Wikipedia:Requested copyright examinations

This page is a forum for requesting co-examination of copyright and licensing of content with other Wikipedians before it is included in a Wikipedia article.

For problems already existing in Wikipedia use Wikipedia:Copyright problems.

Using this page

Requesting examination

1. Post a message defining the request on the talk page of the article where the content with unclear copyright would be inserted.
2. Add {{copyrightexamination}} at the top of the request message on the talk page.
3. Add a link pointing at the talk page to top of the List of open requests found below on this page, include a short description of the problem.

Answering

• When you are sure it is legal to include the examined target in Wikipedia. Do so yourself. It's the best way of showing you're sure about it.
• When you know it is illegal to include the content. Use the talk page at the target article to tell others about it.

List of open requests

• Talk:Qom Province "History" in this article might be copy vio from [1].Kotoito 15:04, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
• Talk:Zelenchukskaya Would it be fair use to post a frame grab from the Zelenchukskaya BTA-6 in-dome webcam? The site itself says nothing about copyright on the images. --BillC 11:10, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
• Template talk:Gamecover and Template talk:Game-screenshot. This is a followup to an earlier discussion. Please see that thread for the details. Please have a look at the templates as they are now and say whether including them will make sure we are not violating Wikipedia policy? We'd like to get this cleared up so we can get on with improving WP!! Thanks in advance for your feedback. Jacoplane 00:41, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

• Image talk:Somersetarms.png - pretty sure the image is fair use (hand-drawn Coat of Arms of an English county), but would like it confirmed. I've put the details on the image talk page since it would appear on a template used by a number of pages. Grutness...wha? 01:47, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

• These bear the template, but weren't listed here. Bovlb 04:27:46, 2005-07-29 (UTC)
  • Talk:Hank Asher
  • Talk:William Packard
• Talk:Kill, I Oughtta - Would it be fair use to get the album cover picture from web an place it in the article? --Easyas12c 23:55, 24 July 2005 (UTC)

• Talk:Love Sculpture - The current Wikipedia entry is a copy of the Love Sculpture entry on the Allmusic.com website.
  • I rewrote this article to avoid copyvio, is it up to scratch now? Jdcooper 15:21, 14 July 2005 (UTC)

• Talk:Anal jewelry - Would it be fair use to have a still image from the movie Fashionistas on the article? --Easyas12c 7 July 2005 08:29 (UTC)

• This doesn't deal with one particular article, it's a general question I can't find the answer to on the Wikipedia fair use page. Can scanned covers of books published outside the United States, say, in Sweden, qualify as fair use? - Haukurth 1 July 2005 13:13 (UTC)

IANAL. In my view, yes, mainly because it qualifies under "amount and substaintiality". You are taking only a very small part of the copyrighted work. Furthermore, it has no "effect upon work's value" because you are not competing with the book and no one will look at the cover for free rather than buying the book. If anything, you're encouraging a purchase. As for it being Swedish, that's irrelevant. The servers are in the US and hence only have to follow US law, and the U.S. allows fair use. Superm401 | Talk July 2, 2005 19:01 (UTC)

• Talk:Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum soda - Would it be legal to upload a certain can picture to Wikipedia and put it on the page?
  • Not without the permission of the copyright holder. We could ask, if we could contact them. RJFJR 14:57, Jun 26, 2005 (UTC)
  • Probably not. It would be fair use to take a picture of the can or take it from the soda manufacturer's website. That's because you're refrencing them, not the photographer of the can. Superm401 | Talk July 2, 2005 19:03 (UTC)
• diff - I modified this to try to clear the copyright of website. Did I succeed? RJFJR 14:52, Jun 26, 2005 (UTC)
• Talk:Michelle Kwan There are several copyrighted photos already linked to this page that may be in violation of Wikipedia's policy. Can a copyright guru look into this? Dr.frog 23:49, 28 July 2005 (UTC)
• Talk:Derwin Brown I believe the image on this page is fair usable but I'm not sure. If someone would look into this I'd appreciate it. The Hokkaido Crow 22:43, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
• Talk:Sidney Dorsey I believe the image on this page is fair usable but I'm not sure. If someone would look into this I'd appreciate it. The Hokkaido Crow 22:43, 4 August 2005 (UTC)