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This page is for listing and discussing possible copyright problems involving text on Wikipedia, including pages which are suspected to be copyright violations. Listings typically remain for at least five days before review and closure by a copyright problems clerk or administrator. During this time, interested contributors are invited to offer feedback about the problem at the relevant talk page, to propose revisions to the material, or to request copyright permission. After the listing period, a copyright problems board clerk or administrator will review the listing and take what further action may be necessary.

Articles listed for copyright review appear in the bottom section of the page. The top includes information for people who have copyright concerns about articles or images, for those whose articles have been tagged for concerns, for community volunteers who'd like to help resolve concerns and for the clerks and administrators who volunteer here.

If you believe a Wikipedia article has infringed on your copyright, please see special note below.

If an article you created has been marked as a copyright problem and you own copyright in the original publication (or have permission from the owner), please see this section.

Handling previously published text on Wikipedia

Under the United States law that governs Wikipedia, copyright is automatically assumed as soon as any content (text or other media) is created in a physical form. An author does not need to apply for or even claim copyright, for a copyright to exist.

Only one of the following allows works to be reused in Wikimedia projects:

A) Explicit Statement. An explicit statement (by the author, or by the holder of the rights to the work) that the material is either:

• in the public domain,
• licensed with the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License (CC-BY-SA), or
• otherwise compatible with CC-BY-SA.

B) Public Domain. If the work is inherently in the public domain, due to its age or source; or

C) Fair Use. United States law allows for fair use of copyrighted content, and (within limits) Wikipedia does as well. Under guidelines for non-free content, brief selections of copyrighted text may be used, but only if clearly marked and with full attribution.

Even if a source is public domain or compatibly licensed, material should be properly attributed in accordance with Wikipedia:Plagiarism. This is not only a matter of respecting local custom. When content is under a license that is compatible with Wikipedia's license, proper attribution may be required. If the terms of the compatible license are not met, use of the content can constitute a violation of copyright even if the license is compatible.

Repeated copyright violations

Contributors who repeatedly post copyrighted material (text or images) may be subject to contributor copyright investigations, to help ensure the removal from the project of all copyrighted material posted in contravention of policy. Contributors who repeatedly post copyrighted material after appropriate warnings will be blocked from editing, to protect the project; see 17 United States Code § 512.

Backwards copying: when Wikipedia had (or may have had) it first

In some instances, it is clear that two pieces of text (one on Wikipedia, and one elsewhere) are copies of each other, but not clear which piece is the original and which is the copy. "Compliant" sites that copy Wikipedia text note that they have done so, but not all of our re-users are compliant.

If you've found such a case, you might first check the discussion page to see if a note has been added to the top of the talk page allay people's concerns. If not, you can look for clues. Do other pages in the other website copy other Wikipedia articles? Did the content show up on Wikipedia all in once piece, placed by a single editor? If you don't see good evidence that Wikipedia had it first, it's a good idea to bring it up for investigation. You might follow the Instructions for listing below or tag the article {{copy-paste|url=possible source}} so that others can evaluate. If you confirm definitely that the content was on Wikipedia first, please consider adding {{backwardscopy}} to the article's talk page with an explanation of how you know.

If you see an article somewhere else which was copied from Wikipedia without attribution, you might visit the CC-BY-SA compliance page or Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks.

Instructions for listing text-based copyright concerns

Blatant infringement

Blatant copyright infringements may be speedily deleted if:

• Content was copied from a source which does not have a license compatible with Wikipedia, and the content was copied from that source to Wikipedia and not the other way around (Wikipedia has numerous mirrors);
• The page can neither be restored to a previous revision without infringing content, nor would the page be viable if the infringing content were removed.
• There is no credible assertion of public domain, fair use, or a free license.

Suspected or complicated infringement

If infringement is not blatant or the speedy deletion criteria do not apply:

• Remove the infringing text or revert the page to a non-copyrighted version if you can.

  The infringing text will remain in the page history for archival reasons unless the copyright holder asks the Wikimedia Foundation to remove it (unless it is tagged for {{copyvio-revdel}}. Please note the reason for removal in the edit summary and at the article's talk page (you may wish to use {{subst:cclean}}). When possible, please identify and alert the contributor of the material to the problem. The template {{Uw-copyright}} may be used for this purpose.

