Commons:Deletion requests/2026/01/24

January 24

File:Accidente ferroviario de Adamuz.svg

The source infographic used here is copyrighted; although the user designed it, the infographic inspiration is exactly the same, so it's a derivative work. Taichi (talk) 01:36, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

  •  Keep Per COM:TOO and the legal principle of idea-expression dichotomy, which is recognized under Spanish law -Nard (Hablemonos) (Let's talk) 20:29, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Logo Olympia Košice.png

Out of scope: this is an AI-generated reproduction, not a real historical logo, and it's unclear that the original is freely licensed. Omphalographer (talk) 02:03, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Schloß Sigmaringen 1981.png

Out of scope: this is an AI-generated image. If this image was generated based on a freely licensed photograph, please upload the original. Omphalographer (talk) 02:13, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

This image was not Ai-generated. The image were taken in 1981. The photo was taken with a analog camera. Last year I scan old negatives with a Kodak slide N Film scanner and use gemini Ai to clean and repair the image with a prompt. Original image from negative Marseille77 (talk) 18:45, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
Please upload the original to Commons. Even given its defects, the original scan is much higher resolution than the retouched version. Omphalographer (talk) 18:48, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
 Keep It is only the authors decision, in which resolution or version he put his photo under free license. It is not necessary to upload a bad original scan. The resolution of 1024x1024 is higher than lots of images we have here at commons. --Wikijunkie (talk) 04:18, 31 January 2026 (UTC)

File:H. Siccardi- EStudio - Lomas de zamora.png

Out of scope: this is an AI-generated image. If this image was generated based on a freely licensed photograph of a notable individual, please upload the original. Omphalographer (talk) 02:17, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for the notice. This file is not an entirely new AI-generated image, but an AI-enhanced restoration of an original historical photograph, made only to improve sharpness and clarity of the scan.
I understand that AI-modified restorations are considered out of scope for Wikimedia Commons.
Therefore, I do not oppose deletion, and I will upload the original unedited scan of the photograph instead.
Best regards, Proyecto H. Siccardi (talk) 02:23, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
  •  Keep and pair with the original. @Proyecto H. Siccardi: } You can have AI enhanced images, but they need to be paired with the original, and the enhanced version needs to be marked as AI, usually with {{PD-algorithm}}. or other more appropriate template. --RAN (talk) 02:43, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
    Thank you for the clarification.
    I have uploaded the original unedited scan of the photograph and have updated the enhanced version to explicitly link to the original file using the {{Derived from}} template.
    I will also mark the enhanced image as an AI-enhanced restoration using the appropriate template ({{PD-algorithm}}), so that both files are clearly paired and properly identified.
    Best regards, Proyecto H. Siccardi (talk) 04:05, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Francisca Salgado, Portuguese golfer.jpg

Own work uploaded prematurely. The file is no longer needed and is not used in any article. Salnaza (talk) 02:27, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:The Valentine Sculpture.jpg

The sculpture was completed in 1993 by George Wayne (1948–). There is no freedom of panorama in the United States for non-architectural works, permission from the sculptor is required A1Cafel (talk) 03:00, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

  • Delete for copyright violation Graywalls (talk) 14:03, 1 February 2026 (UTC)

Files in Category:Declaration (sculpture)

The sculpture was completed in 2001 by Mark di Suvero (1933–). There is no freedom of panorama in the United States for non-architectural works, permission from the sculptor is required

A1Cafel (talk) 03:06, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

Is it clear that this work is copyrightable? - Jmabel ! talk 04:29, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
Why wouldn't it be? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 13:22, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

File:內湖區 - panoramio - Tianmu peter (1).jpg

No FoP for 2D works in Taiwan A1Cafel (talk) 03:18, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

 Keep COM:DM - per the case of Commons:Deletion requests/File:婚紗街(中山北路3段與民權東路2段口) - panoramio.jpg - the two 6 dude is not larger than Dubai, while others are below COM:TOO Taiwan. Saimmx (talk) 06:21, 13 April 2026 (UTC)

File:Chou Chin Industrial BFQ-8730 in front of Exit 1, Ximen Station 20220709.jpg

No FoP for 2D works in Taiwan A1Cafel (talk) 03:19, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

Uploads by F.E. Johnson Jr.

