This page is intended for listing and discussing copyright problems on Wikipedia, including pages and images which are suspected to be in violation.
If you list a page or image here, be sure to follow the instructions in the "Copyright infringement notice" section below. Page titles should stay listed for a minimum of 7 days before a decision is made.
See also: Wikipedia:Votes for deletion, Wikipedia:Deletion policy, Wikipedia:Copyrights, Wikipedia:Copyright violations on history pages, Wikipedia:Image description page, Wikipedia:Request for immediate removal of copyright violation, Wikipedia:Confirmation of permission, Wikipedia:Sites that use Wikipedia for content, m:Do fair use images violate the GFDL?, m:Fair use, Wikipedia:Fair use, copyright
Alternatives
In addition to nominating potential copyvios for deletion, you could:
- Replace the article's text with new (re-written) content of your own: This can be done on a temp page, so that the original "copyvio version" may be deleted by a sysop. Temp versions should be written at a page like: [[PAGE NAME/temp]]. If the original turns out to be not a copyvio, these two can be merged.
- Write to the owner of the copyright to check whether they gave permission (or maybe they in fact posted it here!).
- Ask for permission - see wikipedia:boilerplate request for permission, Wikipedia:Confirmation of permission
Notice to copyright owners
If you believe Wikipedia is infringing your copyright, you may choose to raise the issue using Wikipedia:Request for immediate removal of copyright violation. Alternatively, you may choose to contact Wikipedia's designated agent under the terms of the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act.
Copyright infringement notice
Actions to take for text
Remove the text of the article, and replace it with the following:
- {{msg:copyvio1}}
- <place URL of allegedly copied material here>
- {{msg:copyvio2}}
- ~~~~
- '''Rewrite article at: [[<replace with article name>/Temp]]'''
Where you replace "<place URL of allegedly copied material here>" with the Web address (or book or article reference) that contains the original source text. After removing the suspected text violation add an entry on this page under the List of possible copyright infringements section.
Actions to take for images
If you suspect an image is violating copyright, add the following to the image description page:
{{msg:imagevio1}}
<explain reason for suspicion here>
{{msg:imagevio2}} ~~~~
After adding the text to the image information page add an entry on this page under the List of possible copyright infringements section.
List of possible copyright infringements
Amazon copyrights
An interest has been expressed in the Wikipedia community to use images from Amazon.com, particularly with regard to cover art from commercial music recordings (albums).
When approached about permission to use images from their site, Amazon.com's official response was that such permission simply wasn't theirs to give. They say that the copyrights still belong to the holders of copyrights in the original works.
At this time, there is no official Wikipedia policy for or against using Amazon.com as a source of images such as album cover art. Note, however, that Wikipedia copyright policy is still in effect—uploaded images' descriptions should still contain proper attribution, a copyright notice if copyrighted, and a fair-use rationale if fair use is being claimed. (Simply make sure that the copyright is attributed to the true copyright holder and not Amazon.com.) For specific guidelines on images and copyright, see Wikipedia:Copyrights#Image_guidelines.
- Please list any amazon image copyright issues at Wikipedia:Images from Amazon.com. - Texture 16:59, 19 Mar 2004 (UTC)
Possible copyright violation in Page History
- February 27 - Possible copyright infrigements on the Al Gore page are being discussed on Talk:Al_Gore.
- March 2 - Pelion: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
- March 2 - Haren (North Brabant): [6] [7]
- March 15 - Melbourne International Comedy Festival [8] [9]
- March 17 - Al Gore's views: See Talk:Al Gore/discussion archive
- March 21 - Greek art: [10]
- March 30 - T-6 Texan [11] [12]
- April 9 - Televisa [13] [14] [15]
- April 9 - Celtic Frost: [16] [17] [18]
- May 3 - Elements song: [19] [20] [21]
- May 5 - Saturday Night Live: [22], [23], [24]
- May 14 - Trish Stratus: [25]
- May 14 - Shannen Doherty: [26]
- May 14 - Alyssa Milano: [27]
- May 15 - British_banknotes:£1 reverse
- May 15 - British_banknotes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Boed1f.jpg
April 16
- The Protocols of the Elders of Zion from http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/Writings/ProtocolsHistory.html The page has been much edited since but the resemblance is still there. Eclecticology 07:04, 2004 Apr 16 (UTC)
April 18
- The Cavaliers from [28]. Maximus Rex 03:10, 18 Apr 2004 (UTC)
April 26
- Image:Lan_wrc04_2.jpg -- from [29] as first edit by a new user. TimothyPilgrim 12:46, Apr 26, 2004 (UTC)
- Where at the Mitsubishi site is the matching image? The image here is larger, of clearly better quality (try reading the text on the car) and has a different color balance from the one at the URL you gave. Did you mean another one somewhere else on the site? It seems very likely that the image here is from a press release of some sort and is going to be fair use in the context of an article about the car. Jamesday 13:17, 12 May 2004 (UTC)
user:Avala
There seem to be quite a number of straight copies from other sources. Not sure which ones have copyright or not. I checked the users text contributions marked (new) up to 20:16, 26 Apr 2004. In case of doubt, i did not list it here. I did also not check the uploaded images. Here's the list of doubtful entries. -- Chris 73 | () Talk 14:15, 26 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- I just don`t see different way to rewrite pure facts. If you want to do that OK. But I don`t speak English that GOOD!Avala 19:55, 26 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- OK I will try to do it but I will need some grammar help!Avala 12:57, 27 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- I also made all articles with /TempAvala
- OK, I've tweaked the grammar, and, in some cases added links to, Stojkovic thru Radulovic where appropriate. Niteowlneils 02:39, 7 May 2004 (UTC)
- I also made all articles with /TempAvala
- OK I will try to do it but I will need some grammar help!Avala 12:57, 27 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- National Assembly of Serbia, english parts from [30], totally not formatted serbian parts (including table code and all) from [31]
- this is not copyrighted website-just info where he studied and what postitons he held in past years
- FK Sartid from [32]
- Miroljub Labus from [33], with very minor changes
- this is not copyrighted website-just info where he studied and what postitons he held in past years
(Removed a bunch that are now resolved. --Delirium 05:26, May 8, 2004 (UTC))
April 27
Goodyear Inflatoplane from [34], same poster as two above. RickK 05:07, 27 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- Please see Talk:Goodyear Inflatoplane for a question on the copyright status. RickK 05:14, 27 Apr 2004 (UTC)
April 28
- User:Hosamsherif, formerly User:147.252.229.65 has been copying Internet texts wholesale into articles.
