Commons:Deletion requests/File:Aljunied GRC election posters, GE 2006.JPG

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File:Aljunied_GRC_election_posters,_GE_2006.JPG[edit]

Derivative work. Image consists of nothing of interest except two posters reproducing 10 non-free copyrighted photographs. Title of image supports that it is intended to depict the posters. De minimis obviously fails. See also the following images from Category:Election posters in Singapore with the same problem:

If some of these images are worthy of further consideration, please point them out and I'll nominate separately. Dcoetzee (talk) 15:22, 22 April 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

  • You may wish to reread that article. Under United States Code: Title 17, section 106(2), it is specified that only the owner of copyright has the rights to do and authorize the preparation of derivative works. In the absence of license permitting the creation of a derivative work from the copyright owners, derivative works are a copyright violation. See also [1]. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 23:52, 22 April 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
 Comment: much as I would like to see the photographs being retained, I agree that they are unauthorized derivative works. The issue has been raised at the SGpedians' notice board, and hopefully steps will be taken to write to the political parties involved and ask for permission. (We have another election on 7 May, so hopefully we will get permission for photographs of banners and posters that will be going up after 27 April to be taken as well. — Cheers, JackLee –talk– 06:43, 23 April 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
What about this File:Zama election posters.JPG? Does the law address public display? And how is this different File:Wikimania Posters.jpg? I'm not arguing, just trying to understand. USchick (talk) 13:55, 23 April 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
To answer your question: 1. I hadn't gotten to File:Zama election posters.JPG yet (there are like a thousand of these photos to go through); 2. posters that consist entirely or mostly of text and simple shapes are usually okay (see {{PD-text-logo}}), if the artwork/photograph is "incidental" (see Commons:De minimis; roughly speaking, the artwork could be removed without affecting the image's utility - I consider the tiny logos in the second photo to be de minimis, but possibly not the Terra logo). There are limitations to the amount of text that can be copied though (see Commons:Images containing text). Dcoetzee (talk) 14:45, 23 April 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
I can't speak for other countries, but in Singapore there is no special defence against infringement of copyright for political campaign posters, and freedom of panorama does not apply to two-dimensional works. The copyright in such works is presumably owned by the political parties who created them. I e-mailed seven political parties today requesting consent; let's see what the response is. — Cheers, JackLee –talk– 15:39, 23 April 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
 Comment: unfortunately, I have received no response from any political parties to my e-mails yet. Polling day for the Singaporean general election, 2011 is on 7 May; they may be far too busy to respond. Perhaps we should wait for about two to three weeks after 7 May? — Cheers, JackLee –talk– 12:56, 5 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Files can be undeleted if we receive a valid permission. Jcb (talk) 10:24, 6 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Deleted Jcb (talk) 10:25, 6 May 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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