This is a page I thought would be useful for Contributor copyright investigations contributors, and will make work easier there. Here, I rank the CCI's by their attributes. If you want to help out at CCI, please read User:Moneytrees/Money's guide to CCI. These are listed in descending order of challenge. Before editing CCIs, always read the background information that comes with them. For 2011 CCI's, a more detailed page can be found at User:Wizardman/Old CCI sort. For bot maintained statistics, see Firefly's bot.
- For presumptive deletions/removals:
{{subst:copyvio|url=Presumptive deletion over copyright concerns, please see: [[Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/INSERTNAME]]}}
[[WP:PDEL|Presumptive removal]] over copyright concerns, please see: [[Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/INSERTNAME]]
Highest priority/ largest
edit- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Dutchy85 (Websites but possibly others)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20201008 (Websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20130819 (Websites and a very low amount of book plagiarism. I recommend making a coordinated effort with 15+ others with an WP:AN announcement.) Socks at: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Bwmoll3
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20111108 (Everything (?))
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Trident13 (Everything)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Tobyc75 (Unesco and translation vios)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20151212(websites, copying within WP)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20150507(websites, journals maybe?)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Greenock125 (websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Dante8 (books and websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Lmmnhn (everything)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Kailash29792 (books and websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Hauganm(Foreign websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Koala15(websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20180325 (Over 10 editors are willing to help with this one, talk to me before editing) [books and websites]
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Oanabay04(Newspapers/books) Socks at: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Oanabay04
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20120412(everything)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Striver (websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Gryffindor(Within WP, possibly websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Dunks58(one specific website, milesago.com)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Norden1990(Hungarian translations)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Dead.rabbit(Websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Sayerslle(books) Socks at: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Sayerslle
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Tanbircdq (websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20210531 (websites, paywalls, books)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Werldwayd (websites, translations, images, inwiki copying)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/BOZ (websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20221001 (translations)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/J Bar (websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20221029 (websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20230831 (online and offline sources)
Book/offline sources CCIs
editLike the section title says, these Contributors would copy from books. Since 99% of these can't be found by earwig, are not online or are very hard to find online, presumptive removal is usually necessary. Some users may have copies of the sources.
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Borsoka
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/SasiSasi
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Zictor23 (Also from websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Buster40004 (Also several website vios)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/DendroNaja (A sock, edits can be wholesale reverted) socks at: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/VeronicaPR
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Lactasamir (Also websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Zozo2kx
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Skoojal (some websites) Socks at: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Skoojal
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/El Cazangero
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20141020
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Wysinger (also websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Grunners (Mostly websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Oanabay04 (Newspapers and vios from Drury, George H. (1994). The Historical Guide to North American Railroads: Histories, Figures, and Features of more than 160 Railroads Abandoned or Merged since 1930. Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. p. 16. ISBN 0-89024-072-8.)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Ahendra (mostly websites, some books)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Helena Bx
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Jwratner1 (possibly websites) Socks at: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Jwratner1
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Sayerslle
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/$1LENCE D00600D (Websites and books, some paywalls) Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/AZ8196
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Dante8 (also websites) Socks at: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Dante8
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Tiamut (Also websites, close paraphrasing)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20130330 (Also websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/DocOfSoc (Also websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Comhar
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Sengkang
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20211117
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Ewf9h-bg
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20230508
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Skitash (also websites)
Translation CCIs
editThere tend to be two of one things:
- 1. (Way more common) The contributor ran a foreign language source through a translation machine, and then pasted the translation into an article.
- 2. The contributor translated an article manually, and then posted the content into an article.
Pasting translations into bins, sandboxes and later having them revdeled, or sites like copyleaks are ways to compare these to articles using earwig.
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Hauganm (All kinds)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Tobyc75 (All kinds)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Norden1990 (Hungarian)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Hahc21 (spanish, other english websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Arrwiki (also english)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Vvven (Spanish, also unattributed es and ca translations and copies from english websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20220623 (Spanish and English websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20221001
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Peripatetic
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Opus88888 (Spanish and English websites, unattributed es translations)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Zeorymer (Portuguese, maybe books)
Paywall CCIs
editThese contributors would copy text from paywalled sources, such as journals or news sites. Earwig works on most mainstream news sites, but won't work on most journals.
