User talk:Bettymnz4
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File:Matachewan Dikes plume hypotheses.PNG
[edit]On 3 April 2010, you uploaded File:Matachewan Dikes plume hypotheses.PNG to Wikimedia Commons. You used the licensing tag
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This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. |
. You have also stated in the image description that the author is "GSA, Stephen S. Harlan, George Mason University".
The references listed on the GSA poster of S. Harlan show that the image was copied by S. Harlan from a paper by W. Bleeker in 2004 in volume 31 the journal "Geoscience Canada", which can be found at http://journals.hil.unb.ca/index.php/GC/article/view/2776/3260. W. Bleeker was an employee of the Geological Survey of Canada not the U.S. Government. (S. Harlan's copying of the image does not transfer copyright to S. Harlan, GSA or George Mason University.)
The image also has the hidden category "PD USGS". I do not see the connection with USGS.
Could you please establish the correct copyright status for this image, otherwise the image might be in violation of the copyright policy of Wikimedia Commons (see COM:EIC#Copyright), which could result in deletion of the image. Thanks. GeoWriter (talk) 12:13, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
- I will look into this and get back to you. (I've been out of town on family businesses.)
- Sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you; life has gotten in the way!! You may as well delete the image; I thought it was created under USGS.
The hidden category is probably a mistake on my part; I don't remember deliberately using a hidden category.
Although I am disappointed this excellent illustration is not usable on Wikipedia, I am a firm believer in copywritten legalities. Thank you for catching this. I will delete it from my article and change any wording to reflect the deletion of this image.Bettymnz4 (talk) 14:37, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
- Thanks for your feedback. Yes, it is disappointing not to be able to use this image directly. However, you might like to consider including it as an external link in the Wikipedia article.--GeoWriter (talk) 12:54, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
- I have marked the file for speedy deletion. I am adding a deletion template below as per Wikimedia Commons deletion procedures but I think we've already covered the relevant issues. --GeoWriter (talk) 13:39, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
- Thanks for your feedback. Yes, it is disappointing not to be able to use this image directly. However, you might like to consider including it as an external link in the Wikipedia article.--GeoWriter (talk) 12:54, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
File:Matachewan Dikes plume hypotheses.PNG has been marked as a possible copyright violation. Wikimedia Commons only accepts free content—that is, images and other media files that can be used by anyone, for any purpose. Traditional copyright law does not grant these freedoms, and unless noted otherwise, everything you find on the web is copyrighted and not permitted here. For details on what is acceptable, please read Commons:Licensing. You may also find Commons:Copyright rules useful, or you can ask questions about Commons policies at the Commons:Help desk. If you are the copyright holder and the creator of the file, please read Commons:But it's my own work! for tips on how to provide evidence of that.
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--GeoWriter (talk) 13:45, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
File:Basement Rocks2.PNG has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry.
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