Wikipedia:Copyright problems/2014 April 19

19 April 2014

 * Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Western Wisconsin Woodland Period (Archaeology) may be a copyright violation of http://www.academia.edu/4427132/A_Field_Guide_to_Western_Wisconsin_Woodland_Ceramics, but needs someone with access to academia.edu to find out. &mdash;Anne Delong (talk) 18:17, 19 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I downloaded the paper from Academia.edu and can verify that the AFC is substantially copied from pages 6–14 of the manuscript, with many paragraphs identical. I also note that the manuscript on Academia.edu is credited as, "COMPILED AND EDITED BY: Ryan J. Howell, UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE COMMAND, FORT McCOY, DIRECTORATE OF TRAINING AND MOBILIZATION, ARCHAEOLOGY LABORATORY", but there is no explicit licensing or release of copyright that I can see. Cnilep (talk) 05:52, 21 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks for taking the time to look that up. I have heard that American government documents are free of copyright.  Would this qualify?  It seems that writing this was part of his job.  &mdash;Anne Delong (talk) 07:12, 21 April 2014 (UTC)