Commons:Deletion requests/Template:PD-DCGov

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Template:PD-DCGov

Though the current edition of the Copyright Compendium claims that works of the DC city government are public domain, this appears to be incorrect. (Previous editions said that the works of the DC government are copyrightable.) I reached out to the copyright office and their answer is that works of the DC city government are copyrighted. The DC government is NOT a sub-agency of the national government and I can find no basis for the claim that their works are public domain. It looks like the document that we are basing this on is simply a misprint. See also, discussion at Commons:Village_pump/Copyright#Is_Template:PD-DCGov_correct??? B (talk) 11:44, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

 Comment Archive link to discussion: Commons:Village pump/Copyright/Archive/2020/08#Is Template:PD-DCGov correct???. This template is used by 14 files:

• File:Commissioner James Harnett.jpg
• File:Woodrowwilsonhouse.jpg
• File:Black 9mm Arcus model 94 pistol recovered by DC Metro Police.png
• File:Black 9mm Smith & Wesson model CS9 pistol recovered by DC Metro Police.png
• File:Silver 9mm Smith & Wesson pistol recovered by DC Metro Police.png
• File:Black .22 caliber CDM-PROD revolver recovered by DC Metro Police.jpg
• File:Black .38 caliber Taurus pistol recovered by DC Metro Police.png
• File:Glock 42 pistol with ammo recovered by DC Metro Police.png
• File:Smith & Wesson Model SW40VE pistol recovered by DC Metro Police.png
• File:Glock 41 pistol recovered by DC Metro Police.png
• File:Bryco Arms Model Jennnings Nine 9mm pistol recovered by DC Metro Police.png
• File:Baikal Makarov Model B-West .380 caliber pistol recovered by DC Metro Police.png

They should be examined to determine if another public domain tag or free license applies. For instance, the DC Metro Police files appear to be CC BY-3.0, according to the dc.gov site. clpo13_(talk) 00:01, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

I've tagged the 12 DC Metro Police photos as CC BY-3.0-US per the dc.gov site terms and conditions (note: {{DCGovWork}} should be updated to reflect that) and nominated the other two photos for deletion citing this DR.  Delete the PD-DCGov template per B's rationale, the VPC discussion, and the copyright.gov email. clpo13_(talk) 16:06, 9 October 2020 (UTC)

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Deleted: per nomination. --JuTa 14:00, 27 February 2021 (UTC)