Wikipedia:Copyright problems/2006 September 1/Images

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  • Image:Cwlogo.jpg (history · last edit) from [1]. Cavenba 01:29, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Image:Ball Lightning.jpg (history · last edit) from [2]. Source says that image was made by a student in 1987; presumably he or she holds copyright. Fair use cited but no rationale present. Evil saltine 03:27, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Image:AntiWarRallyFeb162003.jpg (history · last edit) from [3] counter to Fair use policy #10 the artist is not being attributed (as of now). (→Netscott) 02:39, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
    • Netscott appears to be attempting to game the system here; see Wikipedia talk:Copyright problems#Antisemitism image for more. About the image itself, the image is licensed under cc-by, but the subject of the image (the poster) is copyrighted. This is a similar situation to Image:Calder Flamingo.jpg, where the photo is available under a free license, but it may be considered a "derivative work", and therefore the copyright of the subject must be respected as well. As such, a fair use rationalle should be given -- but this is not a "fair use" image. It's not a "non-free" image; it is a cc-by image. It's the poster that we're claiming fair use about. Or consider Image:5meo amt sample dea1.jpg. The photo was created by the U.S. government, so the photo is PD, but the subject (the pot leaf design) may presumably be copyrighted. It is not necessary to fulfill all fair use criteria. (We don't have to provide the name of the artist who drew the pot leaf, for example.) WP:FUC applies to "any non-free media used on Wikipedia", but this photo is cc-by. So I don't think it applies. – Quadell (talk) (bounties) 14:58, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Image:21 Yateley Road.JPG (history · last edit) from [4]. Image is identical to that by photographer Geoff Dowling on Images of England website. Oosoom Talk to me 12:17, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Image:Chord ring.GIF, from this PDF file. Fair use is claimed, but I don't believe it holds water. – Quadell (talk) (bounties) 15:48, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Image:Faerun map02.gif from TSR book, now copyright Hasbro. It's tagged fair use, but I don't buy it. – Quadell (talk) (bounties) 15:48, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Image:Faerunmap.JPG from the same book as above, and it's a violation for the same reason. – Quadell (talk) (bounties) 15:48, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Image:Wpmap.gif (history · last edit) from [5] Subwayguy 21:35, 1 September 2006 (UTC)