• However, if all revisions have copyright problems, the removal of the copyright problem is contested, or reversion/removal is otherwise complicated:

Instructions for special cases

• Probable copyvios without a known source: If you suspect that an article contains a copyright violation, but you cannot find a source for the violation (so you can't be sure that it's a violation), do not list it here. Instead, place {{cv-unsure|~~~|2=FULL_URL}} on the article's talk page, but replace FULL_URL with the full URL of the article version that you believe contains a violation. (To determine the URL, click on "Permanent link" in the toolbox area, and copy the URL.)
• Instances where one contributor has verifiably introduced copyright problems into multiple articles or files and assistance is needed in further review: See Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations.

Instructions for handling image copyright concerns

Image copyright concerns are not handled on this board. For images that are clear copyright violations, follow the procedure for speedy deletion; list images that are suspected to be copyright violations at possibly unfree images and images with disputed fair use rationales at Non-free content review. To request assistance with contributors who have infringed copyright in multiple articles or files, see Wikipedia:Contributor copyright investigations.

Responding to articles listed for copyright investigation

Any contributor is welcome to help investigate articles listed for copyright concerns, although only administrators, copyright problems board clerks, and OTRS team members should remove {{copyvio}} tags and mark listings resolved.

Assistance might include supplying evidence of non-infringement (or, conversely, of infringement) or obtaining and verifying permission of license. You might also help by rewriting problematic articles.

Supplying evidence of non-infringement

Articles are listed for copyright investigation because contributors have reason to suspect they constitute a copyright concern, but not every article listed here is actually a copyright problem. Sometimes, the content was on Wikipedia first. Sometimes, the article is public domain or compatibly licensed. Sometimes, the person who placed it here is the copyright owner and this simply needs to be verified.

If you can provide information to prove license or public domain status of the article, please do. It doesn't matter if you do it under the listing for the article on the copyright problems board or on the talk page of the article; a link or a clear explanation can be very helpful when a clerk or administrator evaluates the matter. (As listings are not immediately addressed on the board, it may take a few days after you make your note before response is provided.)

If the article is tagged for {{copyvio}}, you should allow an administrator or copyright problems clerk to remove the tag. If the article is tagged for {{copy-paste}} or {{close paraphrasing}}, you may remove the tag from the article when the problem is addressed (or disproven), but please do not close the listing on the copyright problems board itself.

Obtaining/verifying permission

Sometimes material was placed on Wikipedia with the permission of the copyright owner. Sometimes copyright owners are willing to give permission (and proper license!) even if it was not.

Any contributor can write to the owner of copyright and check whether they gave or will give permission (or maybe they in fact posted it here!). See Wikipedia:Example requests for permission. In either case, unless a statement authorizing the material under compatible license is placed online at the point of original publication, permission will need to be confirmed through e-mail to the Wikimedia Foundation. See Wikipedia:Confirmation of permission. If a compatible license is placed online at the point of original publication, please provide a link to that under the listing for the article on the copyright problems board or on the talk page of the article.

Please note that it may take a few days for letters to clear once they are sent. Do not worry if the content is deleted prematurely; it can be restored at any point usable permission is logged.

Rewriting content

Any contributor may rewrite articles that are or seem to be copyight problems to exclude duplicated or closely paraphrased text. When articles or sections of articles are blanked as copyright problems, this is done on a temporary page at Talk:PAGENAME/Temp so that the new material can be copied over the old. (The template blanking the article will link to the specific temporary page.)

Please do not copy over the version of the article that is a copyright problem as your base. All copied content, or material derived from it, should be removed first. Other content from the article can be used, if there is no reason to believe that it may be a copyright issue as well. It is often a good idea - and essential when the content is copied from an inaccessible source such as a book - to locate the point where the material entered the article and eliminate all text added by that contributor. This will help avoid inadvertently continuing the copyright issues in your rewrite. If you use any text at all from the earlier version of the article, please leave a note at the talk page of the article to alert the administrator or clerk who addresses the listing. The history of the old article will then have to be retained. (If the original turns out to be non-infringing, the two versions of the article can be merged.)

Rewrites can be done directly in articles that have been tagged for {{close paraphrasing}} and {{copy-paste}}, with those tags removed after the rewrite is complete.

Please review Wikipedia:Copy-paste and the linked guidelines and policies within it if necessary to review Wikipedia's practices for handling non-free text. Reviewing Wikipedia:Plagiarism is also helpful, particularly where content is compatibly licensed or public domain. Repairing these issues can sometimes be as simple as supplying proper attribution.

