Commons:Deletion requests/2025/07/03

July 3

File:Hayakawatani.jpg

Speedy deletion challenged to ask the question of whether this photo might be in the public domain. This file was initially tagged by Menakei as no permission (No permission since) Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:13, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

Whether it is in the public domain in the United States depends on when and where it was first published:
  • If it is a previously unpublished photo, then it is copyrighted per COM:SC.
  • If it was previously published somewhere, then there are two rules: the URAA rule and the subsisting copyright rule, where either rule may make the photograph copyrighted in the United States. For the URAA rule, you need to identify the country of first publication (which was not provided by the uploader). For the subsisting copyright rule, you need to identify the exact publication where the photo was first published. --Stefan2 (talk) 21:46, 3 July 2025 (UTC)
  • USA copyright case law declares that when an image leaves the custody of the creator, it has been "made public". See: Commons:Deletion requests/File:Minerva Kohlhepp Teichert 1908.jpg for the relevant citations. --RAN (talk) 17:36, 4 July 2025 (UTC)
    • Who is the creator and has it left the custody of this person? If so, when did this happen, and did this person impose any restrictions on the use of the work? Also, what is the source country of the photograph? The only information that the uploader provided was that the uploader took the photo himself in 1930 (which is not a credible claim). --Stefan2 (talk) 19:13, 4 July 2025 (UTC)

File:Jhett Tolentino - James Richman.jpg

No metadata (does not prove ownership) Dubdub111 (talk) 03:24, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

No metadata Dubdub111 (talk) 03:27, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

File:Iain McCaig headshot cropped.jpg

First indexed on April 3, 2011 on Tineye, uploaded in 2016: needs proof uploader is photographer Bremps... 04:56, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

Hi Bremps,
The copyright in the photograph in question belongs to me, Iain McCaig. I use it as one of my main publicity photos.
'ByronMarks' is a fictious character--an Interviewer--that I invented for my book, 'Shadowline: The Art of Iain McCaig'. On the Wiki page, the attribution credits the photo to him. I do not know why that name is being used here, other than it is rather witty. To be strictly accurate though, the photo should be re-attributed as follows: 'Copyright 2025 Iain McCaig'.
In any case, I do give Wikipedia the right to use this image on the 'Iain McCaig' Wiki page.
Cheers,
Iain IMcCaig (talk) 21:00, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

Files uploaded by Mélanie Foucault 3 (talk · contribs)

New user claiming to be foucalt- i think we need VRT

Gbawden (talk) 11:12, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

Hello @Gbawden,
Answer in french in this discussion page.
She says she has known Renaud Cestre for 20 years. When I told her that the © on the picture was not a reality in commons, she said that she « gives up » her copyright on the picture.
I have no idea how commons work and if it is sufficient, thank you for all the work you are doing behind the scenes.
Sincerely, TTSolitaire (talk) 17:57, 3 July 2025 (UTC)
Well, is there a reason to doubt? If the person is a professional photographer, VRT could indeed be useful, although not really necessary for this particular photo if it was never published elsewhere before on Commons. It would be useful also to confirm if the accounts User:Mélanie Foucault 3 and User:Mélanie foucault are owned by the same person, as it seems. -- Asclepias (talk) 18:36, 5 July 2025 (UTC)

Files uploaded by Witadol (talk · contribs)

None of these are own work as claimed. we need to know the source to check if they could be free

Gbawden (talk) 11:13, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

I am working at Military institute and all this photots is property of Military institute. I mentioned that I am the owner, beacuse I am responsible for maintaing of wiki topic about our Institute 91.202.128.15 12:22, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

File:Přísaha-1942-Věrný pes.jpg

This file was initially tagged by Gumruch as Dw no source since (dw no source since) Gumruch (talk) 13:03, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

All other uploads by the user are the same case, photos probably from an unknown and unsourced book:

–Gumruch (talk) 13:07, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

File:ROSSA HERE I AM MALAYSIA.jpg

This file was initially tagged by SarahJH07 as Copyvio (db-copyvio) and the most recent rationale was: Per Commons:NETCOPYVIO.

But the nominator didn't provide where else the image exists online, and Google returns zero results. Magog the Ogre (talk) (contribs) 14:54, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

@Magog the Ogre Did you notice that Yann already deleted this file and that this is a reupload of that exact file? Jonteemil (talk) 22:40, 3 July 2025 (UTC)
Yes. I would not have speedy deleted the first time either. Magog the Ogre (talk) (contribs) 23:40, 4 July 2025 (UTC)

File:Nma.img-ci20112788-002-ei-vs1.jpg

This appears to be copyrighted. Usage terms in the metadata say "No reproduction without prior permission!" and we don't appear to have permission. - Chris.sherlock2 (talk) 15:36, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

 Keep if I go to their collections page, click the image and then click 'Reuse image', it says it's licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Interestingly enough if I download it from there, I still find the metadata saying all rights reserved... applecuckoo (he/him) 03:10, 4 July 2025 (UTC)
Oh! Nice catch - yeah, so this must be the prior permission... how confusing... I withdraw the nomination. - Chris.sherlock2 (talk) 03:00, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

Files uploaded by Aminz19 (talk · contribs)

All files have a "self" license, yet the EXIF has three different authors mentioned. They are taken by 4 different cameras. The files with aerial views have no exif information, but one of them was used by the center that it depicts as a Christmas message in 2022.

