MariaOlteanu

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File permission problem with File:John Florescu-TV show.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:John Florescu-TV show.jpg. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file has agreed to release it under the given license.

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Hi MariaOlteanu. The source link you've provided for the above image does not show that any licensing information so it cannot be verified to have been released into the public domain. It also seems that Media Expres S.R.L. is claiming it holds the copyright on the found on its website. Can you provide any further information on why you feel this file is in the public domain and a another link where this can be verified? If not, then please ask the original copyright holder of the image to send a declaration of consent to Wikipedia OTRS for license verification purposes. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:01, 24 February 2017 (UTC)

RE: Hi Marchjuly Thank you for sending this notification, so I have the chance to correct the link. It is stated on the online publication website, belonging to Media Expres S.R.L., that they are under the PUBLIC DOMAIN DEDICATION. The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of his or her rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law (more info here https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). One can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Moreover, on the same page, the Editor in Chief, Mihai-Marian Pavelescu to the extent possible under law, has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this page. -- User:MariaOlteanu (talk) 01:01, 24 February 2017 (UTC)

That may be the case for the content generated by the website itself, but it's not clear whether the photo came from another source. Typically, the copyright for any photo belongs to the person taking the photo unless there has been some kind of official copyright transfer agreement. Can you provide information which shows that this particular photo was taken by Mihai-Marian Pavelescu or that she holds the copyright on it? Lots of websites are able to use photos taken by other individuals based upon the concept of fair use], but the copyright is still held by the original photographer. Moreover, the website is still listed as being under copyright protection despite the declaration of public domain, so they seem to be contradicting themselves. I'll ask about this at WP:MCQ to see what others think. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:17, 24 February 2017 (UTC)

RE: Hi Marchjuly I sent a request for this specific image for the online publication website, belonging to Media Expres S.R.L., to release a communication verifying that the image can be used here. Can you allow a response time for this? Thank you for having a look into this.

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Speedy deletion nomination of John Florescu

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A tag has been placed on John Florescu, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion debate, such as at articles for deletion. Under the specified criteria, where a page has substantially identical content to that of a page deleted after debate, and any changes in the content do not address the reasons for which the material was previously deleted, it may be deleted at any time.

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Discussion at WP:MCQ#File:John Florescu-TV show.jpg

You are invited to join the discussion at WP:MCQ#File:John Florescu-TV show.jpg. Marchjuly (talk) 09:19, 24 February 2017 (UTC) -- Marchjuly (talk) 09:19, 24 February 2017 (UTC)