- Has now been rephrased. May have been public domain, anyway. Kevin Saff 14:56, 29 Apr 2004 (UTC)
List of SAT Words starting with CAnd many more lists of SAT words.
- Claim of public domain. (Still a question of whether these belong here.) Kevin Saff 14:56, 29 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- The part of Calculating the day of the week by User:147.252.229.65 was copied from http://www.terra.es/personal2/grimmer/.
- This has now been rephrased. Kevin Saff 14:56, 29 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- I can most certanly say that that Einstein's Puzzle did not come from that page, it is much older ( in fact, i remember solving it in 12 minutes at the age of 14 ), i cannot speak for the other pages but that page most certanly did not originally come from that url, he may have copied it from there but that is not it's original origin. --Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason 21:03, 2004 Apr 27 (UTC)
- You're probably right. I guess I don't know the copyright status of things like this, and became overzealous when I saw that all of this user's edits were copy/pastes from other websites. Kevin Saff 14:56, 28 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- I can most certanly say that that Einstein's Puzzle did not come from that page, it is much older ( in fact, i remember solving it in 12 minutes at the age of 14 ), i cannot speak for the other pages but that page most certanly did not originally come from that url, he may have copied it from there but that is not it's original origin. --Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason 21:03, 2004 Apr 27 (UTC)
- Gramophone Awards from [35]. Maximus Rex 04:43, 28 Apr 2004 (UTC)
May 1
- Michael Pennington conspiracy from [36]. Was on WP:VFD - MediaWiki:VfD-Michael_Pennington_conspiracy. --Zigger 05:29, 2004 May 1 (UTC)
- User:Danuas uploads copyrighted images into Wikipedia. One such file (Image:Org.jpg) is now deleted after having been listed here for a week; however, there are more images of the same status: Image:Frederik IX.jpg, Image:Prince Joachim.jpg, Image:Princess Alexandra.jpg, Image:Org1.jpg, perhaps more. Like Image:Org.jpg, they have been copied from http://www.kongehuset.dk - though that site makes it very clear (and in two languages) that the images are copyrighted.
--tsca 14:07, 2004 May 1 (UTC)- S/he's now re-uploaded the previously deleted Image:Org.jpg and put it back in Margrethe II of Denmark. No reaction to comments on their talk page
- Apparently there's no way to stop someone who WANTS to violate copyrights. Still no reaction on Danuas' talk page, but a "new user" account has been established today (User:Bct88) and two more duplicates of Image:Org.jpg have been uploaded: Image:Margrethe of Denmark.jpg and Image:Margrethe II.jpg and used again in the article Margrethe II of Denmark (see also here). This definitely looks like intentional cop. viol.
