Commons:Deletion requests/File:Kite rig components.jpg
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This file was initially tagged by HopsonRoad as Speedy (speedydelete) and the most recent rationale was: No evidence of a free license from SkySails GmbH. Yann (talk) 19:57, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
- Hello, HopsonRoad, Yann. I e-mailed the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, on whose website I found the publication. They said that the entire publication was public domain. I assumed therefore that Skysails had indeed made the images, but released them into the public domain for use in the article (which I linked to as the source). Obviously, this goes for the whole set of pictures from the same article. The company seems to be defunct, and the link to contact Captain John Konrad did not work. I could try to contact these if you think it necessary, but I hope we can trust the NOAA's statement. HLHJ (talk) 01:33, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
- Thank you for researching that, HLHJ. I realize that you have acted in good faith. Typically, there is a difference between the author of an image giving permission for it to be published in a specific article and its being licensed generally for any purpose. It would have to be Skysails declaring that the image was in the public domain, not NOAA, who merely had permission to publish it. Clearly, Captain John Konrad did not make those image in the line of his official duties as a member of the US government. He simply used them in an article that he wrote. So, the license is misattributed, since it clearly says, "This only applies to original works of the Federal Government". Sincerely, HopsonRoad (talk) 02:03, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
- Hello, HopsonRoad. In my e-mail named the publication and linked to the publication homepage (though not the specific article) in my e-mail, and my correspondent said that anything published in it was public domain. They could be wrong. I couldn't find any published Mariner's Weather Log policy on this. I've just e-mailed an organization founded by the article author to enquire as to whether he got permission from SkySails to use the images in a single article, or to release them into the public domain. He seems not to have been directly affiliated with SkySails. I will let you know as soon as I hear, if it is possible to wait on the news. HLHJ (talk) 04:04, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
- My past experience with copyright permissions processes at Wikimedia Commons has been quite rigorous, HLHJ. The best approach would be to find the holder of the copyright for the original image and have them release the work under a free license. The copyright holder must choose one of the licenses permitted on Commons; in particular, restricting use to Wikipedia or Wikimedia projects is not acceptable. See: Commons:OTRS. This probably could be done for all the works of interest at the same time. Sincerely, HopsonRoad (talk) 11:36, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
Deleted: per nomination. --Daphne Lantier 00:16, 8 April 2017 (UTC)
