Commons:Deletion requests/Banksy graffiti

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Banksy graffiti

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The UK does not have freedom of panorama for 2D works, so all public art (eg graffiti) in the UK is a copyvio. See Category:Banksy. -mattbuck (Talk) 21:24, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

 Comment Images taken in different countries in different circumstances; I suggest considering at least some seperately. -- Infrogmation (talk) 21:51, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
 Comment Some of them are not copyrightable, i think, e.g. Image:What are you looking at.jpg. --Martin H. (talk) 23:04, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

 Keep for this listing. Looking at the group I see images that may be problems (perhaps the majority on the list), but I also see the simple text message Martin H mentions above, and a photograph of half a city block with a bit of graffiti art just visible as a small detail. Since I do not advocate throwing out useful images without copyright problems just because they were in the same category as a problem image, I urge closing this listing as a keep. I suggest individual images (or more carefully considered subsets of images) listed here may be relisted seperately. -- Infrogmation (talk) 23:46, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

  • There's no reason we can't go through selectively and delete those which are in violation. DRs don't have to end as keep all or delete all. I've withdrawn the ones which probably pass de minimis - others are more marginal or clearly not de minimis. -mattbuck (Talk) 00:22, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

 Keep - "Banksy has a casual attitude to copyright"[1] // Liftarn (talk)

 Keep Current policy is that illegal graffiti is allowed here: see COM:CB#Graffiti. The policy may bear discussion, but unless and until the policy is changed these images should stay. In fact, COM:CB#Graffiti is I think a reasonable interpretation of the way in which the UK courts would handle this (Banksy is British and most of his works are in the UK). --MichaelMaggs (talk) 21:00, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

 Keep As per MichaelMaggs - Arpingstone (talk) 08:38, 8 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

 Keep This is the most ridiculous thing I have seen in a while someone has way too much time on their hands.77.99.57.229 01:41, 28 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

 Keep No graffiti artist will ever complain if we preserve his art. Sadly this is no valid argument. Should anyone feel compelled to delete any of the pictures please move it to de.wikikpedia, for these people are allowed to host that kind of pictures.--tox (talk) 09:58, 4 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Kept per MM.  — Mike.lifeguard | @en.wb 22:12, 8 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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