--tsca 08:24, 2004 May 6 (UTC) - More of the same this afternoon/evening. Don't worry too much -- someone will come and mumble the magic words "fair use!" in their general direction and then everything will be all right. (harumph) –Hajor 22:18, 6 May 2004 (UTC)
- Tsca, you wrote on the image description pages that the images were "copyright infringements", not "possible copyright infringements". Please say why you're sure that they are infringing. I went looking for a copyrigt notice or anything other thanthe moral rights credits to photographers and didn't find anything. Does anyone have a link to them in one or more languages? It seems likely that these are press release images and our use would be in accord with normal fair use of such images. Jamesday 03:34, 13 May 2004 (UTC)
- I don't know how you could miss the copyright notice! A short version in English(1) is All rights reserved by the Royal House and the photographers listed below. . However, the long version in Danish(2) explicitly states that the use of the portrait-photographs is disallowed! - and they even give legal basis for this claim (infringements will violate "§ 1 om god markedsføringsskik, varemærkelovens § 14 & straffelovens § 132"). Links: 1 2
--tsca 08:43, 2004 May 13 (UTC)
- I don't know how you could miss the copyright notice! A short version in English(1) is All rights reserved by the Royal House and the photographers listed below. . However, the long version in Danish(2) explicitly states that the use of the portrait-photographs is disallowed! - and they even give legal basis for this claim (infringements will violate "§ 1 om god markedsføringsskik, varemærkelovens § 14 & straffelovens § 132"). Links: 1 2
May 2
- Image:Saumur.jpg copyrighted image. Maximus Rex 05:19, 2 May 2004 (UTC)
- So is every GFDL image on this site. Why do you think it's a copyright infringement? Jamesday 04:28, 13 May 2004 (UTC)
- It's clearly a professionally made photograph and it was uploaded by DW who uploaded many copyright infringing images. Unless you can show that it is released under the GFDL, it should be deleted. Maximus Rex 02:04, 19 May 2004 (UTC)
- So is every GFDL image on this site. Why do you think it's a copyright infringement? Jamesday 04:28, 13 May 2004 (UTC)
- Image:G3b.jpg copyrighted image from http://www.savetibetonline.com/tib-geography.htm - UtherSRG 05:31, 2 May 2004 (UTC)
- Seems most unlikely that they did anything more than scan it, so the site isn't likely to be a copyright holder. Can anyone read enough on the map to give us some idea of where it might originally be from, so we can try to work out the actual status ofthe map? Jamesday 04:28, 13 May 2004 (UTC)
- List of SAT words from [37]. List of SAT words is listed on VfD, and the copyright issue has come up, but a specific copyright problem was not identified. See my comments at the VfD discussion. Wile E. Heresiarch 07:33, 2 May 2004 (UTC)
- Note: VfD consensus is to delete or transwiki to wiktionary. See MediaWiki:VfD-List of SAT words -- Graham :) | Talk 13:29, 3 May 2004 (UTC)
May 3
- Tractography from [38] -- Decumanus | Talk 05:47, 3 May 2004 (UTC)
- Not a copyvio, see talk page. (I don't know the procedure here, should I remove the page from here or should I just leave a note?) theresa knott 20:22, 4 May 2004 (UTC)
May 4
- Image:Lozardo.jpg from [39]; see Image_talk page. –Hajor
- I thought that this was fair use
May 5
- De Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles from [40] (Copyright notice on separate page covering whole site.) Rmhermen 18:19, May 5, 2004 (UTC)
- Contributor acknowledged problem and is seeking permission. Rmhermen 21:25, May 5, 2004 (UTC)
Used with permission images
These are all "used with permission" images (or have no info as to source) and thus cannot be used by third parties, thus they are not in the spirit of the GNUFDL and hinder the redistribution of Wikipedia content. Jimbo Wales said we cannot use those type of images as a result. [41] --mav 21:04, 3 May 2004 (UTC)
- I note that some of these images merely require credit and do not otherwise restrict usage. Since we are required by the GFDL to maintain authorship information, I don't see how that is incompatible. —Morven 21:30, 3 May 2004 (UTC)
- I'm in the process of removing those from the above list and re-classifying them as fairuse. --mav
Image:Amcoa.jpg Image:LondonEye1.jpg Image:BARBER01.jpg Image:Nokia-mobilephoneearpiece010.jpg Image:Billy Price.jpg Image:Belcourt.jpg Image:W D Hamilton.jpg Image:Ascaphus truei.jpg Image:Peppered moth Biston betularia betularia f carbonaria.jpg
- Regarding Image:MyosinUnrootedTree.jpg please note that the permission that was obtained is for use on Wikipedia. If explicit clarification is required regarding redistribution, the person who granted permission should be consulted. See Image:MyosinUnrootedTree.jpg for further details. Peak 05:52, 6 May 2004 (UTC)
- It's been here before. It's a computer generated image using an standard presentation in the field for factual information. As such, it is ineligible for copyright.Jamesday 12:23, 14 May 2004 (UTC)
- The license says in part Feel free to use them for any pro-RKBA web pages and publications. Therefore we do not have a license because we are seeking to be neutral, not in favor of the US concept of the right to bear arms. I doubt that this is fair use so this appears to be infringing. Jamesday 13:31, 14 May 2004 (UTC)
Image:Peppered moth Biston betularia betularia f typica.jpg
- This appears to be an accurate scientific photograph. Does anyone see any sign of artistic creativity in lighting or other aspects of the presentation? Recall that in the US there must be some creativity to have copyright. Jamesday 13:26, 14 May 2004 (UTC)
