Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Topiary in the United States

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Files in Category:Topiary in the United States

Topiary qualifies for copyright as sculpture, so these cannot be kept without a free license from the creator. That may surprise some editors, but butter, ice, and sand sculptures all have copyrights -- it is not limited in any way to stone and metal. Many of these have two copyrights -- both as sculpture and as copyrighted characters -- so in those cases we need a free license both from the creator and the holder of the copyright for the character (e.g. Disney).

. Jim . . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:57, 8 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

OK if the file I contributed gets deleted - File:Camel Topiaries at Rough Point, Newport RI.jpg. In my case, the topiary was the main subject. Faolin42 (talk) 16:43, 8 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Jameslwoodward: how are the bushes in File:Ladewbowl.jpg copyrighted again? These are just basic geometric shapes. You seem to have kept it before. Multichill (talk) 17:02, 8 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Good catch, thanks. I tried to leave out those that were old, or too simple, but I missed that one. . Jim . . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 18:18, 8 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sad support of deleting the Disney ones, as uploader (wish they could stay, but I know the rules). Elisfkc (talk) 19:03, 8 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Jim and all - I don't have any problems with this, but think that the Leaning Pine Arboretum topiaries may be too simple to qualify for copyright. They are hedges, spirals, and spheres, of the type that can be seen in many gardens and garden stores. As such, they might perhaps be reasonably covered by the PD-shape template. But as I say, I don't have any problems with this proposal. cheers, Daderot (talk) 20:05, 8 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

File:Camel Topiaries at Rough Point, Newport RI.jpg should be kept; the topiaries are very minimal. MB298 (talk) 03:11, 9 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Seems like valid argument (for copyright paranoia=precautionary principle...sigh :). But valid nonetheless, through I'd appreciate a link to the ruling that said topiaries, sand sculptures, etc. are treated as sculptures. Seems logical, but we need legal proof to back that argument. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus ^Talk 06:58, 9 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I really don't care WHAT you people do ... I'm so "over" participating in this forum. Seems like all you Wikinerds do is lose sleep over what and how much you can find fault with, and/or delete. You're gonna do what you want to do, I'm not going to lose any sleep over it. I am no longer emotionally invested in this goofy site. Delete away to your black little hearts' content... 2602:306:3163:51B0:E4E8:DC74:CA57:1F89 11:01, 9 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Please Keep Mine: File:Hayward area recreation and park district topiary.jpg. its not a copyrighted image, and i dont think rules against photographing buildings applies. its just letters, spelling HARD.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 02:57, 14 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted: most and kept some per discussion. --Jcb (talk) 22:42, 14 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Files in Category:Topiary in the United States

Per Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Topiary in the United States

Elisfkc (talk) 20:40, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I meant per the previous deletion request. I normally use "per Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Topiary in the United States" when nominating Disney related ones I find, didn't even think about it this time. Elisfkc (talk) 20:41, 25 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I guess the issue is that topiary is treated like sculptures in the U.S. and therefore copyrighted? OK, in that case, what's the problem with File:0048 klzwick DSCN0738.JPG? I feel sure you can't copyright an attempt to copy the Statue of Liberty, and the rest of it is just words. So is there another issue? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 00:10, 26 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I believe that the topiary in File:Fremont, Seattle - dinosaur topiary.jpg, which was moved to Fremont from Seattle Center, dates back far enough that in order to be copyrighted it would have required that a copyright be registered under U.S. law at that time it was created. So keep on that one. - Jmabel ! talk 03:02, 26 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Comment A dolphin is copyrighted? File:Dolphin topiary, Tanger Outlets Savannah.jpg --Mjrmtg (talk) 00:35, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted: per nomination - Just as a bronze sculpture of a dolphin would have a copyright, a plant version also has one. And yes, copies of the Statue of Liberty, in bronze, plastic, or greens, are all copyrighted. . Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 21:54, 28 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Topiary in the United States

Files in Category:Topiary in the United States

Files in Category:Topiary in the United States

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