Wikipedia:Possibly unfree files/2015 August 4



File:Cola Couronne bottle.jpg

 * The following discussion is an archived inquiry of the possible unfree file below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the media's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the discussion was: kept for fair use in the article about the product. Diannaa (talk) 20:03, 17 August 2015 (UTC)
 * File:Cola Couronne bottle.jpg ([ delete] | talk | [ history] | [ logs]).


 * The shape of the bottle itself is too simple to be protected by copyright, but it's not clear if the same can be said about the crown on the neck or label on the bottle. Even though the image has been tagged for a "move to Commons", it is likely the image would be deleted from Commons per c:COM:PACKAGING. Labels on bottles such as this are often still protected by copyright as artistic work even if a person goes out and buys the bottle and takes the photograph themselves. The physical object the person buys is theirs to do with as they please, but purchasing the physical object does necessary equate to a transfer of copyright with respect to any labels or images found on the object. So, if the label is still considered to be protected by copyright, the image probably should not be licensed as "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0". Marchjuly (talk) 08:27, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
 * According to its Facebook page, the cola has been produced for over 85 years. If the same labeling has been used for all those years, then it might be too old to still be protected by copyright. This clearer version of the logo from the same Facebook page, however, might show that the logo is original enough to not fall beneath the threshold of originality. The crown and text look simple enough, but the combination of fruit might just be original enough to be covered by copyright. Brasserie de la Couronne, the company the produces the drink, is listed as being Haitian company and, according to WP:URAA, Haiti is a signatory of Berne and TRIPS. I believe that Berne says that a minimum of 50 years need to pass after publication or author's death before an image becomes free, but I'm not quite sure how that applies to trademarked logos. - Marchjuly (talk) 01:02, 5 August 2015 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the media's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this section.