Image:RomanChariot.jpg Image:RomanChariotBig.jpg
Image:ByzantineChariot.jpg Image:ByzantineChariotBig.jpg Image:Krak1.jpg Image:Krak2.jpg
- I uploaded Image:RomanChariot.jpg, Image:ByzantineChariot.jpg, Image:RomanChariotBig.jpg, Image:ByzantineChariotBig.jpg, Image:Krak1.jpg, Image:Krak2.jpg, and also Image:GreekChariot.jpg, Image:GreekChariotBig.jpg, Image:PatroclusChariot.jpg, and Image:PatroclusChariotBig.jpg, which may be problems. Unfortunately I didn't think to make copies of the e-mail exchanges, but the Roman chariot picture is an ancient mosaic and the website's claim to copyright may be spurious. Same for the "Patroclus" and "Greek" ones. The Byzantine chariot pic and the pics of Krak des Chevalier are a bit more difficult - the people who took the photos said we could use them, and they seemed to understand the license, but if that's not good enough then I guess removing them is the only option. Sorry! Adam Bishop 22:01, 3 May 2004 (UTC)
- A claim of fair use may be in order then - that is one reason why those were the only images I did not remove from the article. --mav 22:05, 3 May 2004 (UTC)
- The site appears to be trying to present an accurate rendition of an out of copyright Roman period work, so I see no potential for a valid copyright on the public domain mural Image:RomanChariot.jpg and Image:RomanChariotBig.jpg. Same for Image:GreekChariot.jpg, Image:GreekChariotBig.jpg, Image:PatroclusChariot.jpg, and Image:PatroclusChariotBig.jpg. No creativity so no fair use - no copyright at all - public domain. Jamesday 12:14, 14 May 2004 (UTC)
- I'm happy to accept the statement from Adam that he requested permission, was granted permission by those who understood the license and that the images Image:ByzantineChariot.jpg Image:ByzantineChariotBig.jpg Image:Krak1.jpg Image:Krak2.jpg are therefore released under the GFDL. Jamesday 12:52, 14 May 2004 (UTC)
Image:JohnBalance.png Image:JohnBallance.png Image:MichaelJosephSavage.jpeg Image:MichaelJosephSavage.png Image:NormanKirk.png Image:KeithJackaHolyoake.png Image:SirWilliamFergusonMassey.png
- I was the one who uploaded the images of New Zealand prime ministers: Image:JohnBalance.png, Image:JohnBallance.png, Image:MichaelJosephSavage.jpeg, Image:MichaelJosephSavage.png, Image:NormanKirk.png, Image:KeithJackaHolyoake.png, Image:SirWilliamFergusonMassey.png, and one or two others. I did so with the explicit permission of the National Library of New Zealand, which holds the rights to those images. At the time, I believed that Wikipedia text and Wikipedia images were treated separately under our implementation of the GDFL. I based this on Wikipedia:Copyrights, which merely says (at the top) that the text of Wikipedia is under the GDLF. Looking at things more closely, however, I see that I was mistaken in my interpretations - the same page also says "We do not allow special permission content to be included in Wikipedia since such content cannot be used by downstream users of Wikipedia content unless they also obtain permission." As these images most definitely cannot be used by third parties without permission (or even on other Wikipedia pages without permission), they should be removed as quickly as possible - the National Library was very explicit on that point. The permission for using these images is null and void unless we can adhere to their terms, and it appears that we don't. It's unfortunate, since I think the images do improve the articles, but I suppose that's just how these things work. I apologise for my mistake. -- Vardion 00:24, 4 May 2004 (UTC)
- We all make mistakes - no big deal. :) I see they also claimed copyright to some public domain images. I fixed that since it is a bogus claim. We still might be able to use the images under the fair dealing/fair use doctrine. See Wikipedia:Fair use. --mav
- When was each picture taken? Who took them and held the rights to them? At least one or two appear likely to be in the public domain, given the dates of death of the subjects. Jamesday 12:23, 14 May 2004 (UTC)
- Mark Oaten is allowed, see Wikipedia:Pictures_from_libdems.org.uk, and is probably fair use anyway. Duncharris 15:53, May 4, 2004 (UTC)
May 6
- Ongoing series of translation-related school project copyvios (see MediaWiki:VfD-Translation articles – clarification is being sought from the teacher) –Hajor 19:23, 6 May 2004 (UTC)
- Advantages of CAT tools from [42]. Maximus Rex 16:43, 6 May 2004 (UTC)
- The great library of Alexandria from [43] Morwen 19:10, May 6, 2004 (UTC)
- Ancient wisdom for the modern world [44] –Hajor
- Basic features and terminology [45] –Hajor
- Famous Arabic Translators [46] –Hajor
- Translators throught history [47] –Hajor
- CAT in few words from [48] GUllman 22:58, 6 May 2004 (UTC)
- We must use CAT when... from [49] GUllman 22:58, 6 May 2004 (UTC)
- etc
May 7
- Allrpg from [50]. Evercat 19:40, 7 May 2004 (UTC)
- posters claims to copyright holder. Maximus Rex 02:58, 19 May 2004 (UTC)
- EMBRAER AMX-T -- The Anome 22:11, 7 May 2004 (UTC)
- posters claims to copyright holder. Maximus Rex 02:58, 19 May 2004 (UTC)
May 8
- Sant Kirpal Singh from [51] -- Hadal 01:57, 8 May 2004 (UTC)
- Filipino American from [52] -- Hadal 03:48, 8 May 2004 (UTC)
- Chinese Cuban from [53] and [54] - posted by same user as Filipino American and Chamorros (I'll warn him) -- Hadal 03:53, 8 May 2004 (UTC)
- Oscar Goodman - picture is possibly stolen from the los vegas revue jornal newspaper. no other possible source. Nut Handler 05:46, may 8 2004 (UTC).
