I cannot withdraw this agreement, and that the content > may or may not be kept permanently on a Wikimedia project. > > Jack Carlson > 2019-01-21 >

> [generated using relgen]


Peter Davies 2023 November 14 --DRPeterJDavies (talk) 03:25, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose Deleted by an OTRS volunteer for the following reason: "OTRS: Unaccepted or insufficient permission for use on Commons". Thuresson (talk) 11:24, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: per Thuresson. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:40, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

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I created these graphics and give full permission to use them on the Electric Buffalo Records article page. These were deleted from Wikimedia Commons just based off suspicion without any copyright complaint or asking me. Thank you very much for your help and I hope you have a good day! Dalvago (talk) 05:09, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose Derivative works, specifically the second file is similar to [4]. Yann (talk) 08:17, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: They were deleted because they are blatant copyright violations of the logo. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:39, 16 November 2023 (UTC)


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This file has been deleted, even if it is an "open source" file and can be used freely.

I did check with this site owner and they comfirmed that it can be used on Wikipedia.

mail from site owner in Norwegian: FFT FMS FOTODESK (postboks) via mil.no 11:24 AM (1 hour ago) to me

Hei Frode og takk for henvendelsen! Og svaret er positivt, - ja det kan benyttes i Wikipedia mot kreditering av fotografens navn/Forsvaret.

Med vennlig hilsen

Sissel Amundsen Forsvaret kommunikasjon

[redacted for privacy]

 Oppose The source site does not have any free license. When you uploaded the image, you claimed that you were the actual photographer. From your note above, it is obvious that that is not true. Making false claims of authorship is a serious violation of Commons rules and may lead to your being blocked from editing here.

We do not accept notes such as that above as they are far too easy to forge. In order for this image to be restored, the actual copyright holder must send a free license using VRT. Note that "ja det kan benyttes i Wikipedia mot kreditering av fotografens navn/Forsvaret" is not sufficient. Images on Commons must be free for any use by anybody anywhere. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:16, 15 November 2023 (UTC)


 Not done: as per Jim. --Yann (talk) 15:32, 16 November 2023 (UTC)


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Back in July 2023, on an image I nominated for deletion myself, the Template:PD-NWS was confirmed that the copyright symbol, “©” is required for images on a NOAA webpage if they are not public domain. As part of the upload process images automatically are put into the public domain without that symbol. Image was deleted because the specific webpage did not say it was public domain, however, the licensing template is clear and the copyright symbol did not appear on the webpage. WeatherWriter (talk) 18:17, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose I think this is an exception to the rule stated in the template. I find it very difficult to believe that Getty made one of its images PD. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 19:52, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

The thing is, that is an opinionated reason. We have a NOAA license saying anything on their website that is not explicitly stated to be copyrighted it in the public domain. WeatherWriter (talk) 20:29, 15 November 2023 (UTC)
Yes, it is the opinion of a user with over 400,000 actions on Commons, from the last 15 years. I have seen Getty gather in and claim copyright on images that were PD, but I have never seen Getty put an image into the PD. I also note that https://www.weather.gov/fsd/disclaimer to which you refer speaks to images voluntarily uploaded to the site. It says nothing about images that the NWS requested from others, which was almost certainly the case here. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 21:06, 15 November 2023 (UTC)
Withdrawing. 2 admins say it ain't copyright free, going against the NOAA copyright template. Either way, seems administrator consensus says this specific image somehow doesn't follow the PD template, so it isn't allowed on the Commons. Withdrawn. WeatherWriter (talk) 21:16, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: Withdrawn. --Yann (talk) 22:22, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

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Reason: This appears to be the same as File:Damiette1249 02.jpg (except the colour is thinner and different). There was no valid reason for deletion. —MATRIX! {user - talk? - useless contributions} 18:57, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Yes, they use the same artwork, this one is a lower resolution file but the work is definitely public domain. Abzeronow (talk) 19:00, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose I see no reason to keep an image that is much smaller and has poor colors. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 19:48, 15 November 2023 (UTC)


Withdrawn just realised the image is redundant. —MATRIX! {user - talk? - useless contributions} 20:11, 15 November 2023 (UTC)


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The file, RS-27a engine test fire.jpg should be undeleted because it is from Boeing-Rocketdyne. Boeing states that, "Permission is granted to display, copy, distribute and download the Materials on this Site for personal, non-commercial, and informational use only; provided that, you may not, without the permission of Boeing or the respective copyright owner, (a) copy, publish, or post any Materials on any computer network or broadcast or publications media, (b) modify the Materials, and (c) remove or alter any copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the Materials." (https://www.boeing.com/site-terms.page#copyright) The image is being used for informational purposes only. It will show users looking for information about the RS-27a engine what it looked like while firing, and give users a better look at the design of the engine. There is no reason it should be deleted, and it should be made available again. --Kerballistic07 (talk) 21:37, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose as requester stated, the terms and conditions from Boeing forbids redistribution, derivative works, and commercial usage. All essential requirements in our licensing policy. Günther Frager (talk) 22:02, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: per Günther Frager. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:36, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

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I have sent an email to the uploader of the source video, requesting that the video's license be changed from the standard YouTube license to the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license. The uploader granted the request and changed the license, so this image should now be suitable for Commons. --JohnCWiesenthal (talk) 01:25, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

