Wikipedia:Copyright problems/2010 November 10

10 November 2010
SCV for 2010-11-10 [ Edit]

Copyright investigations (manual article tagging)

 * Academy of Architectural and Contemporary Themes ([ history] · [ last edit]) - tone and content bear all the hallmarks of a Copyright violation from the start of this article's history. I would have speedied it had I found the source. What to do? -- Ohconfucius ¡digame! 03:09, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * If you can't identify a source and there's not evidence that the contributor has copied elsewhere, generally the talk page is just tagged with cv-unsure since we'd rather not delete content if it's not likely copyvio - and the author could just be a good at writing instead of copying it from somewhere. In this case there are even typos in the initial edit, "posivite" and "practial" which are small indications that this may actually be fresh content. VernoWhitney (talk) 03:27, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I presume you noticed the pervasive use of the first person... -- Ohconfucius ¡digame! 03:49, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I did, so it's COI and/or copyvio. I was just saying that it might not be copyvio. I'm awake enough now to do some more research, and I found that the article was originally at AACT High School and written by, so that confirms COI. Also skimming through I found this edit copied from here, so that confirms copyvio, too. :/ VernoWhitney (talk) 12:46, 10 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Ouija Board Criticism ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://www.hauntedamericatours.com/ghosts/OuijaBoard.php. LuckyLouie (talk) 03:56, 10 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting support.svg No copyright concern. False positive. Reverse copyvio; see evidence of evolution on Wikipedia here. Haven't added a tag since it's been largely rewritten in the past few days. VernoWhitney (talk) 14:24, 18 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Abu Ata Al-Sindi ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://books.google.com/books?id=MOiHo7oMprsC&pg=PA247&lpg=PA247&dq=the+original+poet+seems+to+have+been+Aflah+and+the+name+of+his+Sindhi+father+was+Yasar&source=bl&ots=f4ALKDmCWm&sig=IUP1tyEtvZOQJsCv2p9HSU6v0kQ&hl=en&ei=zrjaTIy7G4KB8gazxZn4CQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CBoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=the%20original%20poet%20seems%20to%20have%20been%20Aflah%20and%20the%20name%20of%20his%20Sindhi%20father%20was%20Yasar&f=false. (This is probably G12able, but since I've indef-blocked a user over it, I've listed it.) Moonriddengirl (talk) 15:26, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Jami Chandio ([ history] · [ last edit]) from see talk. CCI reopened (related to above) Moonriddengirl (talk) 15:33, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * List of characters in the Dual Heroes series ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://www.gamefaqs.com/n64/197169-dual-heroes/faqs/57181. (Relist from 11/2, user not notified) Moonriddengirl (talk) 16:03, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Itel ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Itel-Corporation-Company-History.html. Author says on article talk page that he will rewrite it - I have directed him to the temporary page link from the covering template. JohnCD (talk) 18:17, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Michel Houellebecq ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/32878.Michel_Houellebecq. This has been brought on the talk page by one user User:Sayerslle on his talk page to respond on Michel Houellebecq's talk page. I'm not sure whether what i've done is right in this regard. Maybe it needs rewriting. Please advise. Best regards, Phil Nolte (talk) 20:06, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * the user has justified it and referenced it Phil Nolte (talk) 20:29, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- Text has been referenced. Slightly revised and used quotes to address copyvio. Other concerns on talk page are determined to be a reverse copyvio. — Cactus Writer (talk) 17:43, 18 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Brockinton-Scott House ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://nationalregister.sc.gov/williamsburg/S10817745998/S10817745998.pdf (page 5). See also conversation at User talk:Iridescent. VernoWhitney (talk) 20:16, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * DirectX Media Objects ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd375474%28VS.85%29.aspx. Foundational. VernoWhitney (talk) 20:57, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Towage ([ history] · [ last edit]) from e.g., Maritime law and Los contratos de remolque marítimo and The law of towage. Likely abridgment copyvio. VernoWhitney (talk) 21:23, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Amirs of Sindh ([ history] · [ last edit]) from see talk. Nomination completed by VWBot (talk) 00:28, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Chad Hankewich ([ history] · [ last edit]) from Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Darius Dhlomo. Nomination completed by VWBot (talk) 00:28, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Sanford N. McDonnell ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://www.boeing.com/history/mdc/snm.htm. Nomination completed by VWBot (talk) 00:28, 11 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. One of the links was dead. I could not confirm that content from it was clean. Accordingly, I have replaced. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 15:13, 19 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Ronkonkoma Branch ([ history] · [ last edit]) Close paraphrase. VWBot (talk) 00:28, 11 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 14:11, 19 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Ernest McBride, Sr. ([ history] · [ last edit]) Close paraphrase. VWBot (talk) 00:28, 11 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. VernoWhitney (talk) 14:38, 18 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Koli Christians ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/history/ethnic/koli.html and http://web.archive.org/web/20071024082701/http://www.indiaprofile.com/lifestyle/kolis.htm. Relisting. VWBot (talk) 00:28, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Note that I have left some text on the page under the blanking which I cannot confirm to be copyvio, although it entered at the same time as the rest. And just because complications are fun...some of the material appears to be originally from a PD text (published 1909), which appears to have been republished at http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/volume_1/The%20Kolis.html with some additional annotations. VernoWhitney (talk) 16:44, 31 October 2010 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. Since we can'tdetermine what's changed, I've replaced both the dubious and the confirmed copyright problem with some sourced text. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 14:02, 19 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Brown Lady of Raynham Hall ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/england/norfolk/hauntings/the-brown-lady-of-raynham-hall.html.Sandy Georgia (Talk) 08:48, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I think the rewrite needs more work and have said so at the talk page, with explanation. I would appreciate a second opinion.--Moonriddengirl (talk) 21:43, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
 * agree with analysis. Relisting under today. MLauba (Talk) 13:21, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Would appreciate another admin to review the current version. :) --Moonriddengirl (talk) 16:01, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisting one more time. VernoWhitney (talk) 17:31, 19 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Peripheral nerve reconstruction ([ history] · [ last edit]) from 3 offline sources; details on talk page of article. Frank  &#124;  talk  21:57, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I've asked Frank if he can review the proposed rewrite. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 15:28, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Turned out that one of the sources was readily available online. I've compared; problems extended byond the examples (as you would expect) and were ported over to the proposed rewrite. Strangely, a "new" contributor actually added back the example copyvio to the write. Caution given at User talk:Wikiclass emc. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 13:33, 20 November 2010 (UTC)