- The image used came directly from the official website of the City of Las Vegas and images of the Mayor and City Council are considered to be public domain. By the way if your going to put the name of a local newspaper try to get the name right, It's the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The post by Nut Handler is an obvious hoax because the IP address they use originates from Guardster.com an anonymous web surfing website. The picture of Oscar Goodman will be restored. Misterrick 06:38 8 May 2004 (UTC)
- Shouldn't we be blocking Guardster.com, if it is an anonymizing proxy?
- The image used came directly from the official website of the City of Las Vegas and images of the Mayor and City Council are considered to be public domain. By the way if your going to put the name of a local newspaper try to get the name right, It's the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The post by Nut Handler is an obvious hoax because the IP address they use originates from Guardster.com an anonymous web surfing website. The picture of Oscar Goodman will be restored. Misterrick 06:38 8 May 2004 (UTC)
- Precipitation attenuation from non-public-domain part of Federal Standard 1037C. -- The Anome 13:43, 8 May 2004 (UTC)
- Fritz Pregl, 1923 Nobel laureate in Chemistry - the whole thing is rather thinly paraphrased from the official nobel.se biography ([55]) but the sixth paragraph ("Recognition for his work...") is verbatim.
May 9
- Colloid chemistry from [56]. This Spanish-language article was listed on Wikipedia:Pages needing translation into English and someone started translating it before I noticed that the article was apparently plagiarized. -- Jmabel 07:22, 9 May 2004 (UTC)
- User:Sexyfoxboy (contribs) has a few images uploaded, and claim on description pages "Image is copyright-free". Some investigation into these images may be profitable. - Fennec 15:10, May 9, 2004 (UTC)
- Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky from MacTutor [57]. Andris 17:00, May 9, 2004 (UTC)
May 10
- Quigley Catholic High School from [58]. Maximus Rex 03:11, 10 May 2004 (UTC)
- Free Speech (Philips) - copyvio in history from multiple sources ([59] [60] [61]). Current article is just a redirect that isn't very useful. -- Cyrius|✎ 03:32, May 10, 2004 (UTC)
- Business Analyst from [62]. RickK 04:58, 10 May 2004 (UTC)
- Transwiki:Zazaki from [63]. Wmahan. 10:49, 2004 May 10 (UTC)
May 11
- Maori language contains some text copy & pasted from [64] ᚣᚷᚷᛞᚱᚫᛋᛁᛚ 01:02, 11 May 2004 (UTC)
- Santos Inocentes was listed on Wikipedia:Pages needing translation into English, but it looks like a copy of [65]. -- Jmabel 01:31, 11 May 2004 (UTC)
- Cr mimetic from [66] --Delirium 02:54, May 11, 2004 (UTC)
- Presbyterian College [67] IP has already removed a speedy delete tag once. Niteowlneils 03:58, 11 May 2004 (UTC)
- Worsthorne: From VfD; deletion debate is here: MediaWiki:VfD-Worsthorne. Likely copyvio from [68], copyright license here: [69].
- Recent submissions are by User:Vvolkman:
- He says he has permission on the talk pages of these three:
- Frank A. Gerbode from [70] --Ben Brockert 22:29, May 11, 2004 (UTC)
- Traumatic Incident Reduction from [71] --Ben Brockert 22:36, May 11, 2004 (UTC)
- Metapsychology from [72] --Ben Brockert 22:39, May 11, 2004 (UTC)
- No response yet on these two, but I've reverted the first because it's on his website, and he says he has permission from Gerbode, the author. See Talk:Metapsychology.
- Anamnesis in Traumatic Incident Reduction from [73]. All of these . --Ben Brockert 22:44, May 11, 2004 (UTC) + see also [74] -Rholton 22:59, 11 May 2004 (UTC)
- Joseph Wolpe from [75] --Ben Brockert 22:31, May 11, 2004 (UTC)
- Now, to send them all to Cleanup...
