Wikipedia:Copyright problems/2010 January 16

16 January 2010
SCV for 2010-01-16 [ Edit]

Copyright investigations (manual article tagging)

 * No. 126 Squadron RAF ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://www.rafweb.org/Sqn126-130.htm. Buckshot06 (talk) 03:25, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya ([ history] · [ last edit]) from here, here, and here I suspect we could have a problem with University of Peradeniya article too. Chanaka L  ( talk ) 03:56, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I have reviewed Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya and blanked areas of concern. I will discuss these issues with the contributor and relist the article. I have not had time to review the other article yet, but will pick up with it later. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 14:30, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Just noting for further investigation that University of Peradeniya has always followed closely on and currently contains material derived from it in the overview & history sections. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 15:42, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Okay. Most of the article seems to infringe on previously published sources. I have tagged it, listing the sources in order that they are found, except that the PDF skips sections (see history for some specifics). I'll relist these under today. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 16:10, 24 January 2010 (UTC)


 * No. 127 Squadron RAF ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://www.rafweb.org/Sqn126-130.htm. Buckshot06 (talk) 07:17, 16 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 23:40, 24 January 2010 (UTC)


 * User:Bubenheim ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://www.avbmusic.com/. Cassandra 73 (talk) 14:00, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Kondapalli toys ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://www.iips.ac.in/main_book.pdf. Article creator clains source is actually http://www.ipindia.nic.in/girindia/journal/13.pdf and that this is a PD source as a creation of the Government of India, and that website has copied from the same GoI PD source. See article talk page and pages linked there. DES (talk) 17:24, 16 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Orissa Ikat ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://www.ipindia.nic.in/girindia/journal/12.pdf. Article creator clains source is actually http://www.ipindia.nic.in/girindia/journal/13.pdf and that this is a PD source as a creation of the Government of India, and that website has copied from the same GoI PD source. See article talk page and pages linked there. DES (talk) 17:33, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Except for a few exceptions, the works of the Government of India are fully protected by copyright. Consider The Handbook of Copyright Law] produced by the Indian government, which indicates that "In the case of a government work, government shall, in the absence of any agreement to the contrary, be the first owner of the copyright therein" and this passage which defines the term of expiration: "In the case of cinematograph films, sound recordings, photographs, posthumous publications, anonymous and pseudonymous publications, works of government and works of international organisations, the 60-year period is counted from the date of publication" (emphasis added). In the copyright rules of 1957, section 52(q) excludes as copyright violations the "reproduction or publication" of certain government works. Sharp-eyed readers familiar with Wikipedia will notice they don't mention modification, and, indeed, they explicitly require the retention of certain materials in subsection ii. They also explicitly exclude (and therefore do extend copyright protection) to committee reports from the Table of the Legislature and court/tribunal/judicial judgements if a recognized authority has forbidden reproduction. That means that even in these cases, it's a good bit more complex than figuring out US PD status, where most US gov't works are explicitly PD unless noted otherwise.


 * Fortunately for us, we can use binding laws, codes & regulations produced by the Indian government anyway, as US Law regards such material as public domain, and the US laws are the ones that govern us. But I don't see anything in Indian copyright law that releases copyright from the Geographical Indications Journal. In fact, the pdf is hosted as part of the nic website, which says at the home Terms of Use: "Material featured on this Portal may be reproduced free of charge after taking proper permission by sending a mail to us. However, the material has to be reproduced accurately and not to be used in a derogatory manner or in a misleading context." Lacking strong evidence that this material is exempt, we have no choice but to interpret that license as requiring permission and forbidding modification, neither of which is consistent with our licensing. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 00:51, 25 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanjavur art plate ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://www.ipindia.nic.in/girindia/journal/17.pdf. Article creator clains source is actually http://www.ipindia.nic.in/girindia/journal/13.pdf and that this is a PD source as a creation of the Government of India, and that website has copied from the same GoI PD source. See article talk page and pages linked there. DES (talk) 17:36, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
 * See listing immediately above. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 00:57, 25 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Network Video Recorder ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://www.ipcamerasupply.com/category/network-video-recorders, http://www.deltatechsite.com/nvr.html, http://www.axis.com/products/video/about_networkvideo/platforms.htm, possibly others. The article has changed somewhat from the original version, where the copy-pasting is more obvious. The original author, User:Sdoirngh, has a number of notices on his talk page for other copyrighted material that he uploaded. fraggle (talk) 21:05, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
 * For further clarification, as the NVR page has been around since February 2008, I looked up the URLs I linked to on archive.org. I couldn't confirm the first two URLs, but the third has been on axis.com since at least 2006 ("An NVR is designed to offer optimal performance for up to a set number of cameras ...").  fraggle (talk) 21:12, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you for noting your concerns. However, the contributor was not notified, which is a requirement before these listings can be closed. I have notified the contributor, blanked the article and relisted it under today to give him the requisite seven days to respond. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 01:02, 25 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Voe of Cullingsburgh ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://shetlopedia.com/Voe_of_Cullingsburgh. Amalthea  23:43, 16 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. --MLauba (talk) 09:33, 25 January 2010 (UTC)


 * St. Mary's Church, Shetland ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://shetlopedia.com/St_Mary%27s_Church. Amalthea  23:43, 16 January 2010 (UTC)


 * [[Image:Pictogram voting delete.svg|20px]] Copyright concerns remain. Article deleted, left CUP notice. --MLauba (talk) 10:22, 25 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Bay of Cuppa ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://shetlopedia.com/Bay_of_Cuppa. Amalthea  23:43, 16 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. --MLauba (talk) 10:22, 25 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Dante's Peak ([ history] · [ last edit]) from . Nomination completed by DumbBOT (talk) 00:17, 17 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. --MLauba (talk) 10:22, 25 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Nanking Massacre controversy and denial ([ history] · [ last edit]) (url not detected). Nomination completed by DumbBOT (talk) 00:17, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
 * This is part of an active CCI; I'll be reviewing it through that process. Not sure how it wound up here without checking the history, but it isn't currently tagged. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 14:02, 25 January 2010 (UTC)