 Support This video has finally proper licence. Michalg95 (talk) 10:35, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

✓ Done: License reviewed. --Yann (talk) 10:40, 16 November 2023 (UTC)


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Please restore. We have permission per Ticket:2023090410003653. Thanks, --Mussklprozz (talk) 15:05, 16 November 2023 (UTC)


✓ Done: @Mussklprozz: FYI. --Yann (talk) 15:35, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

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This is an important image of a popular figure in Nigeria which is used in his wiki pages — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rotaltyblogspot (talk • contribs) 13:49, 15 November 2023‎ (UTC)

 Oppose This was deleted as a personal image from a non-contributor. The subject may or may not meet our required standard of notability. However, the image appears in many places on the web without a free license, so we cannot restore it unless the photographer sends a free license using VRT. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 20:55, 15 November 2023 (UTC)


 Not done: as per Jim. --Yann (talk) 20:24, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

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Deleted by mistake? – Illegitimate Barrister (talkcontribs), 03:47, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Ping @Holly Cheng: Thuresson (talk) 05:11, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
 Support the file seems to be deleted by mistake when closing Commons:Deletion_requests/File:AozI_I-em1c.jpg. The file File:AozI_I-em1c.jpg was meant to be deleted as a duplicate of the file under this undeletion request, but instead both files were deleted. Günther Frager (talk) 08:52, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
Yeah, using the delete gadget, I must have clicked the [qd] link for this file by accident. holly {chat} 17:05, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

✓ Done: by AntiCompositeNumber. --Yann (talk) 15:33, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

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The file is my ancestor's picture(Grand grand grand father's) I have the right to use it. That is the only picture in the world.

--TomoakiKasuga (talk) 06:09, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

This is my ancestor's picture.(Grand grand grand father's) I have the right to use it. It is in my home and the only one in the world.

@TomoakiKasuga: How old is this? When was this picture taken? Yann (talk) 10:12, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
 Support Would qualify as {{PD-Japan-oldphoto}}. This looks like a Meiji era photograph. Abzeronow (talk) 17:25, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
This Photo was taken in Meiji era. He died in Meiji 19th in 75 years old. I think the photo taken around 70. TomoakiKasuga (talk) 14:58, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
 Info Meiji 19 = 1886. http://www.meijigakuin.ac.jp/~watson/ref/mtsh.html Abzeronow (talk) 16:32, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

✓ Done: @TomoakiKasuga: Please add categories. In the future, please provide the proper date, source, author, and license. --Yann (talk) 10:25, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

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Generally when an image is mislabeled, we correct and do not delete. When we delete it leaves the mislabeled image on the original website, and the misinformation remains in the wild. If we keep the image, make corrections, and leave a note about the error it will help future historians. I had already made the corrections and identified the person as the son, and it was used in the correct Wikidata entry. --RAN (talk) 16:58, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose undeletion of a broken redirect. Ankry (talk) 17:37, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

✓ Done: I undeleted File:Elias Polk (1885-1943) portrait.png. License is OK. --Yann (talk) 16:25, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

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Hi, This should be OK with {{PD-textlogo}}. See also File:Mojang Studios.jpg and Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Mojang logos. Yann (talk) 12:42, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

In US - obviously. But in Sweden? Pinging @Josve05a, Natuur12, and Fitindia: - users who participated in DR. Any comments? Ankry (talk) 21:43, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
No strong opinion in favor of undeleting or keeping the files deleted. A file such as File:Mojang Logo.png would be above the threshold of originality in various jurisdictions such as the UK and the Netherlands, but I'm not familiar enough with Swedish copyright law to state wherever this is or isn't the case in Sweden. Jeg stoler på dig Josve. Natuur12 (talk) 22:00, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
FWIW, this is much simpler than the examples given on COM:Sweden, especially File:A6 logo.png. Yann (talk) 22:11, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
I converted the deletion of the file from a speedy tag to a "deletion discussion", given that I myself was unsure of the TOO status when I was patrolling the speedy category for clear copyvios. However, if I would have to give an opinion of this now, I'm leaning 50/50 on this, given the A6 logo mentioned above, however Swedish courts have historically acknowledged that even modest design choices can qualify for copyright protection, as long as they demonstrate a certain level of creative input. In the case of the Mojang logo, the deliberate arrangement and configuration of the notches (and clear distortion of the letters) appear to meet this criterion, thereby placing it above the threshold of originality as outlined by Swedish copyright law. The case of the "A6" logo, as described in the example, illustrates the determination that the specific design in question did not meet the threshold of originality for copyright protection. The decision was based on the logo's simplicity and lack of distinctive character, including the ordinary font and basic design elements that did not exhibit significant creative effort. Comparatively, the Mojang logo features specific design elements, namely the notches cut out from the letters, which are not typically found in standard fonts. This unique characteristic of the logo represents a deliberate creative decision, indicating a level of originality that surpasses the simplistic and common features of the "A6" logo. Additionally, the incorporation of distinctive design elements such as the notches contributes to the overall identity and branding of Mojang, serving as a recognizable and distinguishing feature of the company's visual representation (but that's touching more on Trademark than copyright, but still counts for something when it comes to "verkshöjd"). --Jonatan Svensson Glad (talk) 22:05, 23 October 2023 (UTC)
Would you say that it would be wise to apply the COM:PCP in this case and keep the file deleted? Further, should this lead to the deletion of File:Mojang Studios.jpg (the same image, but JPEG) under both PCP and COM:G4? IceWelder [] 12:04, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
Both files should be treated the same. I am however very unsure personally on advocating for either deletion or undeletion in this case. However, PCP is a core policy which should always take precedence in case we can't reach a clear determination to keep a file. --Jonatan Svensson Glad (talk) 17:24, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
In that case, I would again advocate for the file's deletion, as I did with my original G4 tagging that led to this discussion in the first place. Thank you for your insight. IceWelder [] 15:57, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
@Natuur12: "Stoler" is Norwegian, you Austrian fool. --Jonatan Svensson Glad (talk) 22:06, 23 October 2023 (UTC)
 Restore. I feel like Yann, that it's textlogo. Taivo (talk) 12:14, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