-- Deadstar (msg) 15:44, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

File:Leonardo Andrés Vique González wpedia.pdf

Brief biography of a non-notable individual. Outside of COM:SCOPE. Even if this text were to be needed anywhere on a Wikimedia project, it should be text on that project not a PDF on Commons. Marbletan (talk) 18:03, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

Files uploaded by Repair it (talk · contribs)

User with bad history, various coats of arms and small images without EXIF, unlikely to be own works.

Yann (talk) 18:12, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

I’m devastated to see this deletion request for my contributions. These works, every coat of arms, every image, are my own creations, poured from my heart and countless hours of effort. This isn’t just a project for me; these edits are my life’s passion, a way to share knowledge and preserve history. To have them labeled as “unlikely to be own works” without any prior discussion feels deeply unfair and discouraging.
I want to be clear: I own all of these images. I created them myself, and I’m ready to prove it with screenshots of my computer, original files, or any verification you need. The concern about missing EXIF data or “bad history” doesn’t change that these are my original works. EXIF data can be absent due to editing tools or file compression, but I assure you these are mine. If there were doubts, I wish you had reached out on my talk page first. I’d have gladly addressed any questions or provided evidence to resolve this.
Please reconsider this deletion. These contributions mean everything to me, and I’m committed to meeting Wikipedia’s standards. I’m happy to work with you or an admin to verify ownership or make any needed changes. Let’s talk this through so we can find a solution without erasing my work. Thank you for understanding. Repair it (talk) 18:52, 3 July 2025 (UTC)
Hello @Repair it,
You say these files are your own work, but what about this one, for example?
It looks like a photography of a book, isn't it? We can even see some texture in the background. Did you really create it from scratch? Daehan (talk) 14:31, 11 July 2025 (UTC)
This deletion discussion is now closed. Please do not make any edits to this archive. You can read the deletion policy or ask a question at the Village pump. If the circumstances surrounding this file have changed in a notable manner, you may re-nominate this file or ask for it to be undeleted.

File:Tierra del Fuego location of Ushuaia.jpg

There is a better SVG file Janitoalevic (talk) 16:32, 14 April 2023 (UTC)

Kept: not a reason requiring deletion; "better" file not identified in listing nor at photo page. --Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 16:29, 14 May 2023 (UTC)

File:Tierra del Fuego location of Ushuaia.jpg

{{Vector version available}} File:Tierra del Fuego location map.svg Janitoalevic (talk) 18:15, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

 Comment, the JPG file is different than the SVG file, so not an exact duplicate. Tvpuppy (talk) 20:49, 3 July 2025 (UTC)
Tvpuppy An unnecesary image that comes from an old version of the SVG with something that can be done with a Template on Wikipedia. Janitoalevic (talk) 14:12, 7 July 2025 (UTC)

File:Patagonia location map.png

File:Patagonia Chilena location map (+claims).svg is a vector version of this file.
File:Deletion requests/2025/07/03 → File:Patagonia Chilena location map (+claims).svg
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New SVG image

Janitoalevic (talk) 18:18, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

 Comment, the PNG image is different than the SVG image, so not an exact duplicate. Tvpuppy (talk) 20:47, 3 July 2025 (UTC)
Tvpuppy Because the PNG image had the borders wrong actually. Janitoalevic (talk) 14:11, 7 July 2025 (UTC)

File:Пригласительное на референдум по строительству АЭС в Казахстане.jpg

This file was initially tagged by Romano1981 as Dw no source since (dw no source since). At the same time all this is {{PD-text}} and {{PD-simple}} for check mark and geometrical forms, this has only informational and no any artistic value. Красный wanna talk? 19:27, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

File:MichaelMadsenTM.jpg

Professional media photo, can be found elsewhere on the internet prior to being uploaded here (eg https://www.listal.com/viewimage/1532443). Likely COM:WEBCOPYVIO, needs COM:VRT.

Consigned (talk) 20:33, 3 July 2025 (UTC)


This file has been on Commons since 2012, presumably having passed license and source checks at the time. If it's now considered a copyright violation, could someone clarify what new evidence or policy change has prompted this reassessment? Wouldn’t such concerns typically have led to earlier deletion. ItsShandog (talk) 09:45, 4 July 2025 (UTC)
I am a bit surprised that such an obvious media/promo photo has lasted so long without appropriate evidence of a free license, typically they are caught sooner. If it had passed some license verification before, the evidence would be attached to the file (eg a license reviewed template, VRT ticket, or ‘kept’ DR discussion). There’s no grandfather clause in COM:EVID for old files. Edit: actually there is COM:Grandfathered old files but it isn’t relevant to this case. Consigned (talk) 13:53, 4 July 2025 (UTC)