- He says he has permission on the talk pages of these three:
May 14
- Imperial Order from [76]. --Stormie 00:27, May 14, 2004 (UTC)
- Dick Rutan from [77]. —Mulad 00:49, May 14, 2004 (UTC)
- Huichol from [78]. RickK 03:44, 14 May 2004 (UTC)
- Maxwell_Dane from [79] →Raul654 05:29, May 14, 2004 (UTC)
- Scoopex from [80] --ALargeElk 11:30, 14 May 2004 (UTC)
- Great Train Wreck of 1918 from [81] and/or [82] Niteowlneils 17:34, 14 May 2004 (UTC)
- Bill McBirnie from [83] (Newer page has different text) -- Jim Regan 19:13, 14 May 2004 (UTC)
- Shanghai University from [84] -- Jim Regan 19:18, 14 May 2004 (UTC)
- Wikipedia:The Jakarta Post, Anyone may contribute to E-encyclopedia from the Jakarta Post, who removed the article about Wikipedia from the Web - it was posted (according to edit summary) out of a desire to preserve access to an article about Wikipedia, but is certainly under the JP's copyright. Jwrosenzweig 19:37, 14 May 2004 (UTC)
- Neurasthenia from [85] Isomorphic 21:43, 14 May 2004 (UTC)
- BRITTLE CORNEA SYNDROME from [86] Morwen 21:48, May 14, 2004 (UTC)
- Number 9 The Gallery from [87] Andy Mabbett 22:42, 14 May 2004 (UTC)~
- Birmingham wire gauge from [88] Andy Mabbett 23:06, 14 May 2004 (UTC)
- Birmingham Mint from > Andy Mabbett 23:30, 14 May 2004 (UTC)
- Vlad III Dracula <---> http://members.aol.com/johnfranc/drac05.htm, innocently by user:Daniel Mahu, original violation by usenet poster. Badanedwa 02:03, Apr 30, 2004 (UTC)
- I don't see the similarity... am I missing something? --Delirium 02:47, May 11, 2004 (UTC)
May 15
- May 15 - British_banknotes:£1 reverse Bank of England hold copyright and conform no poemision given - responsible officer mentioned on image page. garryq 00:30, 15 May 2004 (UTC)
- May 15 - British_banknotes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Boed1f.jpg Bank of England hold copyright and conform no poemision given - responsible officer mentioned on image page. garryq 00:30, 15 May 2004 (UTC)
- Dudu - Mostly in Turkish; text overtly said these were song lyrics by Tarkan, who is a living songwriter. -- Jmabel 03:08, 15 May 2004 (UTC)
- Kuzu Kuzu - Same story as Dudu: these are Tarkan lyrics. -- Jmabel 03:13, 15 May 2004 (UTC)
- David Watters is just text from Watters' campaign site. Snowspinner 04:12, 15 May 2004 (UTC)
- James Hinks from > . All my additions in the last couple of days are from the same range of IP addresses... Andy Mabbett 11:14, 15 May 2004 (UTC)
- Stoney Stanton from [91] Morwen 11:49, May 15, 2004 (UTC)
- Pat Roach from [92]. Same user as previous reports. Andy Mabbett 13:19, 15 May 2004 (UTC)
- Brum Beat from [93]. Same user again. Andy Mabbett 13:30, 15 May 2004 (UTC)
- Pratt knot from [94]
- Ellis McTaggart from [95]. Maximus Rex 18:40, 15 May 2004 (UTC)
- Speical Services Group from [96]. RickK 22:44, 15 May 2004 (UTC)
- Wüsthof from [97]
- Das Rumpus, from http://www.dasrumpus.com/biography.htm - Seth Ilys 01:14, 16 May 2004 (UTC)
- Image:Pinus nigra.jpg, from [98] (at http://www.lakecountynursery.com/ppn.htm). Probably copyright, even though no indication of such on the page - MPF 01:25, 16 May 2004 (UTC)
- Image:Pinus.jpg, from [99]. Probably copyright, even though no indication of such on the page - MPF 01:25, 16 May 2004 (UTC)
- Indoleacetic acid, from [100] - right down to the "print preview" link text and such. Bryan 03:19, 16 May 2004 (UTC)
May 16
- Combat shotgun, Image:Rem1187pol3.jpg, Image:Usas-12.jpg, Image:Ithaca37hs.jpg, & Image:Mossberg 500 cruiser.jpg from [101]
- William Lyons, from [102]
Cordotomy from [103]I have talked with the author User_talk:Cynix and they have resolved the issue. All that remains is to move the temp page to the main page. Burgundavia 10:28, May 16, 2004 (UTC)Laminectomy from [104] (for the user aggreement for the previous website see [105]I have talked with the author User_talk:Cynix and they have resolved the issue. All that remains is to move the temp page to the main page. Burgundavia 10:28, May 16, 2004 (UTC)- Shannon Larratt from [106]. Maximus Rex 15:31, 16 May 2004 (UTC)
- Mental Patients Liberation Front from [107] Morwen 15:45, May 16, 2004 (UTC)
- Oppressions of Ahmadiyya Muslims in Bangladesh from [108]. Maximus Rex 15:56, 16 May 2004 (UTC)
Alpine states from [109]RedWolf 17:07, May 16, 2004 (UTC) Changed to a redirect &mdash See Talk:Alpine states RedWolf 19:19, May 16, 2004 (UTC) - note - copy vio still in history. Burgundavia 19:53, May 18, 2004 (UTC)- British Royal Commission on Capital Punishment from [110] RedWolf 17:15, May 16, 2004 (UTC)
- Great Mosque at Cordoba from [111]. Meelar 19:00, 16 May 2004 (UTC)
- Savings and loans from [112], which says, "Feel free to distribute or cite this material, but please credit the Center for Responsive Politics.". This was not done. Even if kept, it's POV. RickK 22:09, 16 May 2004 (UTC)
- Hypostyle from [113]. --Zigger 22:40, 2004 May 16 (UTC)
- HISTORIA DE ECUADOR from [114]. In Spanish and 70k to boot. Not even good as a redirect to the existing article. - Hephaestos|§ 23:30, 16 May 2004 (UTC)
May 17
- Jacopo da Bologna history from [115] (Houghton Mifflin Company). Remaining text now suspect. --Zigger 00:19, 2004 May 17 (UTC)
- Image:Merc twiggy.jpg ... Seems like a copyrighted publicity image to me. blankfaze 01:31, 17 May 2004 (UTC)
- found at [116] under a "Promotional Photos" section.
