Commons:Deletion requests/File:Benny Hill WWII.jpg
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No indication on the source website that this was a work on the UK government. GMGtalk 14:10, 10 August 2018 (UTC)
- Benny Hill was in the English army during WWII and was employed until 1950; PD-UKGov states that copyright expires 50 years after the image is taken. Benny Hill was only in the army until 1950, therefore, copyright should have expired at the latest, in 2001. Also, the image is of an English soldier, therefore it is a UK government work. -- Stapmoshun (talk) 14:20, 10 August 2018 (UTC)
- Just because he was employed by the government at the time doesn't mean the person who took the image was. For the image to be a government work we need to know more about the photographer, not about the subject. GMGtalk 14:25, 10 August 2018 (UTC)
Keep credited to 1942-1950 [1] royal artillery uniform, before 1946 central pool of artists [2] "A photograph, which was made available to the public (e.g. by publication or display at an exhibition) more than 70 years ago (before 1 January 1948)" or revise UK anon license. Slowking4 § Sander.v.Ginkel's revenge 20:19, 10 August 2018 (UTC)- Comment: The uniform Hill is wearing in the photo being discussed here looks similar to ones in this photo found on eBay. It could be that this was just a publicity still taken of Hill in character for en:Light Up the Sky! (film), which was released in 1961. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:30, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
- Just to support Marchjulys point Hill was in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) when he joined the Army and not the Royal Artillery, at least one image of him in REME uniform shows up in google (other search engines are available) search. Clearly not the work of the UK Government. MilborneOne (talk) 09:24, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
Delete probably a publicity shot for the 1960 film Light Up the Sky!, based on the similarities to the images here and here – where he same age and in the same uniform. The Royal Artillery shoulder flashes match this film, but Hill served in REME, a different unit.[3] Also, he looks too old, much older then the photo of him in army uniform here, which shows REME shoulder flashes. Verbcatcher (talk) 20:34, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
Deleted: per User:Verbcatcher. P 1 9 9 ✉ 16:01, 10 October 2018 (UTC)
