Wikipedia:Copyright problems/2012 February 22

22 February 2012
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Copyright investigations (manual article tagging)

 * Rhinoscleroma ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://www.jameswpattersonmd.com/case_studies/index.cfm. The internet archive has a snapshot of the site from 24 November 2007. This snapshot does not contain the Rhinoscleroma case.  However, the Wikipedia article does not have the similar wording in November 2007. The wording that is similar first appears in May 2008.  Thus, it is possible a good segment of the article was copied from www.jameswpattersonmd.com in May 2008 -- as I cannot show it is existed on Wikipedia first. Nephron  T|C 02:17, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I think it's clear that one has used the other as a basis for their description but it's far less certain what way round it is. In my opinion, however, if we based our article on theirs I don't think we have a copyright concern as a) there is enough evidence there that the editor started with the facts and wrote their own sections and b) I don't think the paraphrasing is close enough.  However I'm still not that confident in making paraphrasing calls so would appreciate a second opinion. Dpmuk (talk) 20:27, 1 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I don't know how much something has to be different... but I think it is obvious, if this is sufficient to go to court, who a jury would pick as more credible with the choices being (1) a doctor in good standing that served in the military for his country, and (2) an anonymous Wikipedia editor that hasn't continued to edit. Nephron T|C 06:20, 8 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting support.svg Backwardscopy. Tag and explanation placed at talk page. While I would be concerned with this level of paraphrase, I am convinced that the content evolved here first. If it had been placed by one editor, it would be different; but we have multiple editors adding and massaging the content into its current form and evidence that this material was recently added to the doctor's page, as it is not present in the single version currently archived. Archives may lag by as much as six months. While they are not perfect (as they don't pick up everything), I wouldn't be surprised if he had not expanded his page within that time. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 23:05, 10 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Rockne, Texas ([ history] · [ last edit]) from Handbook of Texas Online. Entire text of the article lifted in 2009 by IP editor 72.207.220.15, whose only WP contribution was this. Editor was not the person who created the article.Maile66 (talk) 13:33, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. --TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 10:37, 1 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Bosque County, Texas ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcb10. Problem is only History section. Lifted entirely from Handbook of Texas in 2007 by IP editor 66.167.61.130, who did not originally create the article.Maile66 (talk) 14:58, 22 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. --Dpmuk (talk) 20:06, 1 March 2012 (UTC)


 * European Low Gravity Research Association ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://www.elgra.org/History.htm. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 15:40, 22 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. Creator has a COI and asserts rights over the text. I gave them instructions on donation. They did a re-write of the history section but it has close-paraphrasing issues.--NortyNort (Holla) 21:56, 5 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Violinist (thought experiment) ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/thought-experiment/. Blatant copyright violation from 62102549, but now constitutes less than half of the article, unfortunately the base for the rest. I don't know how fair this is. The attribution was changed in the second edit (62113055). Chealer (talk) 17:33, 22 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 22:22, 10 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Loan modification in the United States ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/housing/2008-10-23-home-loan-modification_N.htm. I noticed obviously copied wording in this section - more may be affected, the duplication detector shows more cut-and-paste from this article in other sections. May need to start from scratch. Fences  &  Windows  22:41, 22 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. Text removed and a few PD tags added in the references. --NortyNort (Holla) 21:27, 5 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Dr. Wooday P Krishna ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://www.woodaypkrishna.in/. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:00, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
 * William Grant Naboré ([ history] · [ last edit]) from http://www.comopianoacademy.com/courses/Nabore/. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:00, 23 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. --Dpmuk (talk) 19:58, 1 March 2012 (UTC)