- David_Bergland from [117]. Markalexander100 03:18, 17 May 2004 (UTC)
- South China Tiger from [118] -- Jmabel 06:38, 17 May 2004 (UTC)
- Common sea star – most of the text comes from EnchantedLearning.com and is copyrighted. Lupo 07:13, 17 May 2004 (UTC)
- Jieyang from [119]. Maximus Rex 07:24, 17 May 2004 (UTC)
- Meizhou/guangdong from [120] & [[121]] & for good measure [122]. All verbatim. Burgundavia 08:14, May 17, 2004 (UTC)
- Tamara Toumanova from [123]. --Stormie 11:55, May 17, 2004 (UTC)
- The p. names from [124]. Lupo 13:21, 17 May 2004 (UTC)
- International Code of Breast-Milk Substitutes copied verbatim from [125]. Lupo 13:39, 17 May 2004 (UTC)
- Leatherhead Football Club from [126]. Lupo 14:32, 17 May 2004 (UTC)
- Wolfgang von Schweinitz (in German) from [127]. Verboten verbatim? --Zigger 16:44, 2004 May 17 (UTC)
- Outdoor activities from [128] Securiger 17:06, 17 May 2004 (UTC)
- Image:Lacey Chabert.jpg the image source is not cited and apparently no effort was made to verify its copyright status.Jorge Stolfi 17:17, 17 May 2004 (UTC)
- Solange Lecarrio - copied from one of several adult web sites, see article for list UninvitedCompany 18:24, 17 May 2004 (UTC)
- Henry Carey from [129] -- Cyrius|✎ 21:00, May 17, 2004 (UTC)
- Vijayawada from [130] Andris 23:12, May 17, 2004 (UTC)
- Yuchi from [131]. Andris 23:27, May 17, 2004 (UTC)
- Charles D.B. King from [132]. RickK 23:53, 17 May 2004 (UTC)
May 18
- Josef Matthias Hauer, cut and pasted from http://www.ibiblio.org/johncovach/hauerbio.htm. 10:46, 10 Apr 2004, from an anonymous 24.57.53.82, who has yet to make any other edits. ?
Milena Debenedetti [133] Mr. Jones 16:43, 18 May 2004 (UTC)
A large number of problem pages by the same user
All of the articles below appear to have been posted by User:Calexico, working their way through the FTSE 100. Note: If I got any of the url's wrong, I do have a correct one and I did check every one for copy vio. I may have just malfed the copy paste process. Burgundavia 10:54, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
Calexico (Talk) 11:38, 18 May 2004 (UTC) - I was at fault, and would like to assist in any way to put this right as at the moment I just seem to have created a lot of clean-up work for Burgundavia and potential legal issues, for which i am dreadfully sorry...
- Note to those interested in helping clean this up, Calexico has created separate pages for the PLC, as distinct from the "brand" of the company. E.g. British Airways plc has been created whilst already British Airways exists. The consensus on Calexico's talk page is that we shouldn't try to split articles along this quibbling legal lines - such information (and most companies do have relatively complex legal setups) should be presented in a corporate information section of a single article about the company as a whole. Thus there needs to be a significant amount of merging as well as rewriting to avoid copyvio issues. Pete/Pcb21 (talk) 11:52, 18 May 2004 (UTC)
- British Airways plc from [134]Burgundavia 10:36, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Boots Group plc from [135]Burgundavia 10:36, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- BOC Group plc from [136]Burgundavia 10:36, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- BHP Billiton plc from [137]Burgundavia 10:36, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Barclays plc from [138]Burgundavia 10:36, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- BAE Systems plc from [139]Burgundavia 10:36, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- AstraZeneca plc from [140]Burgundavia 10:36, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Antofagasta plc from [141]Burgundavia 10:36, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Associated British Foods plc from [142]Burgundavia 10:36, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Anglo American plc from [143]Burgundavia 10:36, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Amvescap plc from [144]Burgundavia 10:36, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Daily Mail & General Trust plc from [145]Burgundavia 10:36, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Compass Group plc from [146]Burgundavia 10:36, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Centrica plc from [147]Burgundavia 10:36, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Cadbury Schweppes plc from [148]Burgundavia 10:36, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Bunzl plc from [149]Burgundavia 10:36, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Cable & Wireless plc from [150]Burgundavia 10:36, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- British Land Co plc from [151]Burgundavia 10:36, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Abbey National plc from [152]Burgundavia 10:36, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- 3i Group plc from [153]Burgundavia 10:36, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Bradford & Bingley plc from [154]Burgundavia 10:36, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- British American Tobacco plc from [155]Burgundavia 10:36, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Alliance Unichem from [156]Burgundavia 10:36, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Enterprise Inns plc from [157]Burgundavia 09:23, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Man Group plc from [158]Burgundavia 09:23, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Johnson Matthey plc from [159]Burgundavia 09:09, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Lloyds TSB Group plc from [160]Burgundavia 09:09, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Liberty International plc from [161]Burgundavia 09:09, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Legal & General Group plc from [162]Burgundavia 09:09, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Land Securities Group plc from [163]Burgundavia 09:09, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Hays plc from [164]Burgundavia 09:09, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- InterContinental Hotels Group plc from [165]Burgundavia 09:09, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Hanson plc from [166]Burgundavia 09:09, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Emap plc from [167]Burgundavia 09:09, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Dixons Group plc from [168]Burgundavia 09:09, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Diageo plc from [169]Burgundavia 09:09, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Exel plc from [170]Burgundavia 09:09, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Gallaher Group plc from [171]Burgundavia 09:09, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- GUS plc from [172]Burgundavia 09:09, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Hilton Group plc from http://www.beatingthemarket.co.uk/hilton.html (See Google cache) The Anome 10:54, 18 May 2004 (UTC)
- BG Group plc from [173]Burgundavia 19:34, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- BT Group plc from [174]Burgundavia 19:34, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- BP plc from [175]Burgundavia 19:34, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Aviva plc from [176]Burgundavia 19:34, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Alliance & Leicester from [177]Burgundavia 19:34, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
In addition, the following 2 pages have since been written through to remove copy vio,before yesterday when I noticed this issue, but retain copy vio text in their history. I did not place a copy vio notice on these pages:
- BAA plc from [178] Burgundavia 19:43, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Allied Domecq plc from [179] Burgundavia 19:43, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
Bob Dylan vector art
Someone registered the username of Sambo, uploaded this image, put it in the Bob Dylan article, then did nothing else on Wikipedia. I've posted a message on their talk page, to request an actual upload summary, which they failed to provide, and have had no reply.
This image is by "T. Ho", and looks like its vector art. Sambo does not claim to be "T. Ho" at any point. A search of the internet for T.Ho+Dylan-Wikipedia [180] reveals no results. -- user:zanimum
- Apparently, there is a User:T.Ho, but Sambo, this new user, was just reuploading the image. Is still question the need for say, Image:Shakira.jpg, when other images of Shakira can easily be got. -- user:Zanimum
Others
- Credit Suisse First Boston from [181]. Eurleif 03:28, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Indian Election 2004 from [182]. Maximus Rex 04:27, 18 May 2004 (UTC)
- Bible Minimalism from[183]. RickK 00:09, 18 May 2004 (UTC)
- Beeanatomy from [184] - Hephaestos|§ 01:27, 18 May 2004 (UTC)
- Civic Day from [185]. Maximus Rex 01:28, 18 May 2004 (UTC)
- Yen Lo Wang from [186]. Angela. 03:17, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Elias Antonio Saca from [187] –Hajor 12:56, 18 May 2004 (UTC)
- Korean adoption from [188] - snoyes 14:28, 18 May 2004 (UTC)
- Alan J. Pakula from [189] - Deus Ex 17:40, 18 May 2004 (UTC)
- Propylon from [190] - Burgundavia 20:26, May 18, 2004 (UTC)
- Joseph Carr from [191] - Hadal 21:55, 18 May 2004 (UTC)
- Lam_Dong_province from [192] - João Neves 22:32, 18 May 2004 (UTC)
- Jim Colclough claims in text that it is "© Copyright 2004 Globe Newspaper Company". Maximus Rex 04:56, 19 May 2004 (UTC)
May 19
- Image:Mapa Serra dos Órgãos.jpg = [193] in [194] (subpage of [195]).
- Image:Serra dos Órgãos.jpg = [196] in [197]
- Image:Serra dos Órgãos2.jpg = [198] in [199].
- Image:Chandragupta-Maurya.jpg from [200] --Hemanshu 15:46, 19 May 2004 (UTC)
- Quinault Indian Reservation looks like it is copied from a book. I can't find the source online, but it looks suspiciously like a copyvio. Angela. 18:03, May 19, 2004 (UTC)
- The Philadelphia Experiment (movie) from [201] Conti 20:09, 19 May 2004 (UTC)
- Tex-Mex cuisine <--> http://www.hungrymonster.com/FoodFacts/Glossary-Cuisines-International.cfm?Food_Glossary_id_int=7530 - Badanedwa 20:41, May 19, 2004 (UTC)
- Looking at the page history, I think the violation was committed by the other site. The article Tex-Mex cuisine has evolved steadily since October 2001, with the Hungrymonster article being the same as the revision from August 9, 2003. -- Cyrius|✎ 21:18, May 19, 2004 (UTC)
- Son Sen from [202] - Hephaestos|§ 21:39, 19 May 2004 (UTC)
- Indian Motorcycle Company from [203]. RickK 23:07, 19 May 2004 (UTC)
- E. Paul du Pont, E paul du pont, Dupont Motor Car Company, and Francis du pont from [204], all by the same user. Maximus Rex 23:10, 19 May 2004 (UTC)
May 20
- Marquette University from [205] and [206]. Maximus Rex 01:19, 20 May 2004 (UTC)
- J.M. Hurst from [207]. Angela. 01:29, May 20, 2004 (UTC)
- Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox from [208]. Maximus Rex 01:44, 20 May 2004 (UTC)