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File:Afsaneh-Salari.jpg

Would a VRT member take a look at File:Afsaneh-Salari.jpg and the discussion related to it at User talk:Mr.izadpanah#File permission problem with File:Afsaneh-Salari-scaled.jpg? This file was actually uploaded to Commons as c:File:Afsaneh-Salari.jpg, but ended up deleted as a copyvio. The file was subsequently re-upload locally to Wikipedia as "File:Afsaneh-Salari.jpg" after the source apparently relicensed it, but there still seem to be some issues associated with its licesning according to c:Commons:Undeletion requests/Current requests#File:Afsaneh-Salari-scaled.jpg. I know Commons and Wikipedia are different projects, but in this case I'm not sure whether Wikipedia should be keeping a file that Commons apparently won't, at least not without VRT verification. Should this file be tagged with {{npd}}? I already did so once but self-reverted since I thought the Commons file could be restored. I don't want rush in and tag the file again if VRT verification isn't really considered necessary. FWIW, I'm not suggesting anyone involved in this so far hasn't acted in good faith; I'm just looking for perhaps some fresh eyes to take a look at the file's licensing. -- Marchjuly (talk) 19:46, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Marchjuly. We'd need permissions from the copyright holder, basically the photographer, who actually took the photo. If the subject licenses their image under CC BY-SA all on their own, doesn't make any file free, until the photographer has given them the right. The copyright status of this file is still unclear. A VRT verification in this case is indeed necessary for the photographer's explicit permission. ─ Aafī on Mobile ^(talk) 16:42, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for taking a look at this Aafi. I've re-tagged the file with {{npd}} and let the uploader know that VRT verification is needed. -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:38, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Resolved

 – _Regards, Aafi ^(talk) 18:21, 22 July 2024 (UTC)