Commons:Deletion requests/File:Wendell Jacobson 2008 MGM Casino Surveillance Photo.jpg

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File:Wendell Jacobson 2008 MGM Casino Surveillance Photo.jpg

If this is MGM Casino surveilance footage, even if it was processed by a US government official, it is not PD, it is still copyright of MGM Casino. Kelapstick (talk) 13:44, 1 May 2015 (UTC) ::RETAIN - @Kelapstick: US Court documents are, by law, public domain. The inclusion of this photo in public records as a exhibit makes it public. You can not place a document in the US Court system and claim a copyright to it. In general, all government records are in the public domain and may be freely used according to the US National Archives: , all rights are released. MGM would have to do a motion to seal the record, something that was not done in order to retain any copyrights. Discovery in a civil case is also considered public domain unless a motion to seal is filed. This picture, by us law is in the public domain. 17 USC §105 places ALL federal documents, in the public domain.  Delete--WPPilot (talk) 14:06, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

Wrong the documents filed by the parties to the case do not lose their copyright. It is only the court's work that is PD. https://answers.justia.com/question/2011/01/19/are-court-documents-considered-public-do-7048 Brianhe (talk) 06:16, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

 Delete The copyright here is still MGM, putting one's photographs into a court document does not give the court the right to PD the photos. Same here. Photos by MGM Casino, (c), not made PD by inclusion in the court document. Ellin Beltz (talk) 15:37, 6 May 2015 (UTC)

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Deleted: Uploader requested at my talk page. Green Giant (talk) 22:20, 6 May 2015 (UTC)