Commons:Deletion requests/Images of Copyrighted BBC Characters
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Images of Copyrighted BBC Characters
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These appear to be photos taken on-location during filming of the BBC show Doctor Who. Not sure if these would be considered COM:DW or an outright copyvio, but photos of copyrighted characters are not free images per COM:L unless permission was obtained from the BBC. --Daburow (talk) 20:57, 25 February 2011 (UTC)
Keep Commons:Fan art is complex; but it says "There is no copyright in an individual’s likeness, e.g. in his or her natural facial features, and if the fan art drawing is a wholly new creative representation showing the actor’s natural likeness plus some non-creative allusion to the original work, it can be accepted." and "A photo of a boy with black hair and glasses, with a zig-zag scar on his forehead, in a wizard hat and robes, parts of which came in a Halloween licensed costume labeled “Harry Potter”. Allowed, as pictures of people in costumes of copyrighted and/or trademarked characters, In general, are understood as lawful." Since there doesn't seem to be anything copied from the film, just these people dressed up in costumes, I don't think they violate the copyright here.--Prosfilaes (talk) 19:47, 26 February 2011 (UTC)- Keep In addition to the excellent points in the comments by Prosfilaes, the licensing on the image pages are wholly appropriate, the photos are in use on other projects and satisfy inclusion criteria, and the permissions have been confirmed by COM:OTRS. -- Cirt (talk) 02:43, 3 March 2011 (UTC)
Kept. Jim . . . . Jameslwoodward (talk to me) 15:48, 4 March 2011 (UTC)