Commons:Deletion requests/File:View from above Traverse City.jpg
Marked as non-free on Flickr. This file was transferred to Commons from English Wikipedia, where it was uploaded in 2010 by D. R. Shoup. At the time it was transferred, it was claimed that the file was published under {{Cc-by-3.0}}. Instead of naming the author, the author field only unhelpfully stated who the English Wikipedia was. I'm not sure what assertions were made on the English Wikipedia file description. The photo was actually taken in 2002 and uploaded in 2006 to http://www.flickr.com/photos/zakfamily/224514173/, where it is marked "all rights reserved." Apparently, the author discovered the file here and edited the file description, and it's clear that they don't want it released under terms acceptable to Commons. —LX (talk, contribs) 14:10, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
- The file description was completely changed when the poorly programmed bot transferred it over to Commons. When I originally uploaded the file I gave a full rationale and linked to this quote: "Here is a link to my Flickr Stream. Use any of the photos for TC you like (please note, photos are still CC by myself but can be used on this site). http://www.flickr.com/photos/zakfamily/sets/72157594444872434/ -Ken" on the Traverse City article talk page, where the author of the photo gives specific permission for the picture's use on Wikipedia. Do not delete this file. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.4.168.29 (talk • contribs) 06:52, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
- That's a {{Wikipediaonly}} permission, which is not sufficient for content hosted at Commons. There is still no evidence that the author approved publication under {{Cc-by-3.0}}, which allows anyone to use the file for any purpose (as do all licenses accepted on Commons). —LX (talk, contribs) 07:19, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
- I disagree. It can be reasonably interpreted that the author was acknowledging the conditions of use. It seems very clear that he was indicating he was reserving any commercial rights to the photo (such as under cc by-nc 3.0), but was accepting of the free-use conditions inherent to wikipedia. There has been no complaint filed regarding this image, and there is no available replacement for this article. Why do you insist on making it an issue? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.4.168.29 (talk • contribs) 21:09, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
- If the author did not intend to allow commercial use, that's a problem too. Commons only hosts content that is free for anyone to use for any purpose. Files restricted to non-commercial use are not free, and {{Cc-by-nc-3.0}} is a speedy deletion template. We're not in the business of hosting falsely licensed content until the author complains or hosting copyright violations until we find a free replacement. —LX (talk, contribs) 05:44, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
Deleted: cc-by-nc is not an valid licence for commons. PierreSelim (talk) 05:29, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
