Wikipedia talk:File copyright tags/Public domain

message: is this:Image:Silvershiner.gif a good because? Is there a better way to document this? Pdbailey 03:21, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: You should get the maintainer to send a statement to permissions-en AT wikimedia DOT org explaining the licensing terms of the photo. —Remember the dot (talk) 03:43, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Okay, thanks. Pdbailey 13:56, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  because? 

message: I'm going over the images uploaded by one user who didn't care much where an image was from so long as it was on a United States Government (USG) server. In deed, some were clearly copyrighted (and licensed by the USG under a license wikipedia would not accept), some were public domain and clearly labeled. The set that vexes me are those that appear on a USG server without any notice. Can I consider these to be PD? Pdbailey 13:56, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Probably...can you give me an example? —Remember the dot (talk) 01:31, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Would suggest moving this discussion to Wikipedia:Media copyright questions (more people are probably watching that page). Megapixie 01:54, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: No copyright tag on USG site

message: Can someone help me with this.  I can't figure out why the bot keeps tagging it.  I used a pre-1923 PD tag and then removed the warnings and the bot keeps putting them back. Long levi 07:09, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Help??? 

message: I've added this template to the art section, because it is applicable. If there's any problem, please remove it and discuss here. Tyrenius 03:17, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've removed this now, as it is covered by . I've changed the description for the latter, as the wording on the template just says published before 1923 (not published in US before 1923). Tyrenius 03:33, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  {{tl|PD-US-1923-abroad}} 

message: I have a question about images from old movie trailers. If I take a screenshot from a movie trailer of a movie that came out before 1977, is it in the public domain? Or is it for movie trailers from before 1964? And does it matter if a person's name is on the screen with them or would it be copyrighted as a screenshot from the movie if there was no name? For instance, if the photo in Rosalind Russell's article didn't have her name on it in the trailer and instead was a shot from the movie but still part of the trailer, would I have to tag that as a copyrighted screenshot or would it still count as public domain because it was in the trailer?
Hopefully that question made sense, and any help would be appreciated!
Ilampsurvivor5 01:58, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I am not a lawyer and so I can't express a formal legal opinion regarding this particular example, but I do not see anything in US copyright law that would cause all movie trailers made before 1964 to be considered to be in the public domain. The copyright clock in the United States starts at the time of creation for unpublished works or at the time of publication for published works. Movie trailers were rarely published: they were exhibited — the film production companies always retained ownership of the trailer film.  They were rented or loaned to theaters through distributors exclusively for "exhibition" and were not sold. More recent copies of old trailers have been published under copyrights asserted as part of collective works on video tapes or DVDs. --Danorton (talk) 20:40, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: If only it were that simple. From 17 USC 101: "... The offering to distribute copies or phonorecords to a group of persons for purposes of further distribution, public performance, or public display, constitutes publication. ..." (But it also says "A public performance or display of a work does not of itself constitute publication.") Showing the trailer in a cinema or on TV fits the definition of "public display", also in 17 USC 101. Methinks releasing or loaning trailers to movie theaters and TV stations would qualify as "publication" under 17 USC 101, unless all these movie theaters and TV stations were owned by the film company. Lupo 10:05, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Help with images from movie trailers 

message: Is there a place to address translation of copyright tags?  On :ro: there's a ro:Template:DP-oferit which as far as I can tell means PD was offered by the owner. Until the translation is in place, the Move-to-commons assistant correctly refuses to operate on the tagged image.LeadSongDog (talk) 18:28, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Translation of tags 

message: Is there a tag specific for diagrams in Patents?  According to WP:PD :
Descriptions (including diagrams) in patent applications in the U.S. are "published into the public domain" by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office . Portions may contain the non-obligatory notice of copyright © or mask work Ⓜ protection, but the patent applicant must state in the text of the description that the owner of the rights in the protected part agrees to allow anyone to make facsimile reproductions of those portions of the description, but otherwise reserves all rights 37 CFR § 1.71(e).
Thanks. Dspark76 (talk) 13:15, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Nevermind, i just found Template:PD-US-patent, I'll add it to the list...  Dspark76 (talk) 13:21, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Patents? 

