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Licensing of Bandai videos probably invalid

There is a large set of videos by Bandai Namco at Category:Videos_by_Bandai_Namco, which apparently were released with a free license. One of the issues arising from this is that users apparently are taking stills from these videos to create free versions of video game cover art, manga pages/logos, etc. Bandai Namco does not own the copyrights to those properties though. Once the still is stored on commons, the users try to replace the non-free equivalent on enwiki.

The particular example is File:The Witcher 3 - Standard Edition Unboxing (Official Trailer) cover.jpg. Bandai Namco is the distributor of retail copies for Witcher 3, but they are not the publisher, developer or the copyright holder.

Looking for information on where to go from here, otherwise Commons may see more stills taken from these videos that have been improperly released. Related discussions: [1] and [2]

We've seen cases of this before where someone managing social media postings for a company picks a free license when uploading content, but there is no intent by the company to release such or they are not the copyright holder of all content in the video. -- ferret (talk) 17:13, 14 December 2018 (UTC)

I post about this at COM:VPC, but either way works I suppose. GMG^talk 18:44, 14 December 2018 (UTC)

No worry on my part, I just don't know where to go on Commons to get the issue looked at, so if that's the better place I'm good. -- ferret (talk) 19:45, 14 December 2018 (UTC)

Well ferret, I suppose if no one wants to weigh in, we can just force a COM:DR to basically make the community come to some decision one way or the other. Lemme know if you want to pull the trigger and I can set all the ducks in a row. GMG^talk 14:43, 15 December 2018 (UTC)

@GreenMeansGo: If that would be appropriate for Commons process. I really do think this needs reviewed and decided before people spring into action pulling more stills from these videos. At a quick but not exhaustive scan, Bandai doesn't own Barbie, Witcher, Adventure Time, Dark Souls, Dragonball, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, One Piece, Sword Art Online, or Warhammer 4k. We need to be sure about this before we say "These are free". -- ferret (talk) 15:28, 15 December 2018 (UTC)

ferret  Done See Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:Videos by Bandai Namco. GMG^talk 16:20, 15 December 2018 (UTC)

File:Alpha cell hyperplasia.tiff

Hello to everyone I want to know that why B dash has mentioned the above file as no permission since the file was tagged as OK for transferring to Commons.--√Tæ√ 11:18, 15 December 2018 (UTC)

Do you find any infication of the given license {{cc-by-sa-4.0}} au the source page? If no, the file was correctly marked as no permission and incorrectly marked for it on en: --JuTa 11:24, 15 December 2018 (UTC)

PS: Their general liecnse agrement only states a non-commercial grant. --JuTa 11:29, 15 December 2018 (UTC)

The linked source does say that it’s CC-BY (front page, lower right), but doesn’t specify a licence version. Unfortunately I don’t think that’s good enough, especially to override an NC condition on the site as a whole.—Odysseus1479 (talk) 03:07, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

@JuTa: I think you are right. I think the user whoever marked the image on en.wiki. as OK didn't saw the source correctly. So, please delete the image immediately.--√Tæ√ 13:29, 15 December 2018 (UTC)

 Done Taivo (talk) 16:31, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

I need help to upload an MP3 file which I have the permission from the creator in my own email

Please tell me what do I have to do. IsraelyHomoSapiens (talk) 20:30, 15 December 2018 (UTC)

@IsraelyHomoSapiens: You should convert MP3 to OGG or another acceptable format and then have the copyright holder contact permissions-commonswikimedia.org directly and send a permission statement to the OTRS team. 4nn1l2 (talk) 20:41, 15 December 2018 (UTC)

HutheMeow – a case study in the school for abusers run by Commons sysops

Look at the recent stuff in user_talk:HutheMeow and compare it to the November case when this user tried to forge licensing data in File:OE-LVK - Austrian Arrows - Fokker 100.jpg (hist • logs • abuse log) using an IP sock. Only me and Jeff_G. reacted to this. Only ŠJů and me reacted to uploading of a hoax by the same user. But when HutheMeow created some ninety deletion requests, Jcb promptly came and blocked him for one month. This is a lesson – you may push forgeries; although some Commoners will fight back, sysops are generally lazy and won’t intervene. Only beware of making actions attracting too much attention. Incnis Mrsi (talk) 09:12, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

You can always draw our attention to "smaller" cases. I don't think admins tend to ignore them, but we are more likely to miss a case if it doesn't attract too much attention. Also please be aware that HutheMeow was not just blocked over creating those DRs, but over doing so despite several clear warnings. Jcb (talk) 11:42, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

Deletion of version

Hi! User EthanRossie2000 (talk · contribs) uploaded a whole new file (colored picture) over existing black and white File:Josh Dun (cropped).jpg. And according to the link they provided (Facebook), it doesn't seem free. Could you please delete the versions where the colored picture appears? Thanks --Titlutin (talk) 14:23, 17 December 2018 (UTC)

 Done. --Túrelio (talk) 15:14, 17 December 2018 (UTC)

 Done. In November I blocked Ethan for a week – and now new copyvios! Second block is for a month. Taivo (talk) 08:13, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

File:Mahua Roychoudhury.jpg

Can somebody take a look at Commons:Deletion requests/File:Mahua Roychoudhury.jpg? This has been outstanding since September 2018. Thanks. -- Whpq (talk) 21:40, 17 December 2018 (UTC)

 Done Ronhjones  ^(Talk) 23:09, 17 December 2018 (UTC)

Has anyone else noticed...

When you delete a file - I now get "$1" has been deleted (undelete). on the "Action complete" page - somehow the file name has not been put into the $1 field. Ronhjones  ^(Talk) 02:52, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

DR close request & image delete

Hi, Could someone close Commons:Deletion requests/File:C.E.O.jpg as keep but delete the crops in that DR (I can't explain why without sounding confusing but I want to crop the original image and then upload one image at a "cropped" filename), Thanks, –Davey2010^Talk 16:31, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

 Done Yann (talk) 05:38, 19 December 2018 (UTC)

Commons:Deletion requests/File:2018 FW 헤라서울패션위크 이예니 (1).jpg

Could an uninvolved admin close this one, and we can close two OTRS tickets about it. Thanks. Ronhjones  ^(Talk) 23:26, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

 Done Yann (talk) 05:35, 19 December 2018 (UTC)

Quick WP --> Commons file transfer request

Could someone with more experience than me transfer w:File:Hms p48 submarine.jpg to commons please? I was going to do so myself but I am unable to understand the requirement to "provide a copy of the local upload log". L293D (talk) 14:54, 20 December 2018 (UTC)