Wikipedia:Copyright problems/2018 May 10

10 May 2018

 * Copyright violation started from this diff and it was removed recently with this diff. I am seeing thousands of words were copy pasted from books in form of "quotes" in references that are actually supposed to be short. Capitals00 (talk) 05:23, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Please provide a source for the apparent copyright violation, . Thank you, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 09:48, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
 * For now I am only mentioning this diff where the user claimed to have fixed the copyright problem after recognizing the warning for copyright violations. Some of the major examples of copyright violations of this diff are: 76 words directly copied from the book, 90 words copied from "Baluchistan was the most.... were non-Muslim", 55 words, 107 words, 65 words, 81 words, [https://books.google.com/books?id=5oQeAAAAMAAJ&q=All+this+was+a+dress+rehearsal+for+the+popular+pressure+the+League+exerted+on+the+members+of+the+Shahi+Jirga+which+met,+along+with+the+Quetta+Municipality,+on+30+June+1947,+to+decide+whether+Baluchistan+should+join+Pakistan.+The+Congress+had+played+on+the+fear+that+Pakistan+would+be+too+poor+to+support+the+deficit+province,+its+delegation+had+also+attempted+to+set+Baluchis+off+against+Pathans,+whilst+holding+out+the+hope+of+eventual+independence.+The+League+counteracted+this+‘bitter’+propaganda+by+taking+out+a+huge+procession+in+Quetta+on+23+June...On+the+day+on+which+the+vote+was+to+take+place,+the+League+gathered+a+huge+crowd+outside+the+Town+Hall.+Inside+it+all+the+54+members+present+voted+to+join+the+Pakistan+Constituent+Assembly+‘mindful+of+the+emotions+and+feelings+of+the+people+of+Baluchistan’.&dq=All+this+was+a+dress+rehearsal+for+the+popular+pressure+the+League+exerted+on+the+members+of+the+Shahi+Jirga+which+met,+along+with+the+Quetta+Municipality,+on+30+June+1947,+to+decide+whether+Baluchistan+should+join+Pakistan.+The+Congress+had+played+on+the+fear+that+Pakistan+would+be+too+poor+to+support+the+deficit+province,+its+delegation+had+also+attempted+to+set+Baluchis+off+against+Pathans,+whilst+holding+out+the+hope+of+eventual+independence.+The+League+counteracted+this+‘bitter’+propaganda+by+taking+out+a+huge+procession+in+Quetta+on+23+June...On+the+day+on+which+the+vote+was+to+take+place,+the+League+gathered+a+huge+crowd+outside+the+Town+Hall.+Inside+it+all+the+54+members+present+voted+to+join+the+Pakistan+Constituent+Assembly+‘mindful+of+the+emotions+and+feelings+of+the+people+of+Baluchistan’.&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi0kt7mwP3aAhWCwbwKHbQyBsIQ6AEIKTAA 137 words], [https://books.google.com/books?id=1QZuAAAAMAAJ&q=The+prominent+sardars+of+Balochistan+were+rejecting+the+most+attractive+offers+of+the+Congress+Party.+The+result+was+that+all+the+sardars+except+five+decided+to+cast+their+votes+in+favour+of+Pakistan.+But+on+that+very+night,+A.G.G.+informed+the+sardars+that+referendum+will+not+be+held+on+29th+June.+Only+the+statement+of+Lord+Mountbatten+of+3rd+June+will+be+read+out+on+30th+June.+It+was+a+preplanned+scheme+because+some+thing+might+crop+up+within+the+twenty+four+hours+that+might+damage+the+cause+of+Pakistan.+Against+conspiracy+of+the+Hindus+and+the+British,+the+patriotic+elements+and+the+freedom+fighters+rose+to+the+occasion+and+stood+like+a+solid+rock+to+destroy+the+evil+designs+of+the+conspirators.+It+was+decided+that+as+soon+as+the+A.G.G.+Mr+Jaffrey+Prior,+would+finish+his+speech,+Nawab+Saheb+would+stand+up+and+declare+that+all+sardars+had+decided+to+join+Pakistan+and+further+he+would+make+a+declaration+that+those+sardars+who+did+not+wish+to+cast+their+votes+in+favour+of+Pakistan+must+raise+their+hands.&dq=The+prominent+sardars+of+Balochistan+were+rejecting+the+most+attractive+offers+of+the+Congress+Party.+The+result+was+that+all+the+sardars+except+five+decided+to+cast+their+votes+in+favour+of+Pakistan.+But+on+that+very+night,+A.G.G.+informed+the+sardars+that+referendum+will+not+be+held+on+29th+June.+Only+the+statement+of+Lord+Mountbatten+of+3rd+June+will+be+read+out+on+30th+June.+It+was+a+preplanned+scheme+because+some+thing+might+crop+up+within+the+twenty+four+hours+that+might+damage+the+cause+of+Pakistan.+Against+conspiracy+of+the+Hindus+and+the+British,+the+patriotic+elements+and+the+freedom+fighters+rose+to+the+occasion+and+stood+like+a+solid+rock+to+destroy+the+evil+designs+of+the+conspirators.+It+was+decided+that+as+soon+as+the+A.G.G.+Mr+Jaffrey+Prior,+would+finish+his+speech,+Nawab+Saheb+would+stand+up+and+declare+that+all+sardars+had+decided+to+join+Pakistan+and+further+he+would+make+a+declaration+that+those+sardars+who+did+not+wish+to+cast+their+votes+in+favour+of+Pakistan+must+raise+their+hands.&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwib7tKBwf3aAhVBTbwKHVJIC8IQ6AEILDAB 180 words], 98 words, 89 words from "The Government of India reached a decision in June 1942...... 