Commons:Deletion requests/Template:PD-USGov-Congress-Bio
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This license is erroneous and contains misleading information. The copyright page to which it links says "Not all images are in the public domain; some images may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.)". It does not say, as the template wrongly asserts, that "[images are] in the public domain unless other copyright information is given". United States images can become PD for several reasons, but hosting on this site, in and of itself, is not a sufficient PD rationale. Note that the Wikipedia version is being deleted. --ЭLСОВВОLД talk 14:04, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
- Delete Images tagged with this template are not established as images in the public domain since the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress does not provide the copyright status for most of the images posted to that site. That site's copyright notice says "Not all images are in the public domain" and, for any questions, contact the "U.S. House of Representatives Collection" and "U.S. Senate Historical Office." I contact both offices. The "U.S. House of Representatives Collection" replied "Images posted on Members of the House of Representatives and Members of the Continental Congress should have credit lines below the image on the Biographical Directory." (They are not for the images loaded into Wikipedia) The "U.S. Senate Historical Office" replied "It is a complicated issue." I'll continue to work with the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, but this license needs to be deleted. -- Suntag ☼ 14:59, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
Deleted. The text of the tag is severely misleading and does not reflect the wording of the source website. MichaelMaggs (talk) 11:24, 10 November 2008 (UTC)