✓ Done: Restored: Textlogo, TOO well above the examples marked as ok in COM:Sweden. Probably some of the other logos deleted at this DR should be undeleted too, as they are in the same situation. -- Darwin Ahoy! 16:14, 19 November 2023 (UTC)


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Piotrxh (talk) 18:59, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

@Piotrxh: I recently restored File:Filip Kaczyński 2023.jpg as a VRT member said it had permission. All they need to do now is just add the VRT permission itself. @Polimerek: Abzeronow (talk) 19:23, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: no answer from requestor for a week. --Abzeronow (talk) 19:34, 19 November 2023 (UTC)


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Mediaset publicó esta foto de Jorge Javier Vázquez para su descarga y posterior uso ya que es de dominio público y Jorge es un personaje público. — Preceding unsigned comment added by PlusTelevisión (talk • contribs) 12:13, 18 November 2023‎ (UTC)

  • Signing your posts is required on talk pages and it is a Commons policy to sign your posts on deletion requests, undeletion requests, and noticeboards. To do so, simply add four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your comments. Your user name or IP address (if you are not logged in) and a timestamp will then automatically be added when you save your comment. Signing your comments helps people to find out who said something and provides them with a link to your user/talk page (for further discussion). Thank you.
  • @PlusTelevisión: le faltó mencionar la imagen que quiere restaurar. Por cierto, ser un personaje público no significa que una fotografía suya sea de dominio público. El dominio publico es una concepto de la propiedad intelectual y no de cuan conocida sea una persona. Jorge Javier Vázquez nació en 1970 y su trabajo en televisión comenzó a mediados de 1990s. Fotos de dicho personaje pueden tener una licencia libre, pero definitivamente están protegidas por copyright en los Estados Unidos. Günther Frager (talk) 12:35, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: as per Jim. --Yann (talk) 16:07, 19 November 2023 (UTC)


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Good Afternoon. I am sending you undeletion request for file Przemysław Witek.jpg, because this file (photo) was taken on a professional photoshoot. We have agreement to share this photo for his needs and here is one of them. Also this photo is posted on the official website of the Polish Parlament - https://www.sejm.gov.pl/Sejm10.nsf/posel.xsp?id=429&type=A . Thank you in advance for considering my request. --Marcinkowskaa.a (talk) 15:07, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

@Marcinkowskaa.a: Please ask the copyright holder to send a permission for a free license via COM:VRT. Yann (talk) 16:26, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: See above. --Yann (talk) 19:55, 19 November 2023 (UTC)


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The photo was taken by a city employee paid by local tax payers. The photo ended up on facebook on the city's page.--MediaGuy768 (talk) 03:47, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

But where does the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA license come from? Does City of Ashbury license all its work under this license? Thuresson (talk) 11:35, 19 November 2023 (UTC)
As the deleting admin, I also echo Thuresson's question, does the city license all of their works under Creative Commons? Abzeronow (talk) 16:19, 19 November 2023 (UTC)
No. This image is public domain of a government entity. It has a CC0 license with CC "No known Copyright" MediaGuy768 (talk) 19:37, 19 November 2023 (UTC)
The City of Ashbury website seems to not agree. https://www.cityofasbury.com/ "City of Asbury, IA | All Rights Reserved | Powered by CivicLive | © 2023 Civiclive." As mentioned in another discussion, Iowa doesn't automatically release municipal works to the public domain, and from 1989, all published works in the United States are automatically copyrighted. State governments are not the federal government. Abzeronow (talk) 19:46, 19 November 2023 (UTC)
The Copyright statement provided does not apply to the source i obtained the image from. Secondly the Copyright statement you provided is for the website code for Civiclive the website hosting system for government agencies. MediaGuy768 (talk) 20:03, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: With several exceptions, of which Iowa is not one, works created by the states and their subdivisions have copyrights and may not be uploaded to Commons until either the copyright expires or the creator provides a free license. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 15:02, 20 November 2023 (UTC)


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I want to indicate that it is a work that I created, but the file with that name is gone. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 키노돈트 (talk • contribs) 04:34, 19 November 2023‎ (UTC)

 Oppose Copyright owner is properly attributed at File:키노돈트.png instead. Thuresson (talk) 11:29, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: Not currently deleted. --Yann (talk) 16:10, 19 November 2023 (UTC)


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I'd like to have this file restored in order to allow transfer of fair use content to Slovene Wikipedia, which allows fair use. Thanks!--A09 (talk) 16:23, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