F.E. Johnson Jr. appears to have uploaded these files as part of an attempt to create an English Wikipedia article about their father. All of the files are claimed as COM:Own work, which in many cases seems questionable. Some of the photos might've been taken by the uploader's father or another family member and the copyright could've been transferred to the uploader at some point, but this can't really be the case for the scans of certificates, magazine pages, fliers, etc. Many of these seem to be nothing more than slavish reproductions of some other potentially copyrighted work; so, it's the copyright of depicted work that matters. If the uploader can provide more information on the provenance of these files, perhaps their copyright statuses can be sorted out; otherwise, I'm not sure Commons can keep them many of per COM:PCP. The photos of the various trophies/plaques have EXIF data and seem OK, as long as the uploader took the photo themselves, but in some cases (I guess) there could be a copyright involved for the trophy/plaque itself; some of these files, though, are overwritten and might need to be treated as two separate images. Finally, for reference, Commons:Deletion requests/File:Forest E. Johnson.jpg and Commons:Deletion requests/File:02 FEJ First Win.jpg started separately by Infrogmation also have the same issues; so, it might be a good idea to combine everything into one DR. FWIW, I don't think the uploader was intentionally trying to deceive anyone; they're just not familiar with COM:L. -- Marchjuly (talk) 03:24, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

  • The photos taken by family members or that were works for hire can be released under {{Cc-by-sa-4.0-heirs}}. --RAN (talk) 05:58, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
    That could work, except it's not clear what those files/photos are or who took them. The uploader claimed everything as their "own work" but hasn't otherwise provided any more details about provenance of the files. -- Marchjuly (talk) 11:32, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
    Sadly every noob uses the default settings and the uploader is listed as the creator, there have been several attempts to make it clearer for new uploadersm to understand how to correctly attribute, but it still needs more work. --RAN (talk) 02:21, 26 January 2026 (UTC)
    I've tried to add a brief description for each file; there are a couple of duplicates and overwritten files. -- Marchjuly (talk) 12:16, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment File:Prowler Boats Mother-Daughter Racing Team 1956.jpg looks to be a scan of a newspaper or magazine article. If the uploader is not the author of the original article or somehow acquired the publishing rights from the author, they do not have rights to grand license to it, and cannot claim it as their own work. Original might or might not be out of copyright for some reason, but truthful original source information would be needed. -- Infrogmation of New Orleans (talk) 15:42, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
  • Others can help lookup to see if the magazines filed for renewals. So far, some had and some not. I recommended to the uploader that they can migrate some of the articles to Familypedia which accepts fair use articles. --RAN (talk) 22:27, 25 January 2026 (UTC)
  • File:Forest E. Johnson Key West to Havana Boat Race 1958.jpg looks like a scan of an advertisement or PR flier of some kind. I'm not seeing a visible copyright notice which would've been required by US copyright at that particular time; however, I can't say with certainty that the file wasn't cropped in some way. So, this could be a possible keep per {{PD-US-no notice}} or even {{PD-US-not renewed}}; I'm not sure, though, whether {{PD-heirs}} or {{Cc-by-sa-4.0-heirs}} should be used for something like this because it seems kind of like en:copy fraud in a way if Commons were to do that. The same line of thought could probably also apply to File:Forest E Johnson M1 Jr Prowler UIM World Record 1957.jpg. -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:23, 26 January 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment, and I am tending to  Delete all unless COM:VRT is satisfied with submissions. I have serious concerns about imputing naïvity to the loader. w:en:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Forest Johnson Photography shows that on enWiki the uploader is a socklpuppt of an editor who appears to be https://www.forestjohnson.com/ and https://www.forestjohnson.com/about/ shows a gentleman of that name. Photography businesses tend to be highly knowledgeable about the laws of copyright, thus I see every appearance of a knowledgeable person attempting to drive a coach and horses through Commons. COM:PCP tells me that correct licencing is absolutely required and that there is little or no benefit of the doubt to be given. Furnishing individual permissions via COM:PCP seems to me to be the only route by which any of these files mat be kept. 🇵🇸‍🇺🇦 Timtrent 🇺🇦 talk to me 🇺🇦‍🇵🇸 23:28, 26 January 2026 (UTC)
    Yes, it's unfortunate perhaps, but I'm not sure whether these are all worth the time an effort in trying to sort out now that the uploader has been indefinitely blocked (both of their accounts are blocked) on English Wikipedia. I want to believe this is just someone who wanted to create tribute to their dad and just didn't understand how Wikipedia worked. Given the fact that also they appear to be a professional photographer, you'd kind of expect them to have a little more knowledge about image copyright. Even though I'm still willing to assume good faith, I don't think they're going to be able to successfully get their accounts unblocked on English Wikipedia, at least not for anytime soon. So, there's now a question as to whether these photos now have become more like a case of personal photos than photos that have any reasonable encyclopedic use since the whole point of the uploader uploading them seems to be to use them in a Wikipedia article about their dad. The scans of printed works perhaps could, I guess, be kept if they're deemed to be within public domain, but the photos themselves might not have the same encyclopedic value as they had a few days ago, even with VRT verification. The articles/drafts the uploader tried to create have all be deleted for being too promotional and for being violations of the uploader's first block; so, any new attempt to create an article about the uploader's dad is going to need to done by someone who's completely unconnected to the subject matter. That could happen at some point, but the question is whether Commons should continue hosting these files until it does. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:32, 27 January 2026 (UTC)
    I am in broad agreement. We will see what consensus brings, and it may, as often happens, be a huge surprise. I might have the interest on enWiki to take on a draft of the late FEJ, but not in the short term future. 🇵🇸‍🇺🇦 Timtrent 🇺🇦 talk to me 🇺🇦‍🇵🇸 01:31, 27 January 2026 (UTC)
    Please see this diff where the uploader states "I would like to proceed with Forest E. Johnson (boatbuilder) biography and not proceed with Forest Johnson Jr (photographer). This is a project that I was assigned to as I am not Forest himself. Can you please help me with the next step? Thank you." This changes matters somewhat. Correct permissions and licences will, in my opinion, save all except the trophy shots, which I believe are out of scope, having limited or no educational value. 🇵🇸‍🇺🇦 Timtrent 🇺🇦 talk to me 🇺🇦‍🇵🇸 08:46, 27 January 2026 (UTC)
  • Now that the uploader has stated here that they were assigned the task of creating a Wikipedia article about Forest E. Johnson, I don't think should be considered an heir for the purpose of copyright licensing without VRT verification. -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:27, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Shibuya Station (52646864275).jpg