Copyright owners who submitted their own work to Wikipedia (or people editing on their behalf)

If you submitted work to Wikipedia which you had previously published and your submission was marked as a potential infringement of copyright, then stating on the article's talk page that you are the copyright holder of the work (or acting as his or her agent), while not likely to prevent deletion, helps. To completely resolve copyright concerns, it is sufficient to either:

• Link to a note permitting reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License (CC-BY-SA) and the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) (unversioned, with no invariant sections, front-cover texts, or back-cover texts) at the site of the original publication; or
• Send an email from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org or a postal message to the Wikimedia Foundation, ideally using the email template at WP:CONSENT.

See also Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials.

Please note that it may take a bit of time for letters and e-mails to clear once they are sent. Do not worry if the content is deleted prematurely; it can be restored at any point usable permission is logged. Your e-mail will receive a response whether the permission is usable or not. If you have not received a response to your letter within two weeks, it is a good idea to follow up.

One other factor you should consider, however, is that content that has been previously published elsewhere may not meet Wikipedia's specific guidelines and policies. If you are not familiar with these policies and guidelines, please review especially the core policies that govern the project. This may help prepare you to deal with any other issues with the text that may arise.

Should you choose to rewrite the content rather than release it under the requisite license, please see above.

Information about the people who process copyright problems listed on the board

Copyright problems board clerks

For a more complete description of clerks and their duties, as well as a list of active clerks, please see Wikipedia:Copyright problems/Clerks.

Copyright problems board clerks are experienced editors on Wikipedia who have demonstrated familiarity with Wikipedia's approach to non-free text and its processes for dealing with them. They are trusted to evaluate and close listings, although their closures may sometimes require completion by administrators, when use of administrative tools is required. Clerks are periodically reviewed by the administrators who work in copyright areas on Wikipedia.

Copyright problems board administrators

For a more complete description of administrators on Wikipedia, please see Wikipedia:Administrators.

Any administrator may work the copyright problems board. Working the copyright problems board may involve evaluating listings personally or using tools as necessary to complete closures by clerks. Clerks have been evaluated in their work, and their recommendations may be implemented without double-checking, although any administrator is welcome to review recommendations and discuss them with the clerks in question.

Closing listings

Pages should stay listed for a minimum of 5 days before they are checked and processed by copyright problems board clerks, 7 days before they are checked or processed by administrators, who close the daily listings. OTRS agents who verify images may close listings at any time.

For advice for resolving listings, see:

• Wikipedia:Copyright problems/Advice for admins (OTRS agents, see section there)
• Wikipedia:Copyright problems/Clerks#Advice for clerks

The templates collected at Template:CPC may be useful for administrators, clerks and OTRS agents noting resolution.

Listings of possible copyright problems

Very old issues

Older than 7 days

Below are articles that have been listed here for longer than 7 days. At this point, they may be processed by any administrator (see WP:CPAA). When every ticket on a day is clear, the day may be removed.

28 March 2012

I'm requesting a review of articles I recently wrote after some editors expressed concerns about close paraphrasing.

• Kamal Abbas (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:00, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

  This looks largely good to me. I've removed a couple of sentences that I thought were too closely paraphrased and asked Ocaasi if they are willing to re-write one paragraph. If that's done I think the close paraphrase tag can go. I also have a slight concern about the number of quotes used but given that this is the sort of person where we need to be reporting their views I don't think this aspect needs urgent attention. Dpmuk (talk) 16:35, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

• Amina Abdallah Arraf al Omari (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:00, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
• Conflict of interest editing on Wikipedia (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:00, 13 April 2012 (UTC)

I've tagged these articles with {{close paraphrasing}}, and would appreciate a neutral set of eyes to examine them. Thank you for your help. Ocaasi ^{t | c} 14:46, 28 March 2012 (UTC)

• I need to recuse myself from this request as I am currently working with Ocaasi in my staff capacity. (And have been for some weeks.) I don't believe that I have a bias, but if I find that there are no issues, others might feel differently. I don't think I'd need to recuse myself from volunteer involvement with Ocaasi forever, but so long as we're actively working together it seems best. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 16:40, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

• I've started working through Kamal Abbas. It has many, many reference so it not a quick process. I'll try and get through all of these over the next few days. Dpmuk (talk) 18:15, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

