Wikipedia:Copyright problems/2010 November 27

27 November 2010
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Copyright investigations (manual article tagging)

 * Hari Singh Burdak ([ history] · [ last edit]) . At least one paragraph swiped wholesale from an article in Political science review, Volume 24, University of Rajasthan, 1986.  Uncle G (talk) 01:34, 27 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 16:19, 5 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Anarchy in the United States ([ history] · [ last edit]) from  Declined G12 and substituted close paraphrase, because it looks like substantial (though probably inadequate) effort has been made to paraphrase the source, which is credited as the sole reference. Could use a more nuanced review, and either a better paraphrasing or deletion. Jclemens (talk) 05:00, 27 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 21:31, 5 December 2010 (UTC)


 * S. D. Shibulal ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://www.infosys.com/about/management-profiles/pages/s-shibulal.aspx, introduced here. Copyright notice on the source says 2010, but a link to this url was added within a few minutes of this edit. Same text is reproduced in several other sites elsewhere such as those in the references section, obviously an "official" bio so unlikely to be a backwards copyvio. January   (talk)  15:05, 27 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. I so appreciate your reports. :) --Moonriddengirl (talk) 21:35, 5 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Robert de Umfraville, Earl of Angus ([ history] · [ last edit]) from ODNB. Charles Matthews (talk) 16:00, 27 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 21:41, 5 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Iran Khodro ([ history] · [ last edit]) from . I cannot tell who copied who, but the text is identical.  jsfouche &#9789;&#9790; Talk 16:02, 27 November 2010 (UTC)


 * [[Image:Pictogram voting support.svg|20px]] No copyright concern. Material PD or appropriately licensed for use. Thanks very much for bringing up your concerns! Evidence suggests that they copied us. They've dated their page, and we had the content before that date. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 21:44, 5 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Spectral-Domain Approach ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://www.die.uniroma1.it/personale/frezza/EuSA/Lectures/Spectral-Domain%20Approach.pdf. 174.109.199.154 (talk) 19:33, 27 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Qadir Huseynov ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://www.chesscafe.com/text/misha36.pdf. Regards, SunCreator (talk) 22:03, 27 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 22:32, 5 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Shoot from the Hip ([ history] · [ last edit]) Copied and pasted from http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/9g63. VWBot (talk) 00:22, 28 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 22:22, 5 December 2010 (UTC)


 * List of Elseworlds publications ([ history] · [ last edit]) Copied and pasted. VWBot (talk) 00:22, 28 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 22:20, 5 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Peoples Education Society College of Engineering ([ history] · [ last edit]) Copied and pasted from http://www.educationinfoindia.com/engg/b_pesinfrastruc.htm, http://www.educationinfoindia.com/engg/b_pesabout.htm, http://www.educationinfoindia.com/engg/b_pesstudent.htm. VWBot (talk) 00:22, 28 November 2010 (UTC)


 * [[Image:Out of date clock icon.svg|20px]] User was not notified, relisting under today's entry. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 22:18, 5 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology ([ history] · [ last edit]) Copied and pasted from http://www.shiksha.com/getListingDetail/29598/institute/college-Sir-M-Visvesvaraya-Institute-Of-Technology-Sir-Mvit-Bangalore-India. VWBot (talk) 00:22, 28 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 22:05, 5 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Sharon Draper ([ history] · [ last edit]) Copied and pasted. VWBot (talk) 00:22, 28 November 2010 (UTC)


 * [[Image:Out of date clock icon.svg|20px]] User was not notified, relisting under today's entry. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 22:04, 5 December 2010 (UTC)


 * K12-B ([ history] · [ last edit]) Copied and pasted from http://www.k12-b.nl/. VWBot (talk) 00:22, 28 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 21:56, 5 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Happy Feet 2 ([ history] · [ last edit]) Copied and pasted from http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=50654. VWBot (talk) 00:22, 28 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 21:56, 5 December 2010 (UTC)


 * The Lost Stallions (2003) ([ history] · [ last edit]) Copied and pasted. VWBot (talk) 00:22, 28 November 2010 (UTC)
 * No source found, but PRODded. If it's still here after a week, we'll need to consider further action, because there's nothing transformative about this plot article. Plot summary is all that it is. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 21:54, 5 December 2010 (UTC)


 * Anti-crisis action ([ history] · [ last edit]) Copied and pasted. VWBot (talk) 00:22, 28 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Communities That Care ([ history] · [ last edit]) from . I'm not certain whether this articles is a problem or not. Because it is a program of the United States Government the wording may be from something in the public domain? I have not tagged the article itself. ✤ JonHarder talk 21:01, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, I'm looking at this one, and complicated the matter here is that the pdf is dated to 2009, while the content was added here in 2008. I've found similar content on several other websites; one official site in Colorado acknowledges us as the source. Others clearly postdate us. The governmental page, meanwhile, is not loading. I am inclined to think that, since we evidently postdate the pdf, we should presume this one is okay, but perhaps note the complication at the article's talk page. Before closing, though, I'd like to get other feedback. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 18:51, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
 * My only concern would be that the article could copy from an older document replaced by the 2009 document. That the PDF is formatted better than the wikipedia article - insofar as the relevant words are concerned - would suggest to me that the article is a copy of the PDF or an earlier version of it. An earlier but different looking article article created by a different account (but apparently the same person) was G12'd. The current version was worked on in userspace before being moved to the mainspace. It was worked on extensively in userspace, but what stands out is the original large dump of text. --Mkativerata (talk) 20:37, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Hmm. Those are good causes of concern. :/ In cases like this, I usually follow the "If in doubt, write the content yourself, thereby creating a new copyrighted work which can be included in Wikipedia without trouble" provision (I've rewritten a good many articles), but generally the articles have been blanked before I've done so. I feel like rewriting for copyright concerns is an admin action, and I prefer to let "regular" editing deal with it before I do that. Since the contributor isn't around much, do you think the content should be blanked to let them have a shot at it, or do you think I should go ahead, given reasonable doubt? Your opinion would be much appreciated. :) --Moonriddengirl (talk) 13:14, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I think blanking it for a week and relisting it here would be the better, and potentially MRG-time-saving approach. It averages 20 page-views a day so chances are the writer or someone interested might notice.--Mkativerata (talk) 19:36, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
 * So mote it be. :) Blanked, explained, and relisted under today to set the clock. Thanks. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 12:36, 9 December 2010 (UTC)