No FoP for 2D works in Japan A1Cafel (talk) 03:28, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

 Keep per Commons:DM. the advertising part is minor. See also Commons:DM Japan.--Y.haruo (talk) 03:07, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

In Commons:De minimis, the version of the Copyright Act introduced in 2012 is described, but the scope of the provision was further expanded by the 2020 amendment.

Overall Purpose

Before the 2020 Amendment (2012 version) The provision allowed the use of copyrighted works that unavoidably appeared in the background of photographs or videos. The focus was on “incidental and unavoidable inclusion.”

After the 2020 Amendment (2020 version) The scope was expanded so that copyrighted works incidentally included in photos, videos, screenshots, or livestreams can be used without permission, as long as they are not the main subject. The focus shifted to “incidental inclusion, regardless of whether it was unavoidable.”

The Japanese wording of the provision after the amendment is as follows.

（付随対象著作物の利用）

第30条の2　写真の撮影、録音、録画、放送その他これらと同様に事物の影像又は音を複製し、又は複製を伴うことなく伝達する行為（以下この項において「複製伝達行為」という。）を行うに当たつて、その対象とする事物又は音（以下この項において「複製伝達対象事物等」という。）に付随して対象となる事物又は音（複製伝達対象事物等の一部を構成するものとして対象となる事物又は音を含む。以下この項において「付随対象事物等」という。）に係る著作物（当該複製伝達行為により作成され、又は伝達されるもの（以下この条において「作成伝達物」という。）のうち当該著作物の占める割合、当該作成伝達物における当該著作物の再製の精度その他の要素に照らし当該作成伝達物において当該著作物が軽微な構成部分となる場合における当該著作物に限る。以下この条において「付随対象著作物」という。）は、当該付随対象著作物の利用により利益を得る目的の有無、当該付随対象事物等の当該複製伝達対象事物等からの分離の困難性の程度、当該作成伝達物において当該付随対象著作物が果たす役割その他の要素に照らし正当な範囲内において、当該複製伝達行為に伴つて、いずれの方法によるかを問わず、利用することができる。ただし、当該付随対象著作物の種類及び用途並びに当該利用の態様に照らし著作権者の利益を不当に害することとなる場合は、この限りでない。

２　前項の規定により利用された付随対象著作物は、当該付随対象著作物に係る作成伝達物の利用に伴つて、いずれの方法によるかを問わず、利用することができる。ただし、当該付随対象著作物の種類及び用途並びに当該利用の態様に照らし著作権者の利益を不当に害することとなる場合は、この限りでない。 著作権法

--Y.haruo (talk) 22:38, 31 January 2026 (UTC)

|著作権法及びプログラムの著作物に係る登録の特例に関する法律の一部を改正する法律(令和2年著作権法改正)について(解説) The reasons for the revisions to the Japanese language by the Agency for Cultural Affairs are presented on pages 24 through 28.--Y.haruo (talk) 08:44, 1 February 2026 (UTC)