@A09 Restored, please ping when transfer is finished so it can be re-deleted. Otherwise it will be re-deleted in 2 days. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 20:03, 19 November 2023 (UTC)
@Mdaniels5757: Done, thank you! A09 (talk) 20:05, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

✓ Transfer completed, re-deleted. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 20:06, 19 November 2023 (UTC)


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Image is public domain because of taxpayer funding and tax supported agency. Deletion uncalled for. I dispute this deletion.--MediaGuy768 (talk) 19:34, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose Iowa does not automatically release municipal works to the public domain. https://copyright.lib.harvard.edu/states/iowa/ Abzeronow (talk) 19:37, 19 November 2023 (UTC)
The badge is actually publishable elsewhere for Creative Commons BY-NC-SA per https://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php/File:Badge2.png . I will contact the city next week for clarification on on public domain. I will work to update license once undeleted. MediaGuy768 (talk) 20:00, 19 November 2023 (UTC)
Non-commercial restrictions are not allowed on Commons, see COM:L. —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 20:00, 19 November 2023 (UTC)
There is no licensing involved. As a public entity they cannot engage in commercial licensing per Chapter 364 of the Iowa Code. MediaGuy768 (talk) 20:11, 19 November 2023 (UTC)
I see nothing in [5] that says that, can you be more specific in your citation? —‍Mdaniels5757 (talk • contribs) 20:29, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: With several exceptions, of which Iowa is not one, works created by the states and their subdivisions have copyrights and may not be uploaded to Commons until either the copyright expires or the creator provides a free license. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:58, 20 November 2023 (UTC)


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The proper agreement of the copyright owner of the picture has been recieved. See ticket:2023111910004601. The author of the picture is: Paweł Musiał and the copyright owner: Interaktywnie.com Press Group. Polimerek (talk) 13:51, 20 November 2023 (UTC)


✓ Done: @Polimerek: FYI. --Yann (talk) 14:05, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

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Hello,

I am the owner of the photo, this was the first site where I posted it. How can I prove this? The reason for deletion seems to be this: "Appears to be taken off of television?" The concert was on television and it is on YouTube also, but I can't take a photo of that quality from a TV. What can I do?— Preceding unsigned comment added by A.Alex10 (talk • contribs) 08:12, 17 November 2023‎ (UTC)

  • @A.Alex10: Just upload the original unmodified picture. Yann (talk) 19:27, 19 November 2023 (UTC)
    "Un fișier identic cu acesta (File:MIRA_concert.png) a fost șters anterior. Verificați istoricul ștergerilor fișierului înainte de a-l reîncărca." = "A file identical to this (File:MIRA_concert.png) was previously deleted. Check the file's deletion history before re-uploading it." when I tried to upload the original picture, I tried with a different name also.
    A.Alex10 (talk) 08:07, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Hello Yann, I uploaded the oldest iteration I have, it is from 06 Decembre 2021. A.Alex10 (talk) 08:06, 21 November 2023 (UTC)


 Not done: per discussion, uploader appears not to be the author. --Abzeronow (talk) 18:03, 20 November 2023 (UTC)


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I am asking any disinterested administrator to check a request to undelete while I am unsure if Commons:URAA-restored copyrights would affect undeleting them.--Jusjih (talk) 04:02, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

I restored two, I explained why I didn't restore two others in the DR (one is an unfree photo, one is a 2004 penny). Abzeronow (talk) 16:35, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

✓ Done: See above. --Yann (talk) 13:21, 21 November 2023 (UTC)


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This the original photo. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smalamin001 (talk • contribs) 10:50, 20 November 2023 (UTC) (UTC)

 Oppose Personal image by non contributor. Please read COM:SCOPE. Wikimedia Commons is not a social media, or a place to promote yourself. Yann (talk) 10:50, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: per discussion. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:50, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

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Dear Sir, I'm not using wrong. I'm trying to addin a new biography for one Bangladeshi YouTuber's.Who known as Al-Amin. Better Known as kasterprithibi(কষ্টের পৃথিবী) i think you have mistake. Please undelete this photo. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smalamin001 (talk • contribs) 10:58, 20 November 2023 (UTC) (UTC)

 Oppose Personal image by non contributor. Please read COM:SCOPE. See also above. Yann (talk) 10:57, 20 November 2023 (UTC)
@Smalamin001: Please, request here after the appropriate article is accepted in Wikipedia. Ankry (talk) 17:36, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: per discussion. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:50, 21 November 2023 (UTC)


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Files uploaded by Mnpavelka

Please restore the following pages:

Reason: permission of authors delivered to VRT system, Ticket#2023111910003906 Gampe (talk) 07:09, 21 November 2023 (UTC)


✓ Done: @Gampe: FYI. --Yann (talk) 08:19, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

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Protocolo de Puerto España

This is just to report that article “Protocolo de Puerto España” has come under censuring attack by user taichi since last week. First, user taichi started by deleting Venezuelan newspaper images under the presumption that they might constitute a breach of copyrights laws. However, Article 47 of current Venezuelan copyrights regulation -Ley sobre el Derecho de Autor- states that if properly attributed, it allows both free diffusion or content transmission of such newspaper and magazines articles or radio broadcasts as they report on daily economic, social, religious, cultural and political events. Thus, they do not constitute journalistic ops or intellectual production which are subject to author´s permission and copyrights-.