File:The Philosopher Special issue.jpg

COM:DW of what's written and designed onto the piece of paper. Not sure if COM:FOP UK says this is a work of craftsmanship or a graphic work. Jonteemil (talk) 20:53, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

Either way, I was allowed to post the content with agreement from the copyright holder. Hence why it has been left there on the Wikipedia page for more than six months without any issues. Micelo of Pau (talk) 21:52, 3 July 2025 (UTC)
In that case please see COM:VRT#If you are NOT the copyright holder. Ask the copyright holder to release the rights, instructions at COM:CONSENT. Jonteemil (talk) 22:46, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

File:Dundee FC badge 2024.png

Possibly above COM:TOO UK which is very low. Jonteemil (talk) 21:46, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

I now remembered COM:TOO UK actually is less low now than before so maybe not after all but keeping it up for discussion.Jonteemil (talk) 21:49, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

File:IFA badge 1950.svg

Unlikely to be own work. Jonteemil (talk) 21:58, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

Special:Diff/1051989067/1052284529 were made after I created the DR. Jonteemil (talk) 19:04, 4 July 2025 (UTC)

File:AntropovAR.jpg

The picture is of Henry Moseley (see e.g. [1]), not Andreas von Antropoff. The date info is clearly wrong, since Moseley died in 1915. Several language wikis have now included this incorrect picture in their articles about Antropoff. 159.253.108.25 22:25, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

File:Hassan Nasrallah's speech in May 2000 (1).png

I don't think the Hezbollah logo is de minimis, and I believe that in order to keep this photo, it would be necessary to crop more of the logo from the bottom or blur it more. Ikan Kekek (talk) 23:12, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

File:FC Trapani 1905 Logo.svg

Too many times its elimination has already been requested in the past: to protect the logo, there is, in addition to the PD-Textlogo license, also the TOO-Italy where, the brands of teams and in general of high fame and with an objective complexity, are not protected, as is the case of that of Trapani. The logo itself is easily reproducible: an anchor in half, some squares (which are the bricks of the castle, equally reproducible), sea waves and the shape of the logo make it something very easy to copy objectively even finding on the Internet or with very basic shapes — Preceding unsigned comment added by Giov.c (talk • contribs) 21:49, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

Ex proposal for immediate deletion due to suspected copyright, changed the notice and proposed reasons why not to delete it on the file deletion discussion page — Preceding unsigned comment added by Giov.c (talk • contribs) 22:01, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

from a proposal for immediate cancellation: Too many times its elimination has already been requested in the past: to protect the logo, there is, in addition to the PD-Textlogo license, also the TOO-Italy where, the brands of teams and in general of high fame and with an objective complexity, are not protected, as is the case of that of Trapani. The logo itself is easily reproducible: an anchor in half, some squares (which are the bricks of the castle, equally reproducible), sea waves and the shape of the logo make it something very easy to copy objectively even finding on the Internet or with very basic shapes Giov.c (talk) 23:59, 03 July 2025 (UTC)

 Delete I think the logo is quite complex and above COM:TOO Italy. Jonteemil (talk) 22:47, 3 July 2025 (UTC)
 Question: Regarding Special:Diff/1054580691, under what filename(s) was it previously deleted?   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:12, 9 July 2025 (UTC)
  •  Delete. (e/c) The castles are not simple geometric shapes, so the license claim is wrong. The castles are enough to put the logo above COM:TOO-US. FC Trapani has been around since 1905, so the logo may have aged into the public domain. However, I could not find a date for this logo, or a history of Trapani's logos, so I cannot assume it has aged out. It also has a modern appearance. COM:PCP implies delete. Some Wikis can host the image under fair use, but not Commons. Glrx (talk) 14:17, 9 July 2025 (UTC)
 Delete per Jonteemil and Glrx.   — 🇺🇦Jeff G. ツ please ping or talk to me🇺🇦 14:23, 9 July 2025 (UTC)
This logo was completely revamped last year for the 2024/2025 season.
There have been others in the past, but this one is the most recent. 109.52.2.201 14:34, 9 July 2025 (UTC)
It's not recentism that should force the logo to be removed. However, castles, even if declared above TOO-Italy, are easily reproducible, I repeat. It takes nothing to find castle drawings on the internet and reproduce them, like this, just like waves. Giov.c (talk) 16:12, 9 July 2025 (UTC)
If it can be reproduced so it looks the same, fine, but if it's going to be a fake logo, it might as well be removed.
I don't understand why many other sports club pages don't raise any issues, but here they do.
But obviously, I'm speaking as an ignoramus. 109.52.2.201 17:08, 9 July 2025 (UTC)
  1. ↑ {{cite book | author-link = John L. Heilbron | last=Heilbron | first=John L. | title=H. G. J. Moseley: The Life and Letters of an English Physicist, 1887–1915 | publisher=University of California Press | location=Berkeley & Los Angeles | year=1974 | isbn=0-520-02375-7 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vO0d-SBw6DEC | pages=9, 27, 29, 33, 36–38, 95 }}