 Keep the file can be cropped Dronebogus (talk) 02:14, 1 March 2026 (UTC)
This is a large, attention-drawing ad. How could it be de minimis? I agree with User:Dronebogus that it has to be cropped out to keep this photo. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 13:25, 18 March 2026 (UTC)
 Weak keep One of the major motifs of this photo is a combination of skewed, slanted, and ortho lattice patterns illuminated by the light through the lattice (from both the ad and the inside of two buildings), so it cannot be cropped or blurred although the ad could be replaced with others at the time of taking. On the other hand, the photo of a girl (the only copyrightable part of the ad) is blown out, that means the ad is used as a light source not as the subject. Also the artistic representation of the photo of a girl is blocked with the lattice. Thus, it could be de minimis according to Art. 30-2 of Japanese Copyright Act. Mzaki (talk) 08:21, 12 April 2026 (UTC)

File:Soba buffet by shibainu in front of the Kichijoji station, Tokyo.jpg

No FoP for 2D works in Japan A1Cafel (talk) 03:28, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

  •  Keep. Likely de minimis. Can be cropped or blurred if not. File is in use. IronGargoyle (talk) 15:20, 2 February 2026 (UTC)
 Keep de min Dronebogus (talk) 02:20, 1 March 2026 (UTC)
  •  Comment The ad on the upper right doesn't look de minimis to me. Should be blurred to keep, IMO. -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 13:26, 18 March 2026 (UTC)
 Keep de minimis. the ad is blown out and the key part of the ad picture is out of focus. Mzaki (talk) 08:41, 12 April 2026 (UTC)

File:Kemena.jpg

This file was initially tagged by Nv8200pa as Speedy (SD) and the most recent rationale was: F10. However it is well described as "A mug shot of the musical artist Kemena" and is the only photo of this uploader. Category F10 should only be used for multiple holiday snaps of non-contributing uploaders and not for all photos that show unidentified people. Please elaborate or keep. NearEMPTiness (talk) 03:53, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

  • This is an unused very low-resolution image that is the only upload by this user which could be a selfie or self-portrait. I believe it meets the F10 rationale as much as any other image that is nominated for Speedy. Many images nominated for speedy deletion have complete curriculum vitae attached, so the "A mug shot" description with its puffery didn't mean much to me. Nv8200pa (talk) 11:23, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Los Angeles, California (September 8, 2022) - 093.jpg

The sculpture was completed in 1986 by Lloyd Hamrol (1937–). There is no freedom of panorama in the United States for non-architectural works, permission from the sculptor is required A1Cafel (talk) 03:58, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Ruan de Carvalho, o poeta onírico.jpg

Não vai ser mais utilizado Observatório Literário (talk) 04:38, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:O Poeta Onírico.png

Não será mais utilizado Observatório Literário (talk) 04:39, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

This deletion discussion is now closed. Please do not make any edits to this archive. You can read the deletion policy or ask a question at the Village pump. If the circumstances surrounding this file have changed in a notable manner, you may re-nominate this file or ask for it to be undeleted.

File:Flag-map of the world (1789).png

This picture contains disinformation with numerious mistakes. Գարիկ Ավագյան (talk) 20:44, 15 October 2019 (UTC)

 Support Ths map erroneously displays the flag of United Kingdom instead of the flag of Kingdom of Great Britain. Some flags and heraldic symbols are used without credit to copyright owners and proper license information, eg. File:Coat of arms of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931).svg. Thuresson (talk) 20:54, 28 November 2019 (UTC)

Deleted: per nomination. --Sebari – aka Srittau (talk) 20:12, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

File:Flag-map of the world (1789).png

Perhaps the most innacurate map on Wikimedia Commons, this page: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/dhwln5/flag_map_of_the_world_in_1789/ shows every reason why. TheDestroyr (talk) 06:05, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Saoirse Ronan (2009).jpg

created by mistake Indopug (talk) 06:26, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Chimmie - Xenia the Linux Vixen - Xeniasoft.png

Uses (more likely than not) nonfree art by Cathodegaytube https://x.com/cathodegaytube/status/1415793225940406273 (more accesible link, as Cathodegaytube's twitter account is protected https://xenia-images.efi.pages.gay/cathodegaytube3.jpeg ) Cawfeecrow (talk) 07:26, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Pierre Barnérias.jpg

parce que la photo est clairement désavantageuse et pour le discréditer AnneMarieRuiz (talk) 07:55, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Іван Галущинський.jpg

Non-free, can be found as an older upload on Ukrainian Wikipedia marked and sourced as non-free: uk:Файл:Галущинський Іван Миколайович.jpg MonAx (talk) 09:50, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:PLA Reconnaissance Drone BZK-007 (March 2022).jpg