Please be aware that Venezuela and United Kingdon have confronted a border dispute since 1899 when an arbitration award established a border with British Guyana. Just months prior to Guyana independence in 1966, they all signed the Geneva agreement to resolve the border issue by peaceful means. After failed attempts of direct negotiations, UN Secretariat send the case to the International Court of Justice. Thus, there is a current case on the validity of the 1899 arbitration award. Censured images by user taichi shows Venezuelan handling of the border dispute in the past that clearly contradicts current narrative on its compliance of Geneva agreement. Thus deletion timing seems politically motivated as it limits the spread of historical facts to the Spanish Speaking audience; Oddly, deletion of content happened on the very same day that Venezuelan government attended an oral questioning at the International Court of Justice on its upcoming consultative referendum on December 3rd, 2023. Unlike Guyanese people who have access to previous and current ICJ decisions and orders, Spanish speaking Venezuelans have had no information on such meaningful documents in both English and French. Current narrative by Venezuelan government resorts to historical negationism. Deleting content and censuring information is no surprise. On November, 19th 2023, Venezuelans attended a mock referendum on the issue.

Would you please restore deleted images and information on the Protocolo de Puerto España. As it is most likely that a restored article would come under censuring attacks again, would you please protect it or prevent its undue deletion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rahuldlucca ‎ (talk • contribs)

To clarify, the user has been reacting vehemently as anonymous IP accusing me of "censorship" (I'm not a Commons administrator and the files were deleted because were "fair use"). The nature of this request is flawed by the applicant's ignorance of the Wikimedia Commons policies. Taichi (talk) 02:57, 20 November 2023 (UTC)
 Oppose First, User:Rahuldlucca must refrain from making ridiculous accusations. Wikipedia and Commons are not censored. We are concerned here only with copyright. If Rahuldlucca makes further similar false accusations, they may be blocked from editing here. I also note that the user has claimed to be the actual creator of some of their uploads when that was not true. Making false claims of authorship is a serious violation of Commons rules and may also lead to being blocked from editing here.
Second, Article 47 of the Venezuelan Law on Copyright does give the press and broadcasters the right to disseminate various information that would otherwise be copyrighted. However, Commons is not one of the users that have any rights under Article 47. Images on Commons must be free for any use by anybody anywhere, not just the press and broadcasts. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:44, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: as per Jim. --Yann (talk) 16:43, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

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The picture ought to be old enough to use publically, also the picture isn't copyright claimed by anyone, therefore it's public use. Eimaivault (talk) 13:31, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose The subject is Saint Paisios of Mount Athos (1924-1994). The Turkish law is that for anonymous works, copyright lasts for 70 years after first publication, so if this was taken any time after 1953, it still has a Turkish copyright. It also has a US copyright which lasts for 95 years after first publication. The image shows a man much older than 30, so it is under copyright and will be for some time.

Also note that "also the picture isn't copyright claimed by anyone, therefore it's public use" is absolutely not correct. Copyright exists whether or not anyone has claimed it.      Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:29, 20 November 2023 (UTC)


 Not done: as per Jim. --Yann (talk) 16:44, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

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Satellite pictures by IGN

Hi, As per [6], it seems that satellite pictures by IGN (French National Geographic Institute) are under a free license. See also ticket:2023110610004359. Yann (talk) 14:16, 20 November 2023 (UTC)


✓ Done: @Yann: , FYI. --Abzeronow (talk) 16:05, 21 November 2023 (UTC)


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This image was taken from this page: https://www.blogartesvisuales.net/general/las-mujeres-y-el-diseno-ruth-ansel/ "The work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License".

 Oppose Non Commercial licenses are not accepted on Commons. All files must be free for anyone and any purpose. Yann (talk) 13:26, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: Per Yann. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:06, 22 November 2023 (UTC)


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this file is my own work and is not obsolete — Preceding unsigned comment added by BP-Aegirsson (talk • contribs) 14:42, 21 November 2023‎ (UTC)

I'm on the fence about whether this file is in scope. Abzeronow (talk) 16:17, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
 Oppose Per the reasons at Commons:Undeletion requests/Archive/2023-05#File:Lwtech inf amelioree.png. Thuresson (talk) 16:19, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: per discussion. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:09, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

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The file belongs to us and we have all rights: https://www.apb-tutzing.de/presse/fotos.php — Preceding unsigned comment added by APBTutzing (talk • contribs) 12:41, 22 November 2023‎ (UTC)

(Edit conflict) Oppose The image appears here with "1957 - 2023 © Akademie für Politische Bildung".

When you uploaded the image, you claimed that you were the actual photographer. Your comment above suggests that that is not true. Making false claims of authorship is a serious violation of Commons rules and can lead to your being blocked from editing here.

In order for the image to be restored either (a) the actual photographer must send a free license using VRT, or (b) someone else must send the license together with a written agreement from the actual photographer which allows that person to freely license the image. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:04, 22 November 2023 (UTC)


 Not done: per discussion. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 15:35, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

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Hi, undeletion already requested here, in vain: Commons:Undeletion requests/Archive/2023-08.

The requester then was both the uploader and the subject of the photo. The point is that she claims that the photo which currently illustrates "her" article on fr-WP was taken without her consent [7]. We suggested her to upload an alternative picture... but this new photo was deleted per COM:WEBHOST! Quite complicated situation to understand for her, isn't it? Yann pour info.

