Commons:Deletion requests/File:HoloLens Minecraft (15716942894).png

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File:HoloLens Minecraft (15716942894).png

The image is a copyright violation as it contains that intellectual property of Minecraft. Even if we believe that this so called "Microsoft Sweden" account indeed belongs to Microsoft, Microsoft does have the authorization to give away Mojang intellectual properties.

This isn't the first time that content from this "Microsoft Sweden" Flickr account becomes problematic: See Commons:Deletion requests/File:Windows 10 start screen (16337613651).jpg. Ironically, the uploader was the same last time too. Codename Lisa (talk) 07:00, 19 November 2016 (UTC)

Nothing ironic about it--I uploaded a variety of content from the official Microsoft Sweden Flickr account. This promotional image is owned by Microsoft, though the question of precisely which division is left to someone more adept at their bureaucracy. As far as reason goes, we can trust that Microsoft Sweden has done due diligence in their promotional licensing. Also this is not an image of Minecraft per se, but an augmented reality recreation of the HoloLens experience. It was created by Microsoft to promote their product. Unless there is a claim that Microsoft Sweden cannot license (licensing is not "giving away") this specific image, there is no copyright violation. czar 07:08, 19 November 2016 (UTC)

Deja Vu! I am saying things that I feel I have said before.

"This promotional image is owned by Microsoft."

Minecraft is owned my Mojang. Unless Microsoft demonstrate evidence of consent from Mojang, it is not allowed to license this work under CC-BY-2.0. In fact, anyone can create an account called "MicrosoftSweden". There is no reason to believe that it is Microsoft's doing.

"we can trust that Microsoft Sweden has done due diligence in their promotional licensing"

No, we can't. The last deletion discussion shows that they don't do such a thing. Like I said, anyone can create an account called "MicrosoftSweden".

And in the event that the account belongs to the genuine article, again, humans are error-prone and may choose the wrong license sometimes. "Commons' users aim to build and maintain in good faith a repository of media files which to the best of our knowledge are free or freely-licensed."

Best regards,

Codename Lisa (talk) 07:19, 19 November 2016 (UTC)

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Kept: Microsoft owns Mojang and, therefore, Minecraft. As a general rule, a corporation does not need to prove that it has the right to license material from a wholly owned subsidiary. .     Jim . . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 16:48, 26 November 2016 (UTC)