message: Say I own an original drawing by some famous author. Can I put this in public domain and upload the image to wikipedia and attach the public domain tag? Let us assume this image has already been published in magazines. Vincent Lextrait (talk) 13:25, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Depends on when the author died. §hep  •  ¡Talk to me! 19:20, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Really? How come? I own the original art. Artists keep the publication rights, including of art they sold? Vincent Lextrait (talk) 17:35, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Assuming the author was not an employee of tha magazine, in which case the magazine would own the copyright, the magazine would have acquired the right to print the image, but the author still reserves all other rights. --NE2 02:51, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

text: If you buy an original one-of-a-kind artwork, by default you obtain all rights to the work, including the right to release copies of images thereof into the public domain?  Not according to http://library.findlaw.com/2000/Nov/1/127856.html, or (authoritatively in the US) http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap2.html#202.  Surprised me!--Elvey (talk) 21:27, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That is super clear, and super surprising. Thanks a lot! Vincent Lextrait (talk) 17:37, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Original art owned by me 

message: I ran across this template while attempting to clear some of the backlog at :Category:Category needed. Has this been approved or should I bring it up at WP:TfD? —Ashanda (talk) 15:02, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I suppose it could apply for things like web screenshots of U.S. federal government sites, but that would be a little redundant to . Kelly hi! 16:59, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: All uses of the template are on images of screenshots of different browsers' rendering of the Acid3 test. I'm corresponding with the operators of the test to pin down the exact copyright status of the images. I'm guessing in the end we'll probably end up with one of the usual free licenses on the images, so in the long run, I'd have to say the template is indeed redundant to existing templates. Once I get the licensing of the images using it straightened out, I'll probably bring it up at WP:TfD. —Ashanda (talk) 13:48, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  {{tl|PD-Webpage}} 

message: This template is empty and it is listed as a copyright tag. It should be created or removed from the list.--Sdrtirs (talk) 08:16, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed.  Discussed here.  Doesn't seem to be used.--Elvey (talk) 04:08, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  {{tl|PD-PubMed}} 

message: I was unsure whether PD-laws in fact applied to the 'Rockefeller' image, so I did some research.  I found the answer; here's my data and conclusions:
*Court reporters (and lawyers) are officers of the court but not "judicial officers".
*The US 9th district claims that, per General Order No. 59 and Judicial Conference policy, a court transcript  may be viewed only at the Clerks Office public terminal or may be purchased  through the Court Reporter/Transcriber until the deadline for the Release  of Transcript Restriction.  After that date it may be obtained through PACER.  This seems to be unconstitutional, as the reporters are federal employees, and their work product would, I presume, fall under . Hence, only the non-federal (state or local) case required further research.
*http://www.exclusiverights.net/2009/08/10th-cir-court-reporters-do-not-own-a-copyright-in-the-transcripts-that-they-prepare/ archive provides plenty of citation, as well as a long legal argument with citations in a comment from a Mr Goldstein showing that copyright does not apply to court transcripts, period.  Further evidence is that RECAP appears to be alive and well.  
*What about deposition transcripts? Don't know yet. --Elvey (talk) 23:59, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  PD-laws and transcripts and 

message: There's  (no s), which says simply: This file has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder. It may be freely used unless otherwise required by law.  It's unused, and I'm prodding the author about xfd'ing it.--Elvey (talk) 23:59, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It's still unused; no reply so I've TfD'd it.--Elvey (talk) 04:47, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: PD-law

message: Anyone know if A) A PD Template exists for South Korea OR B) The amount of time images become PD in South Korea -- Esemono (talk) 11:51, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia:Image_copyright_tags/Public_domain#Other_countries shows no entry. While  exists,  is a redlink.--Elvey (talk) 17:35, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: South Korea

message: Is there a Bulgaria PD template out there? It'd really help me in keeping the PD images I upload from being deleted time after time. Boothferry (talk) 14:08, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: See above.--Elvey (talk) 17:35, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Bulgaria

message: How can I get a PD tag for UAE?--Renzoy16 | Contact Me 14:04, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: PD UAE

message: I'm not sure how to proceed, but I don't think this picture is public domain. It says it was taken from the official Puerto Rico Senate page, but the profile of the senator doesn't have it. Also, even if the picture was there, I don't think it is covered by public domain or even fair use. Thief12 (talk) 16:28, 21 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Public domain?

message: In § Other countries, the descriptions of PD-BrazilGov and PD-VenezuelaGov both say "i.e.", which means "that is" (Latin, id est), although it seems that "e.g." (= "for example", exempli gratia) is at least as likely to be correct: 
* : for "Brazilian official symbols", i.e. flags and symbols.
* : for "Venezuelan official symbols" i.e. flags and symbols.
These two abbreviations are frequently confused, and the difference is especially important in an article such as this. I'm concerned that whoever wrote these summaries may have used the wrong one. If "i.e." is correct, the template applies only to flags and symbols, but not to other official symbols such as the  national Great Seal. But if it's supposed to be "e.g.", the list of covered items is not exhaustive, and other official symbols such as the national seal actually are PD. To discuss this, please  me. --Thnidu (talk) 16:11, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Are these two lists exhaustive? (''i.e.'' vs ''e.g.'') 

message: Why doesn't this page recognize the template for the country of Belize, which does exist at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:PD-Belize
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Jzsj (talk • contribs) 11:04, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Belize template 

message: FYI  has been nominated for deletion -- 65.92.247.17 (talk) 03:43, 19 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: {{tl|Imagetools}}