JohnNewton8 (talk) 17:37, 22 November 2023 (UTC) (sysop, VRT member and a few other things on fr-WP)


✓ Done: See above. --Yann (talk) 18:54, 22 November 2023 (UTC)


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A proper agreement has been sent to VTRS. See: ticket:2022050110004541 Polimerek (talk) 10:22, 23 November 2023 (UTC)


✓ Done: @Polimerek: FYI. --Yann (talk) 10:30, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

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The representant of the Neew Zealand National Party had failed to issue a timely permission, therefore the images have been deleted. Now permission is available, per Ticket#2023090110001204. So please restore all files in the category. Thanks, --Mussklprozz (talk) 09:11, 22 November 2023 (UTC)

@Mussklprozz: Please specify the images or the uploader username. The category is empty. Ankry (talk) 09:14, 22 November 2023 (UTC)
@Ankry The uploader was me, on 2023-09-01. After uploading, i sent a mail to the National Party, asking them for a timely authorisation, which they failed to issue at the time.
Cheers Mussklprozz (talk) 09:31, 22 November 2023 (UTC)
@Ankry Sorry, i had posted a wrong file names list at first, which i now eliminated again. Mussklprozz (talk) 09:37, 22 November 2023 (UTC)
@Mussklprozz: here is list of your deleted files uploaded at that date; plese choose or confirm all:


75 Files
 
Ankry (talk) 11:29, 22 November 2023 (UTC)
@Ankry We now have the confirmation and permission for exactly those files, per Ticket:2023090110001204. Please restore. Thanks, --Mussklprozz (talk) 09:02, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

✓ Done @Mussklprozz: Please, add the permission information. Ankry (talk) 09:22, 24 November 2023 (UTC)


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We ask the Wikipedia editor to restore the deleted image of the Lambung Mangkurat University logo. The file is placed in the info box in the Lambung Mangkurat University article. The importance of this logo helps readers to recognize and illustrate the organization in question. Since this is a non-free logo, there are almost certainly no other free representations of this logo. Any substitute for this work that is not a derivative work will fail to convey its intended meaning, misrepresenting its image, for the sake of identification and explanation. Use of this logo in the article complies with Wikipedia's non-free content policy, logo guidelines, and fair use under United States copyright law as described above.--Jungan1104 (talk) 14:05, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose the Commons policy doesn't allow fair use. The requester is confusing the policy of other projects, like enwiki, that do allow uploading these kind of images. Günther Frager (talk) 15:09, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Request temporary undeletion

Can this file be temporarily restored? I intend to upload it to the English Wikipedia. 0x0a (talk) 16:02, 23 November 2023 (UTC)
No, no, I found it on the official website. 0x0a (talk) 18:29, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done ni need to undelete. Ankry (talk) 09:23, 24 November 2023 (UTC)


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Files deleted by Taivo

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Reason: Mozambique term is 70+1 years per COM:MOZAMBIQUE. The files were deleted due to lack of commercial freedom of panorama. However, the architect of Maputo Cathedral died in 1944, and it has been more than 70 years since his passing so the building is already in public domain. Tag as {{PD-old-architecture}}). JWilz12345 (Talk|Contrib's.) 00:20, 24 November 2023 (UTC)


✓ Done: Restored. Besides the death date, Portuguese colonial buildings predate and are not covered by modern Mozambique copyright laws. -- Darwin Ahoy! 03:24, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

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The photo belongs to myself and there’s is no copy right from anyone else. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Happyfruit288 (talk • contribs) 22:28, 23 November 2023 (UTC) (UTC)

 Oppose The only deleted file by this user is File:KimmyLowMissJewelryHK.jpg which an obvious copyright violation from Internet. Yann (talk) 22:28, 23 November 2023 (UTC)
 Oppose Agreed. I have deleted a second upload of the image. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 23:05, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: See above. --Yann (talk) 20:15, 24 November 2023 (UTC)


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I've got the rights to this photo but may not have indicated that the right way when I uploaded it. Can you help me code it properly? Not sure if the best way to do this is to UL to Wikimedia Commons, apologies for still being somewhat of a n00b when it comes to uploading pictures. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Matthewehoffman (talk • contribs) 15:42, 24 November 2023‎ (UTC)

Advice on how to fix this was already given at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Undeletion_requests/Archive#File%3ADaniel_Donato.jpg Abzeronow (talk) 15:58, 24 November 2023 (UTC)
Not done, please read the instructions. Thuresson (talk) 12:30, 25 November 2023 (UTC)


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Please restore the following pages:

Reason: Permission recived. Ticket:2023102610011707. Please restore the files. Niklitov (talk) 21:17, 24 November 2023 (UTC)


✓ Done: @Niklitov: FYI. --Yann (talk) 13:07, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

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Reason: This image is in the public domain as the scientist in the photograph died in 1941 and the photographer is unknown. This image is used on many chemical websites with his biography, as well as on the Russian wikipedia. Arturopt12 (talk) 10:11, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

  • @Arturopt12: Death date of the subject proves nothing about copyright unless you can prove that the photo is 120+ years old basing on this date. For anonymous photos, the initial publication date is crucial: Was it published before 1946? (URAA case) Was it published more than 95 years ago? (US copyright cut-off term for anonymous publications) Ankry (talk) 12:55, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done No valid undeletion reason provided. Ankry (talk) 01:07, 26 November 2023 (UTC)