3rd June plan", 64 words, 72 words, 92 words, [https://books.google.com/books?id=4ngMAQAAMAAJ&q=He+informed+the+government+in+Karachi+on+24+March+that+it+would+be+″%27essential+now+to+show+force+in+Mekran%27+in+order+to+deter+the+khan+and+his+officials+from+taking+any+precipitate+action,+and+to+enable+a+change+over+in+administration+to+take+place+peacefully.+I+am+telegraphing+separately+my+proposals+for+future+administrative+control+over+Mekran...In+order+that+there+may+be+no+incidents+please+tell+Khan+or+his+Wazir-i-Azam+on+Monday+noon+our+proposed+move+in+Jiwani+and+Pasni+so+that+he+may+telegraph+instructions+to+his+officers+to+hand+over+the+administration+quietly.+We+do+not+want+any+incidents.+Similarly+his+officers+elsewhere+should+be+ready+to+hand+over+administration+and+the+treasuries+to+our+officers+as+soon+as+they+are+directed+to+do+so+by+the+latter.″+Ahmad+Yar%27s+final+decision+to+accede+whatever+was+left+of+the+khanate+of+Kalat+to+Pakistan+only+a+few+hours+later+was+received+with+a+sigh+of+relief.&dq=He+informed+the+government+in+Karachi+on+24+March+that+it+would+be+″%27essential+now+to+show+force+in+Mekran%27+in+order+to+deter+the+khan+and+his+officials+from+taking+any+precipitate+action,+and+to+enable+a+change+over+in+administration+to+take+place+peacefully.+I+am+telegraphing+separately+my+proposals+for+future+administrative+control+over+Mekran...In+order+that+there+may+be+no+incidents+please+tell+Khan+or+his+Wazir-i-Azam+on+Monday+noon+our+proposed+move+in+Jiwani+and+Pasni+so+that+he+may+telegraph+instructions+to+his+officers+to+hand+over+the+administration+quietly.+We+do+not+want+any+incidents.+Similarly+his+officers+elsewhere+should+be+ready+to+hand+over+administration+and+the+treasuries+to+our+officers+as+soon+as+they+are+directed+to+do+so+by+the+latter.″+Ahmad+Yar%27s+final+decision+to+accede+whatever+was+left+of+the+khanate+of+Kalat+to+Pakistan+only+a+few+hours+later+was+received+with+a+sigh+of+relief.&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiU2P_nwv3aAhVHx7wKHRURDt0Q6AEIKTAA 159 words], [https://books.google.com/books?id=t_9tAAAAMAAJ&q=He+thought+the+key+to+accession+of+Kalat+lay+in+Mekran+where+he+could+create+problems+for+Pakistan.+He+sent+his+sister+to+Karachi+to+fetch+his+brother+in+law+Bai+Khan+the+ruler+of+Mekran+to+force+him+to+retract+his+decision+to+accede+Pakistan.+Khan’s+brother+Abdul+Karim+Khan+first+tried+to+foment+disturbances+in+Mekran+to+embrace+Pakistan+to+line+up+army+reinforcement+and+then+fled+to+Afghanistan+to+muster+support....The+Khan+also+chose+to+withhold+ration+and+transport+from+the+Mekran+Levy+Corps+with+the+view+to+exposing+them+to+the+danger+of+starvation.+In+view+of+political+and+security+situation+following+the+Khan’s+intransigence,+Pakistan+was+forced+to+take+certain+administrative+and+defense+measures+to+secure+Jiwani,+Turbat,+Pasni+and+Panjgur+areas.+To+ward+off+any+incident+or+disorder+the+Kalat+Premier+was+asked+to+hand+over+administration+in+these+and+other+areas+to+Pakistan+along+with+the+treasuries.&dq=He+thought+the+key+to+accession+of+Kalat+lay+in+Mekran+where+he+could+create+problems+for+Pakistan.+He+sent+his+sister+to+Karachi+to+fetch+his+brother+in+law+Bai+Khan+the+ruler+of+Mekran+to+force+him+to+retract+his+decision+to+accede+Pakistan.+Khan’s+brother+Abdul+Karim+Khan+first+tried+to+foment+disturbances+in+Mekran+to+embrace+Pakistan+to+line+up+army+reinforcement+and+then+fled+to+Afghanistan+to+muster+support....The+Khan+also+chose+to+withhold+ration+and+transport+from+the+Mekran+Levy+Corps+with+the+view+to+exposing+them+to+the+danger+of+starvation.+In+view+of+political+and+security+situation+following+the+Khan’s+intransigence,+Pakistan+was+forced+to+take+certain+administrative+and+defense+measures+to+secure+Jiwani,+Turbat,+Pasni+and+Panjgur+areas.+To+ward+off+any+incident+or+disorder+the+Kalat+Premier+was+asked+to+hand+over+administration+in+these+and+other+areas+to+Pakistan+along+with+the+treasuries.&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiI8Pb2wv3aAhWMUbwKHWpeDbAQ6AEIJzAA 154 words], 73 words from "On hearing the news Khan... state by Pakistan", 137 words from "Realizing that he must act quickly.... on their behalf", 63 words, 77 words. Capitals00 (talk) 11:30, 11 May 2018 (UTC)


 * This problem – excessively long quotations in the references – seems to have been resolved. One section blanked because of an unrelated copyvio from 2017, page relisted under today's date. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 21:08, 8 July 2018 (UTC)


 * Userbox includes school logo. Hoppyh (talk) 14:14, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Good point, ! However, that particular image apparently does not reach the Commons:Threshold of originality, so there's no problem here. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 09:39, 11 May 2018 (UTC)