图片质量差，图片过小、模糊不清 颐园居 (talk) 11:12, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:HK TST 尖沙咀 Tsim Sha Tsui 彌敦道 100 Nathan Road The One mall August 2022 Px3 130.jpg

non-free 2D works in Hong Kong. Solomon203 (talk) 11:40, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:WikiNamen 2025.png

Per File talk:WikiNamen 2025.png the license isn't clear. —Matrix(!) ping onewhen replying {user - talk? - uselesscontributions} 12:29, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Ferocactus acanthodes 18.jpg

Iimagen repetida RamsesVII (talk) 12:35, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:1.000.000 Old Turkish Lira, 1995.jpg

Fails COM:CUR Turkey 🇵🇸‍🇺🇦 Timtrent 🇺🇦 talk to me 🇺🇦‍🇵🇸 13:35, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

  •  Comment. There does not seem to be a copyright issue. I would think the label requirement would be a non-copyright restriction. IronGargoyle (talk) 12:50, 3 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Hoshimachi Suisei signature.svg

カバー株式会社がサインについて著作権および商標権侵害で責任追及をした履歴があり、さらにカバー株式会社より使用をやめるように言われているため。ja:プロジェクト‐ノート:バーチャルYouTuber#星街すいせいのサインについて ~2026-51821-2 (talk) 14:25, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

ログインしたので英語訳を追加します。
（Now that I've logged in, I'll add the English translation.）
Cover Corporation has a history of pursuing liability for copyright and trademark infringement regarding the signature, and has also been asked to stop using it on Wikipedia. Koh817486 (talk) 14:40, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
  •  Delete Requester's vote.--Koh817486 (talk) 03:05, 20 February 2026 (UTC)
 Delete. Copyvio, unclear copyright status. This file is a handwritten signature of Hoshimachi Suisei. A handwritten signature is a stylized personal mark and not merely plain text or a simple text logo.
Under Japanese copyright law (country of origin), such signatures are generally considered copyrightable works, so the public-domain claim based on the “threshold of originality” is disputed and unclear.
Per Commons deletion policy, files whose copyright status is not clearly free in the country of origin should be deleted. --mirinano (talk) 10:38, 25 January 2026 (UTC)
  • 同じ理由でこの画像も削除を依頼します。
（EN For the same reason, I would like to request that this image be removed as well.）
Commons:Deletion requests/File:Suisei Signature.png Koh817486 (talk) 11:32, 28 January 2026 (UTC)
 Keep easily readable text signature with simple geometrical shapes. Probably below TOO in view of COM:SIG Japan. 容易に読める文字や単純な図形・記号から構成されており、これまでの日本の裁判所の判例と比較する限り、著作物性を認められる可能性は非常に低いです。また商標権に関しては削除審議の対象になりません。 Mzaki (talk) 16:16, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

File:Jeremy Greaves.jpg

Professional image, found in multiple places on the internet going back over 8 years, unlikely to be Own Work/CC0. See uploader's other contributions. • a frantic turtle 🐢 14:54, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

This image was taken in 2025 not 8 years ago — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adelaideuser (talk • contribs) 15:11, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Falera. Röm.-Kath. Kirche Falera. 25-09-2025. (actm.) 11.jpg

This file was initially tagged by Gower as Copyvio (copyvio) and the most recent rationale was: Artwork made in 1989 in Swiss church, design by L. Flepp. It is generally held that the interior of a church cannot be depicted under Article 27 in Switzerland. Commons opinion is that stained glass windows should be considered part of interior spaces. First deletion nomination is here: Commons:Deletion requests/File:Falera. Röm.-Kath. Kirche Falera. 25-09-2025. (actm.) 12.jpg Regular DR is needed for FOP issues. Yann (talk) 15:03, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:PoetMeanofWangWei.jpg

Not own work according to File usage on other wikis Shawwww (talk) 15:04, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

  •  Keep Attribution fixed. --RAN (talk) 20:34, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
 Delete Unknown author, source, zero provenance info. "Scan from the original work" provides zero useful info required to determine the work's copyright status. Wcam (talk) 17:01, 30 January 2026 (UTC)
  1. the author is not unknown as this user claimed. it's signed as 孝三 in the artwork.
  2. it's supposedly a person named "范孝三", which is a real person whose name appeared in File:NDL1123019 江西省立図書館図書目録 〔第2〕 part1.pdf (pdf page 15) as the author of a book titled "扇面畫譜大觀" which can be seen at https://tw.bid.yahoo.com/item/101696424676 .
  3. the uploader's uploads are all supposedly this person's artworks.
  4. if info from the wikipedia article written by the uploader (that 范孝三 died in 1961) is accurate, then copyright has expired in 2012.
  5. without evidence proving otherwise, these scans' authenticity should be assumed.  Keep.
RoyZuo (talk) 20:11, 31 January 2026 (UTC)
just noting here 2 extra pieces of evidence that corroborate the wikipedia article.
  1. File:NLC404-01J002908-62159 吳興教育行政周刊 1932年21期.pdf pdf page 20, supports the wikipedia claim that "范傳宗" was a principal of "圓通小學".
  2. http://www.giantmuseum.com/activity/2019/0708/227.html also says "范孝三" was his primary school principal (in 1940s) in the same location claimed by the wikipedia article.
RoyZuo (talk) 20:34, 31 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Trail Map of Mount Nikoro.jpg