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the Commons:Deletion requests/File:National Anthem of Palestine (Vocal).ogg is unfair and enreasonable, please bring back the anthem as it is a very important bit of information deleted unfairly and unjustly, it was removed unfairly from the state of Palestine page and from the Fida'i page — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.156.247.160 (talk • contribs) 18:59, 24 November 2023‎ (UTC)

 Oppose The authors of the anthem have not been dead for 50 years per copyright law of Palestine. Additionally there was significant doubt on whether the performance of the song was freely licensed. I acknowledge the file's importance, but we cannot host it here if both the composition and the performance are both under copyright and are not freely licensed. Abzeronow (talk) 19:43, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done as per Abzeronov: both text and composition are copytighted and no valid copyright law exception provided. Ankry (talk) 01:09, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

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Why is the picture deleted? I have no idea what is wrong, o have the copy write do the picture — Preceding unsigned comment added by Happyfruit288 (talk • contribs) 23:44, 23 November 2023‎ (UTC)


 Not done: Both the photograph itself and the award have copyrights which this image infringes. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 22:25, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

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Please refer, this is a publicly available image reference:https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2023/09/06/2738163/0/en/Youth-Startup-s-Zhang-Meng-The-Emblematic-Cross-Border-Entrepreneur-and-China-s-Rising-Star-in-Youth-Entrepreneurship.html thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2023‎ Qingtianmenglin (talk • contribs) 07:24, 26 November (UTC)


 Not done: per Günther Frager. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:58, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

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Can you undelete this file, please? This is flag of national team which performed at the World Gymnastics Championships in 2021 (Russian athletes couldn't complete under own national flag due to WADA's sanctions). It's not easy to replace this flagicon in the lists of medalists. Hyperion82 (talk) 11:26, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose. These were found to probably be copyrighted in Russia in a deletion request, and I don't see how we're going to get past the threshold of significant doubt. — Red-tailed hawk (nest) 19:22, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: Per Red-tailed ahwk. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:58, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

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Can you also undelete this flag? This is flag of national team which completed at the 2021 World Championships (Russian athletes couldn't completed under own national flag due to doping-related sanctions). It's uneasy to replace this flagicon for the list of medalists - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Figure_Skating_Championships Hyperion82 (talk) 11:31, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose unless there is a valid reason to use {{PD-RU-exempt}} or another license. That was the motive of its deletion, see Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:SVG flags of Russia. If the requester is only worried about a page in enwiki, they might try upload these flags locally. Günther Frager (talk) 11:39, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: per Günther Frager. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:58, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

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Request undeletion.

According to the page itself, at the very bottom: All text, and images marked as created by the article's author, are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license.

Source: https://ggwash.org/view/75607/these-maps-show-how-racial-demographics-have-changed-in-the-region-since-1970 — Preceding unsigned comment added by SamuelSThomas (talk • contribs) 15:19, 26 November 2023‎ (UTC)


 Not done: NC is not acceptable. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:56, 27 November 2023 (UTC)


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Declaration of consent for all enquiries of this image has been sent to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org by the copyright holder buaarfly@163.com. Please undelete the image. Thank you very much! --Kevintsq (talk) 04:30, 27 November 2023 (UTC)


 Not done: This image will be restored automatically, without further action by the uploader, if and when a free license is received, read, and approved at VRT. The current backlog at VRT is 7 days. . .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:55, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

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Declaration of consent for all enquiries of this image has been sent to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org by the copyright holder buaarfly@163.com. Please undelete the image. Thank you very much! --Kevintsq (talk) 04:32, 27 November 2023 (UTC)


 Not done: This image will be restored automatically, without further action by the uploader, if and when a free license is received, read, and approved at VRT. The current backlog at VRT is 7 days. . .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:55, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

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Declaration of consent for all enquiries of this image has been sent to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org by the copyright holder buaarfly@163.com. Please undelete the image. Thank you very much! --Kevintsq (talk) 04:34, 27 November 2023 (UTC)


 Not done: This image will be restored automatically, without further action by the uploader, if and when a free license is received, read, and approved at VRT. The current backlog at VRT is 7 days. . .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:55, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

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Declaration of consent for all enquiries of this image has been sent to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org by the copyright holder buaarfly@163.com. Please undelete the image. Thank you very much! --Kevintsq (talk) 04:35, 27 November 2023 (UTC)


 Not done: This image will be restored automatically, without further action by the uploader, if and when a free license is received, read, and approved at VRT. The current backlog at VRT is 7 days. . .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:55, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

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Declaration of consent for all enquiries of this image has been sent to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org by the copyright holder buaarfly@163.com. Please undelete the image. Thank you very much! --Kevintsq (talk) 04:36, 27 November 2023 (UTC)


 Not done: This image will be restored automatically, without further action by the uploader, if and when a free license is received, read, and approved at VRT. The current backlog at VRT is 7 days. . .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 13:54, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

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Deleted per the discussion at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Sukhoi Okhotnik-B.jpg, however the image claimed not to be fair use is not the same image as contained in this file. The image that was contained in this file is free use. — Preceding unsigned comment added by RedundancyAdvocate (talk • contribs)