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20130908 (journals)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20140127 (ODNB)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20190724a (some journals and books)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Georgiano (journals)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Dhollm (websites+ some journals)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Shootingstar88 (Journals+some websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20240707 (journals, translations)
Files
editIf a file is suspicious, nominate it for deletion here, citing the CCI as a reason. If it was uploaded on commons, nominate it for deletion there and cite the CCI as rational for deletion. If you have any questions, ask away at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions.
Websites
editThe website CCIs, the most common type; someone copied from a website into wikipedia when they shouldn't have.
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Arfaz Socks at: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Arfaz
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20111004
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Ironboy11
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Marcus334
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Judgesurreal777 (also unattributed in wiki copying)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Anglo Pyramidologist (also unattributed in wiki copying) Socks at: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Anglo Pyramidologist
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/YHoshua
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Striver
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Hyperionsteel
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/IWannaABillionaire Socks at: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/KirkleyHigh
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Snigdhasinghsweet Socks at: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Sanjeetbond
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Hantsheroes
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Tamravidhir
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Degen Earthfast (also unatrib. PD copying)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/FreshCorp619 Socks at: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/FreshCorp619
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/America789
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Aetheling1125 (I suspect copying from books occured)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Purrum
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Nehapant19 Socks at: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Nitishkumartn
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Mztourist (possibly books)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Jackninja5 (also unattributed wikia copys)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Rick570 Socks at: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Rick570
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Headhitter (Also from the book Bridget Cherry and Nikolaus Pevsner (1983). The Buildings of England – London 2: South. London: Penguin Books. p. 513. ISBN 0 14 0710 47 7.)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20150927 (Also unattributed in wiki copying)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20151115
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Coldcreation (Possibly from books?)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Koala15
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20151212 (Also copying within WP)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Nannadeem
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Josephlalrinhlua786 Socks at: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Joseph Fanai
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/CJojoC Socks at: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/CJojoC
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20171031 (possibly translations from Hindi and Spanish sources)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Tanbircdq
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Nauriya
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20150507 02 (Maybe paywalled journals)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Hogie75
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Mahussain06
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20190125 (Also some unattributed PD copying)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/MatteoNL97
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Contaldo80
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Dead.rabbit
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Favre1fan93
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Flooded with them hundreds Socks at: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Zawl
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Dutchy85
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Angel Angel 2 (also unattributed foreign copies) Socks at: Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Angel Angel 2
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20200411
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Snickers2686 (Also unattributed PD copies)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/ZarhanFastfire
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Kiraroshi1976 (possibly books)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20201008
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20201122
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Greenock125
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/211.237.125.110
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/ZaDoraemonzu
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20210111 (books possible but not confirmed)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/JoeScarce
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20210126a
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20210126b
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20210128
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20210206
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/TheriusRooney
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Troy86
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Kahsiav
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Lg16spears
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/BornonJune8 (potential unattributed copies and news paywalls)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/LupEnd007
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20210813
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Bluecountrymutt
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Enthusiast01(from WP)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20211215 (also book copying)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/BOZ
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Shadowwarrior8 (also journal copying)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Qualitatis
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/JShanley98
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Harshhussey
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Ashim nep (also in-wiki copying)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/TDKR Chicago 101 (also unattributed translations)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20220731 (also in-wiki copying)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Nicholas0
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Suslindisambiguator
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Takhellei
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Chinakpradhan
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/SuperSwift
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Profile101 (also in-wiki)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/SGT141
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Sittaconde
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Zackmann08
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20230813
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20230909
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/1Sire
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Gilabrand
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20231125
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Piledhigheranddeeper
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/FuzzyMagma
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/OcelotHod
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20240203
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Gre regiment (occasional PD copying, with and without attribution)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20240428 (also open-source copying)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20240708 (also CWW)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Adelee296 (also translations)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Broadmoor
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20240727
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Colman2000 (also CWW)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20240901
Public domain/free license/copying within Wikipedia CCIs
editUsually the easiest CCIs, where the contributor copied from not copyrighted sources, but neglected to provide attribution. In wiki copies require attribution on the talk page, while pd/free license stuff requires a template in the ref.