Derivative work of possibly copyrighted map. Also out of COM:FOP Japan. Yasu (talk) 15:04, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:ApoemofWangWei.jpg

Not own work according to File usage on other wikis Shawwww (talk) 15:04, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

  •  Keep Attribution fixed. --RAN (talk) 20:24, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:LakeMandarinDuck.jpg

Not own work according to File usage on other wikis Shawwww (talk) 15:04, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

  •  Keep attribution fixed. --RAN (talk) 20:21, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
 Delete Unknown author, source, zero provenance info. "Scan from the original work" provides zero useful info required to determine the work's copyright status. Wcam (talk) 17:03, 30 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Clear Interest.jpg

Not own work according to File usage on other wikis Shawwww (talk) 15:04, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

  •  Keep Attribution fixed. --RAN (talk) 21:41, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
 Delete Unknown author, source, zero provenance info. "Scan from the original work" provides zero useful info required to determine the work's copyright status. Wcam (talk) 17:02, 30 January 2026 (UTC)

File:MountSnowInWinter.jpg

Not own work according to File usage on other wikis Shawwww (talk) 15:04, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

  •  Keep Attribution fixed, you can fix, rather than nominate for deletion. --RAN (talk) 18:08, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
 Delete Unknown author, source, zero provenance info. "Scan from the original work" provides zero useful info required to determine the work's copyright status. Wcam (talk) 17:01, 30 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Pinnacle range upon range of hills.jpg

Not own work according to File usage on other wikis Shawwww (talk) 15:04, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

  •  Keep Attribution fixed. --RAN (talk) 18:37, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
 Delete Unknown author, source, zero provenance info. "Scan from the original work" provides zero useful info required to determine the work's copyright status. Wcam (talk) 17:01, 30 January 2026 (UTC)

File:BackFromPasture.jpg

Not own work according to File usage on other wikis Shawwww (talk) 15:04, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

  •  Keep Attribution fixed. --RAN (talk) 21:44, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
 Delete Unknown author, source, zero provenance info. Shawwww (talk) 18:02, 31 January 2026 (UTC)
  • Its use on zh:范孝三 implies an author who died in 1961. According to COM:China, that would make the painting PD, at least in China. However, for it to be hosted on USA servers, the painting would have to be published before 1931. That information is not easily deduced, but the author's age at that time does not rule out the possibility. --HyperGaruda (talk) 07:30, 1 February 2026 (UTC)
    Three out of three machine translations agree that the inscription states how old the artist was when it was painted, and two of them suggest some sort of official registration. A proper translation by a human fluent in Chinese should be able to resolve the question. --Carnildo (talk) 23:40, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Recycled paper collage.jpg

Derivative work of a copyrighted paper A1Cafel (talk) 15:33, 24 January 2026 (UTC)


I don't understand this, how is it related to any other user?
Request to provide further details. Sneha G Gupta (talk) 16:38, 25 January 2026 (UTC)
 Comment Could this be de minimis? The contents of the recycled paper itself isn't the subject. Dentsinhere43 (talk) 10:17, 31 January 2026 (UTC)
Ok and to add more to the context that the collage was also my own creation and not anybody else's work captured by me, does that suffice to clarify the point? Sneha G Gupta (talk) 10:57, 1 February 2026 (UTC)
Arguably de minimis, but Sneha, is your work notable enough to be in scope? -- Ikan Kekek (talk) 13:34, 18 March 2026 (UTC)

File:2023 collage.png

One of the images in the collage was deleted A1Cafel (talk) 15:37, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:VRBAS COLLAGE.JPG

One of the images in the collage was deleted A1Cafel (talk) 15:38, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

  •  Keep. Reverted to earlier version of collage without deleted image. IronGargoyle (talk) 05:05, 3 February 2026 (UTC)

File:Dubai Center - Ciudad de Guatemala - 51057924507.jpg

No freedom of panorama in Guatemala A1Cafel (talk) 15:39, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Murano Center - Ciudad de Guatemala.jpg

