Wikipedia talk:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Shields task force/Database/toll roads

Should toll bridges with shields be included? --NE2 19:04, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, add anything with a shield that the copyright status may be unclear on. --Holderca1 19:13, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

The reference links are timing out, and aren't those for patents and trademarks, not copyrights? --NE2 19:19, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Eh, didn't realize they would time out like that, they were links to the trademarks, but that doesn't mean they aren't PD, but it helped out on whether or not to add {{trademark}} to the images. --Holderca1 19:24, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

You used [1] as a reference for that shield being PD; it's not. --NE2 19:42, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

That was a ref for its TM. --Holderca1 19:46, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Also, keep threshold of originality in mind, if it is just a bunch of letters, or just letters and an outline of the state, it is ineligible for copyright. For example, Image:Los_Angeles_Times.svg is ineligible for copyright. --Holderca1 19:55, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Most of the lnks to photos if shields result in an "image hotlinking not allowed" error. Maybe these should be changed to link to the containing page instead. --Polaron | Talk 20:12, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Sorry about that. Can you go to the URL bar, add a space to the end, and hit enter? --NE2 20:13, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

This isn't really relevant here, but it might be relevant somewhere: "For example, engineering drawings relating to a highway sign could not be copied without violation of the copyright, but the copyright would not be infringed by a third party constructing a sign in accordance with the drawings." --NE2 20:13, 27 July 2007 (UTC)