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/GreenUniverse (From WP, also non free websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Judgesurreal777 (from WP, also from non free websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/GordyB (Within WP, also from non free websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Kprtqrf06 (Within WP, also from non free canada gov websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Gryffindor (Within WP, also from other sources)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Aldebaran69 (ONLY from foreign WPs)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20190724 (Unattributed NASA copies)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Dunks58 (Only from milesago.com, which just needs attribution)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Veillg1 (ONLY from foreign WPs)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Elan Morin Tedronai (Within WP, nonfree websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/MWD115 (ONLY from foreign WPs)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Friedjof (ONLY from foreign WPs)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Rtkat3 (Fandom, potentially from others)
Multiple
editThese CCIs either cover 3 or more styles of copying, or are weird and don't fall into the categories others do. I'll provide notes to give a general idea of what they consist of.
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20111108 (Unattributed pd text, websites, books, Old newspapers, overquoting)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Proudbolsahye (Translations of Turkish sources, english websites, and books)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Rosser1954 (confirmed from websites, I'm afraid books as well)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/BhagyaMani (Books, websites, journals, unattributed PD copying)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20130819 (Currently 2nd largest one, Contains thousands of website vios and a very low amount of book vios)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/DrMicro (websites, books, and paywalls)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Superzohar (Books, translation, foreign wiki copying, and websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Ajdebre (Websites, unattributed in wiki copying, foreign wiki translations, possibly from books and foreign websites) Socks at: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Ajdebre
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/ProfReader (Websites, newspapers, possible other offline sources?)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Faedra (One specific website (arthurmicklethwaite.htmlplanet.com) and unattributed public domain book copying)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20180325 (Websites and books, some of which are online. Large group of users willing to help)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Edelmand (Books and websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Rochelimit (Books, websites, maybe translations?)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Trident13 (Everything)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20120412 (Everything)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Gunkarta (english websites, foreign language websites, book translations)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Premkudva (offline pamphlets+websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Kailash29792 (Plot summaries are the primary concern, books and websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20200212 (everything)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Isinbill (Journals, translations, and english websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Lmmnhn (Journals, possible translations, and english websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20201108 (Books, some websites, possible translations)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Ssolbergj (Everything)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20210127 (Everything)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20210127c (Everything)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Backendgaming (Everything)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Manannan51 (Everything)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20210314 (Everything)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20210315 (Everything)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20210418 (websites, in-wiki, probably unattributed public domain copies and books)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Amshpatten (websites, books, in-wiki, possible translations...)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20210410 (websites, in wiki copies, possible translations)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Verosaurus (Books, journals, some translation)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Rockysantos (websites, translations, in-wiki, unattributed translations)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20210531 (websites, paywalls, books)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20211022 (translations, websites)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/DaWulf2013 (PD, websites, possibly books?)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/DeltaSquad833 (websites, books, and in-wiki copying)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20230110 (books, websites, unattributed CC-copying)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/20230303 (websites, books, CC license mixups, potential paywall)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Chamaemelum (websites, books, and apparently AI)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Hadden (websites, overquotations)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Cs california (websites, translationvios, cut-and-paste copying)
- Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations/Rjdeadly (websites, PD, CWW all mixed together)
Spi's of users with closed CCIs
edit- Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Ane wiki
- Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/ARA SANTA FE
- Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Ria Cruz
- Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Sourcerery - Only User:Aocdnw needs checking
- Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Superbrickbro
- Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Walidou47
- Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Pohick2
- Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Offender9000
- Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Srahmadi
- Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Irvi Hyka
- Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/LouisPhilippeCharles
- Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Mushroom9
- Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Onlinenow
- Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Hary1mo
- Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Vinodtiwari2608
- Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Billy Hathorn
- Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Kazemita1
- Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Dhouston17
- Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Tetovario
- Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/ChowderRulez
- Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Lelouch Di Britannia