No freedom of panorama in Guatemala A1Cafel (talk) 15:40, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Collage Different Buildings in Guatemala City.jpg

No freedom of panorama in Guatemala A1Cafel (talk) 15:41, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Filsoof2.jpg

Likely not own work of the photographer as it's widely present on the internet and seems to be a professional headshot of the subject. SomeoneDreaming (talk) 15:41, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

Noticeboards at Guangzhou Museum

No FoP for 2D works in China. The textual and graphical content presented on information noticeboards in museums is not in the public domain and is protected by copyright law. See also: Commons:Copyright rules by subject matter#Noticeboards and signs: "As a rule of thumb, detailed informational and educational noticeboards/signs, such as the ones that are often found at historical or tourist sites, are almost always copyright-protected and photographs of them cannot usually be accepted. Noticeboards may include graphic images or extended textual matter, or both, and copyright is likely to subsist in both. 2D-artwork is included in the FoP copyright-exception in most FoP-countries, but not in: Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Brunei, Canada, China." --Huangdan2060 (talk) 16:04, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Rael Jones.jpg

Per COM:PCP the copyright holder in the metadata cannot be linked to the uploader. Nv8200pa (talk) 16:42, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Hex House.jpg

TinEye dates a full-size copy of this file from the dead domain winddown.net (https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WvwpNuE60e8/TqIkycVMbVI/AAAAAAAAA7M/2lykO1dfzkg/s1600/Hex%2BHouse.jpg) to 2017. Photo also appears at lower resolution at https://www.cultofweird.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/rehmeyer-hex-murder-house.jpg from 2015. Some of the uploader's other "own work" uploads have not been. Belbury (talk) 16:44, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

Files uploaded by Adelaideuser (talk · contribs)

User with bad history, small files without EXIF data, unlikely to be own works.

Yann (talk) 17:04, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

Files uploaded by Tomngo173 (talk · contribs)

Unlikely to be own work.

NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh 17:11, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Dilip-kumar-Salvadi.jpg

Image uploaded by LTA/sockpuppet user on English Wikipedia: Special:CentralAuth/Neerajvedulla Btrs (talk) 17:52, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Pokrovka1931.jpg

No information is provided about the map's authors. Topographic maps are collective works, and it's likely that the copyrights of some of the authors who compiled the map, which was published in the 1930s, have not yet expired in the Russian Federation. Authors may be listed in the map legend, which is not shown in this image, or on the packaging of the map sheet set. Yellow Horror (talk) 19:10, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Lingayen Church - Epiphany of Our Lord Co-Cathedral Parish (old photo).jpg

Previously published at https://www.facebook.com/herenciafilipinas/photos/d41d8cd9/1259161166233092/, and there is no evidence that the file has been released under a free license. WikiEditor50 (talk) 19:26, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Eddy County, New Mexico SEAL.png

This does not appear to be a work of the U.S. federal government, but rather a local government. JJPMaster (she/they) 20:07, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Kayla Saikonda.jpg

Per COM:PCP. The copyright holder in the metadata cannot be linked to the uploader. Nv8200pa (talk) 20:08, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

  •  Keep Unless you can show it was uploaded to another location before Commons. -Nard (Hablemonos) (Let's talk) 20:22, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
I don't think that is what the COM:PCP policy dictates. It may not be found on a reverse image search as it may not be widely distributed, or the crawlers have not found it yet. Since there is no connection between the uploader and the copyright holder and this is the only upload by this user, I have significant doubt about the freedom of this file. Nv8200pa (talk) 21:49, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Louis Van Berckelaer ca. 1928.jpg

Unknown copyright situation. Source website does not state anything on copyright situation. Too recent for {{PD-old-assumed}} and no indication that this would be 'anonymous' work, as will probably be claimed (without evidence) by uploader below. Jcb (talk) 20:33, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

