Wikipedia:Copyright problems/2011 July 26

26 July 2011
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Copyright investigations (manual article tagging)

 * List of Heartbeat episodes (series 9-16) ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://www.tv.com/heartbeat/a-dogs-life/episode/202429/summary.html, http://www.tv.com/heartbeat/skeletons-and-cupboards/episode/200062/summary.html, http://www.tv.com/heartbeat/the-seven-year-itch/episode/199868/summary.html, and many other reviews on tv.com. It appears that each description on the list has been copied verbatim from a corresponding tv.com review. Reaper Eternal (talk) 13:52, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Sigh. Add to that the following articles:
 * List of Heartbeat episodes (series 17-18) includes some content from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1140235/plotsummary and from various tv.com articles
 * List of Heartbeat episodes (series 1-4) seems to be slightly rewritten from the various tv.com articles. It also appears that the copyright infringer may not have come here yet.
 * List of Heartbeat episodes (series 5-8) - I read just this and then blanked the article
 * Reaper Eternal (talk) 17:53, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * It appears that all the infringing content may have originated from this old revision before it was split up. I also don't know if it is a reverse copyvio. Reaper Eternal (talk) 18:42, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I notified Rphr1987 who added much of the text to the original article. The source website in question is a user-generated page and I can't see archives from it. So, it is difficult to tell which site it was added to first.--NortyNort (Holla) 08:21, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Doesn't look like a backwards copyvio. :/ This content was added in a series of edits in 2008. The first substantial change after was this. Note that it changes away from this, this, this. This is all on us, I'm afraid. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 21:18, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
 * I've retained that link but cleaned up everything else; I've restored the list at the original source but removed the summaries. This is a real mess. I note that an IP restored three of the articles prior to their deletion. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 22:28, 7 August 2011 (UTC)


 * User:Yuki-kyo-kira ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://www.mangaupdates.com/genres.html. SEWilco (talk) 15:36, 26 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. --NortyNort  (Holla) 07:56, 5 August 2011 (UTC)


 * LCDR Anthony A. Mitchell USN ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/28/AR2009032801770_pf.html. JohnInDC (talk) 16:33, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Another editor has taken note of the copyright issues and has revised the article in a cleaner state. This can probably be marked as 'resolved'.  JohnInDC (talk) 22:45, 26 July 2011 (UTC) Spoke too soon. The original editor is reintroducing the questionable text.  JohnInDC (talk) 00:03, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Update Although not a straight verbatim copy, there was a considerable amount of very close paraphrasing throughout. Article has now been completely re-written to address this and Template:Cclean placed on the talk page. The editor who had attempted to reintroduce the copyvio is currently on a one-week block. Voceditenore (talk) 15:56, 29 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. Thank you! --Moonriddengirl (talk) 23:12, 7 August 2011 (UTC)