  • @RedundancyAdvocate: What exactly do you mean as free use? : a specific written permission by the photo copyright holder (which exactly and where?), a specific exception in local and US copyright law (which exactly?), or just use under legal construction (which allows some exploitation of copyrighted work without explicit permission)? The uploader declared to be the photo author and copyright holder and attempted to grant a CC license on this basis. This is blatant copyright violation if not true, and per policy, requires VRT permission if this is actually the case (unlikely, as the photo seems to be grabbed from Internet). Ankry (talk) 01:00, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
Photos produced by the Russian military are generally free-use. Everything points to it being from there- maybe a reverse image search is in order. All I said is that it is NOT the same image as on that page. RedundancyAdvocate (talk) 01:10, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
@RedundancyAdvocate: Could you point to the official documentation from the Russia military where it specify what "free-use" entails? That is, what Andry asked you and are not answering. In common, "free license" ha a very specific meaning. Günther Frager (talk) 11:32, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

 Oppose This appears at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/sukhoi-s-70-okhotnik-b-closer-look-russias-stealth-fighter-gourgi/

Note that the uploader, Geektrooper2, claims to be the photographer. Five other images on which he claimed {{Own}} have been deleted as not his work. The last of his images has a DR for the same reason. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 22:42, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

Not done, no further response from OP. Thuresson (talk) 16:38, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

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This photo was found in a 1913 issue of a UK journal and tagged {{PD-UK-unknown}}. In the DR, the uploader was told to "go back and review the journal for a non-statement of authorship" and seemingly never did so.

I have reviewed the journal issue on JSTOR. The article in which the photo appears does not mention the photographer's name. The back matter table of contents only states "with Special Portrait", also not mentioning the photographer's name. (The front matter contains no table of contents.)

Is this enough to address the concerns raised at the DR? (@Rosenzweig and Magog the Ogre: please weigh in.) Wikiacc (talk) 22:59, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

 Support Sounds good to me. Carl Lindberg (talk) 23:52, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
 Support Well, that's at least the minimum amount of research. Since it was published in 1913 it's definitely in the PD in the US, so I think we can restore this 110 years old (or even older) image. --Rosenzweig τ 23:55, 26 November 2023 (UTC)
  • Comment: Apparently, Commons has other cropped versions of this photo. Outside of Commons, the photo is attributed in some places, for example on the verso of an EMI music album [8], to R. Melcy [9], a photographer in Paris, about who I couldn't find information, although Commons has other photographs from about the same era by this photographer. -- Asclepias (talk) 17:00, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
Interesting, thank you. Per [10] and [11], a photo studio by the name of Boldo-Melcy was still around in Paris in 1943. Might be a successor to R. Melcy. --Rosenzweig τ 07:10, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
We already have 2 pictures by R. Melcy so I created Category:R. Melcy. French National Library says "active at the beginning of the 20th century". Yann (talk) 08:34, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
This photo was published in September 1910 in French magazine Musica n° 96, online here, credited to Melcy. It's flipped (mirrored) though, so either the 1910 or the 1913 publication is incorrect. --Rosenzweig τ 13:10, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

✓ Done: per discussion. --Abzeronow (talk) 16:50, 28 November 2023 (UTC)


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This image serves as a visual representation denoting the esteemed founder of the institution, encapsulating the pivotal figure whose vision and leadership have been instrumental in the establishment and development of the organization. Through the visual medium, it conveys a profound narrative, offering a tangible connection to the foundational roots of the institution, highlighting the visionary individual whose ideals and efforts have shaped its identity and contributed significantly to its enduring legacy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.192.183.133 (talk • contribs) 06:42, 27 November 2023‎ (UTC)

 Oppose Per Commons:Deletion requests/File:Fr Patrao.jpg. Thuresson (talk) 16:42, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
 Oppose. We'd need to know more about the provenance of the photograph to restore it on Commons. It can perhaps be used on some local projects under non-free content guidelines, but Commons can't host files under claims of fair use. — Red-tailed hawk (nest) 05:33, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: per Thuresson and Red-tailed hawk. --Abzeronow (talk) 16:52, 28 November 2023 (UTC)


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Esa bandera no debería volver a ser borrada — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2803:1800:41c2:b101:2:1:a8d9:6c07 (talk • contribs)

The "Flag of Cascadia" is copyrighted and cannot be hosted on Wikimedia Commons. Omphalographer (talk) 03:12, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: as per Omphalographer. --Yann (talk) 14:22, 29 November 2023 (UTC)


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Please undelete this file thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Akshdiashdkasjd (talk • contribs) 08:04, 28 November 2023‎ (UTC)

This image does not contain any unethical or copyright-infringing content, and in my opinion, it qualifies for upload on the Wikipedia system.

What is the exact reason for the deletion of this image? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Akshdiashdkasjd (talk • contribs) 08:39, 28 November 2023 (UTC) (UTC)

 Oppose Personal image by non contributor. Non notable person, and may not even be own work. Please read COM:SCOPE and COM:WEBHOST. Yann (talk) 08:39, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: See above. --Yann (talk) 14:22, 29 November 2023 (UTC)


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Wetlan's images

ticket:2023102810005372 is received. Анастасия Львоваru/en 12:08, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

@Lvova: , undeleted. Abzeronow (talk) 17:14, 28 November 2023 (UTC)

✓ Done: undeleted per VRT. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 22:51, 28 November 2023 (UTC)