Wikipedia:Copyright problems/2015 April 21

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 * Anthony Delgado ([ history] · [ last edit] · rewrite) from Multiple sources. See https://www.google.com/search?q=%22a+criminal+organization+named+after+the+Mexican+Pacific+coast+state+of+Sinaloa+where+it+was+formed%22. Zeke Essiestudy (talk) 04:35, 21 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting delete.svg Article deleted. Article has been deleted for a reason other than copyright concerns.  --&mdash;Darkwind (talk) 05:48, 2 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Lists of endangered languages/UNESCO definitions ([ history] · [ last edit] · rewrite) from http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/endangered-languages/atlas-of-languages-in-danger/. Short UNESCO definitions, copied verbatim; since the page is transcluded to many others, I've not blanked it but have, pending a decision, removed the apparent copyvio. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 13:35, 21 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Note that these definitions were simply copied from one of more than a dozen articles where they were already being used verbatim. Endangered language still contains a copy, which I was planning on [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_endangered_languages_of_the_Pacific&diff=prev&oldid=656381265 linking to] in lieu of using the template, after discussion at Village pump (policy)/Archive 118 (just haven't gotten back to doing that). It's ridiculous to think we can't reproduce UNESCO's definitions when we use the terms in our articles, since they are UNESCO's terms, and we're identifying them as such. I can accept (in light of other WP guidelines) that it's probably better to have one copy that we can link to, rather than several copies strewn about — but to think we can't use even one copy of the definitions in the encyclopedia? These are defintions of terms; how can we use the terms without saying exactly how they're defined? Justlettersandnumbers suggested formatting them as a direct quote (which, of course, they are — and a cited one, at that). That's fine with me, since that's a trivial difference with the way it was [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lists_of_endangered_languages/UNESCO_definitions&oldid=656039763 before J. blanked out the definitions]. - dcljr (talk) 00:50, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I am also ok with the way they were cited as a quote. It is essentially saying "UNESCO defines the following terms this way". We can't have that information without a verbatim quote and it's essential to give meaning to the categories of language vulnerability, because to change the definition would render the lists useless. James086 Talk  06:16, 27 April 2015 (UTC)
 * There has been a request made evidently of UNESCO to license this for reuse. (See the talk page). I hope they'll grant that! However, fair use is context specific. You can quote a few stanzas from a poem transformatively in an article about the poem, where you may not be able to just quote those stanzas without any support material. You may be able to quote definitions from UNESCO in broader context of an article about those definitions. When you use them by themselves, as they are in this template, it's a different matter. This may be a case where the material is better off not in template, unless license is granted. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 20:53, 2 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Page has been moved to UNESCO definitions of endangered languages, with its full history intact, along with its associated talk page, Talk:UNESCO definitions of endangered languages. - dcljr (talk) 04:20, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
 * [[Image:Pictogram voting support.svg|20px]] No copyright concern. Material PD or appropriately licensed for use. I'd like to use the "t" option, but ticket has not yet been received by OTRS. Requested immediate forwarding of same. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 11:07, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I acted prematurely. Sorry! We still need specific licensing. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 11:13, 20 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Symbol redirect vote.svg Article redirected to non-infringing article. It's now been more than three months since wrote to UNESCO to ask for clarification of their licence, and there's been no reply. This page, titled like a subpage, is in fact just misnamed, and should probably be deleted (it is not in use). Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 22:30, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
 * See the deletion discussion at Redirects for discussion/Log/2015 August 28. - dcljr (talk) 13:45, 28 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Hitting the wall ([ history] · [ last edit] · rewrite) from http://drblacksps.blogspot.com/2010_12_01_archive.html. --L235 (t / c / ping in reply ) 16:52, 21 April 2015 (UTC)
 * In this case, we're in the clear. :) The source is dated from December 2010. The content in our article is older than that - over five years older with respect to some text. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 20:57, 2 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Sophia Wallace ([ history] · [ last edit] · rewrite) from http://www.sophiawallace.com/about. Other edits by this user will probably need to be checked. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 16:58, 21 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Preliminary check shows some issues; I have approached the editor at User talk:BrillLyle. I'm moving back to older days to process pending response there. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 21:51, 2 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Malcolm H. Stern ([ history] · [ last edit] · rewrite) from http://americanjewisharchives.org/publications/fajf/about.php. Sticking my neck out here, this has been given the OK by a respected admin; I've tried and failed to agree. Same editor as the above. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 17:26, 21 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center ([ history] · [ last edit] · rewrite) from http://www.mass.gov/eopss/law-enforce-and-cj/prisons/doc-facilities/souza-baranowski-correctional-center.html. Copied text added in 2010. Copied from Commonwealth of Massachusetts site; state government work is not public domain. —Alex (Ashill &#124; talk &#124; contribs) 19:04, 21 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. Revdelete request added for admin attention. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 20:39, 1 May 2015 (UTC)