  •  Keep Credit for this photo here is AMVC. No human author is named. -Nard (Hablemonos) (Let's talk) 20:44, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
    AMVC was founded in 1933, so they cannot be the author of a picture from 1928. Jcb (talk) 21:04, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
    •  Keep Amsab-ISH, the administrator of the archive, has licensed this image as CC0 1.0 here - DonCalo (talk) 21:31, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
      If you click through, they link to this statement, which includes: "Tenzij uitdrukkelijk anders vermeld, geeft de organisatie die dit Item beschikbaar heeft gesteld geen garanties over het Item, en kan ze de juistheid van deze Rechtenverklaring niet verzekeren. Je bent zelf verantwoordelijk voor je gebruik van dit Item.". This is a disclaimer in which they state that they do not take responsibility for the copyright situation, which is understandable, because they don't have sufficient information to determine copyright situation. Jcb (talk) 21:56, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
      That is a link to a general statement about copyright outside the Amsab-ISG website that says nothing about this specific image. It is clearly stated with this specific image that the administrator considers this image to be free of rights, as it is clearly stated here that the image is covered by CC0 1.0. And it is clear that Amsab-ISG's intention is to make all material transferred to them available on their website under CC BY-SA 4.0. - DonCalo (talk) 02:43, 25 January 2026 (UTC)
      They clearly link to that general statement, because they only guessed the license. And what they do with material transferred to them is irrelevant, because it's impossible that this specific picture was legally transferred to them if they do not even know the origin. Jcb (talk) 10:23, 25 January 2026 (UTC)
    True but I've linked to a peer reviewed article that doesn't credit the human author. Which means I've done just enough due diligence to allow the file to be {{PD-anon-expired}}. The subject most likely supplied the photo for an ID card or a bio to AMVC and while I‘m aware this doesn't transfer copyright what it does mean is the people closest in time to it being taken didn't know or disclose the author, making it anonymous. -Nard (Hablemonos) (Let's talk) 23:36, 25 January 2026 (UTC)
    You are not familiar with European copyright principles, apparently. Your "just enough due diligence" tells you that the identity of the author is unknown to AMVC, but for a work to be anonymous, you have to show that the author did not disclose their identity, which is something completely different. Jcb (talk) 12:23, 26 January 2026 (UTC)
    The image is from the archives at Amsab-ISG and does not mention an author, while that is the case when Amsab-ISG knows who the author is, se we cann safely conclude that the image is anonymous. - DonCalo (talk) 14:35, 26 January 2026 (UTC)
    No, we can safely conclude that Amsab does not know who the author is, which is something completely different. Jcb (talk) 15:40, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

File:LemurFeverProfile.jpg

Suspected copyright violation: profile picture used in https://music.apple.com/pl/artist/lemur-fever/1815958556 and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF-w2ID8rI6dlXOIcgX3ncA. MKFI (talk) 20:44, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Proposta de Corrección Toponímica do Colexio de Sanclemente de Pasantes e da Rúa do Arcebispo Sanclemente (CT135B, 2025).pdf

Out of scope: this appears to be a user-generated compilation of petitions sent to the government, not a record of any government decision. Omphalographer (talk) 20:45, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

Gracias por la revisión. Me gustaría aclarar que este archivo no es una compilación personal, sino un documento administrativo oficial generado por la Xunta de Galicia a partir de una solicitud registrada en el Rexistro Xeral con número CT135B (2025).
El contenido del PDF corresponde íntegramente a la respuesta administrativa oficial, emitida por un organismo público y transmitida al solicitante sin modificaciones. No contiene elaboración propia, ni selección personal de contenidos, ni compilación privada. Es simplemente la copia digital del documento emitido por la administración autonómica.
🔍 Sobre la licencia y las políticas aplicables
De acuerdo con la legislación española y las políticas de Wikimedia Commons:
Los documentos oficiales de las administraciones públicas no están sujetos a derechos de autor cuando forman parte del dominio público institucional.
Commons recoge esta situación en las políticas relativas a “Public domain – official documents”, que permiten la conservación y difusión de documentos administrativos emitidos por organismos públicos.
El archivo se ha subido con el único fin de documentación pública, trazabilidad administrativa y referencia histórica, sin añadir ni modificar contenido.
Por tanto, el archivo sí entra dentro del alcance de Commons, al tratarse de un documento oficial, no de una obra privada ni de una compilación personal.
Quedo a disposición para cualquier aclaración adicional. Jesús Ángel Simal Lozano (talk) 05:46, 25 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Ryan Serhant 2018 (cropped).jpg

This file is described as being licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license, but is lifted from what seems to be the subject's Flickr account without any evidence that the subject agreed to this. Cortador (talk) 21:21, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:אזהרת מייל אישי – צילום מסך.png

Unused screen capture of wikipedia error message. Poliocretes (talk) 21:32, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

File:Arms of the Russian Empire.svg

This file is from User:Katepanomegas, who explicitly requested no re-uploads of this work. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Katepanomegas) Lince Escudero (talk) 21:55, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

 Keep CC licenses are irrevocable. Sorry he had a bad time, but that has no bearing on the usability of his files. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 20:40, 25 January 2026 (UTC)
 Delete The file is a reupload of this copyright infractive one by the same user : https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Arms_of_the_Russian_Empire_Wikimedia_aaah_limited_edition.svg . Naninghale (talk) 07:00, 29 January 2026 (UTC)