That article was thoroughly worked over for its DYK nomination. I think that it's actually clear of close paraphrasing issues now, thanks to the work of User:Nikkimaria; link to DYK discussion. Ocaasi ^{t | c} 22:57, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

That link refers to Khaled Ali. As far as I can see Kamal Abbas has never been nominated for DYK. Dpmuk (talk) 05:38, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

I'm sorry. Totally incorrect on my part. Ocaasi ^{t | c} 16:57, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

• I'm a bit burnt out on these at the moment so going to give them a break for a while. If anyone else wants to take them on in the mean time please feel free! Dpmuk (talk) 16:58, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

• Suzanne Segal (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:00, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

6 May 2012

• Hossam el-Hamalawy (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:00, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

8 May 2012

Copyright investigations (manual article tagging)

• The Chordettes (history · last edit) from http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-chordettes-p12556/biography. —Chowbok ☠ 01:59, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

• Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 10:49, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
  

• Romania in the Early Middle Ages (history · last edit) from See talk. Blanked from "close paraphrase" tag; CCI. Copying confirmed. Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 11:15, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

• Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. :( --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 10:57, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
  

• Pavitra Rishta (history · last edit) from http://www.zeetv.com/shows/pavitra-rishta/. I'll clean this up later as there are more sources that need to be found, placing it here in case I don't get to it on time. Also, not notifying contributors as the content has been added by various dynamic IPs.—SpacemanSpiff 15:30, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

• Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 11:41, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
  

• Kevin Scholla (history · last edit) from http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/personality/kevin-scholla/. Whpq (talk) 16:28, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Items from User:DpmukBOT/Backlog:

• Affordability of housing in Canada (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
• Cannock Hockey Club (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
• Rene Caovilla (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
• Centrosome cycle (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
• Chandrapur (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
• Michael Chang (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

End. MER-C 01:34, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

9 May 2012

Copyright investigations (manual article tagging)

• Persian Resurgence 1729 (history · last edit) from Unknown source -- Language and style of first edit suggest entire page was created as a copy-paste of outside source. — CactusWriter ^(talk) 04:20, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
• Guadalupe Catholic School (history · last edit) from http://www.guadalupecatholicschool.edu.ph/subpages/theAcademe/History.aspx. The entire article appears to be a copy-paste from the source URL except for the first two sentences. jfd34 (talk) 07:21, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

• Article cleaned by investigator or others. No remaining infringement. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 00:09, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
  

• Katherine Ryan (history · last edit) from http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1789329/bio. jfd34 (talk) 09:40, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
• Actoons (history · last edit) from http://www.actoons.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=20. jfd34 (talk) 10:45, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
• Nevin S. Scrimshaw (history · last edit) from http://www.worldfoodprize.org/en/laureates/19871999_laureates/1991_scrimshaw. Rostz (talk) 11:31, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
• Michel-Louis Juchereau Duchesnay (history · last edit) from http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=3473&interval=20 CCI: Kyuko. MER-C 12:10, 9 May 2012 (UTC)

• Liberation of Persia from Afghan Rule (history · last edit) from Language and style of first edit suggest entire page was created as a copy-paste of outside source . DpmukBOT (talk) 00:00, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
• A Manifesto for a Re-appraisal of Sinology and Reconstruction of Chinese Culture (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:00, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
• Barry D Oliver (history · last edit) from http://adventist.org.au/our-leaders. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:00, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
• Bomb Girls (history · last edit) from http://www.globaltv.com/bombgirls/index.html or http://www.spoilertv.com/2011/12/bomb-girls-character-bios.html. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:00, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
• New Jersey District Key Club International (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:00, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

11 May 2012

Copyright investigations (manual article tagging)

• Kanchrapara Railway Workshop (history · last edit) from . Biscuittin (talk) 08:30, 11 May 2012 (UTC) Appears to have been copied and pasted from [1]. Biscuittin (talk) 08:31, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
• Add website (history · last edit) from http://www.orthoflexology.com/instruction.html. jfd34 (talk) 14:29, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
• Dioscorea rotundata (history · last edit) from http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=uViWez_aaQcC&lpg=PA17&ots=YWimjM9pB9&dq=African%20yam%20belt%20was%20described%20by%20Coursey&pg=PA17#v=onepage&q&f=false. Thomas Kluyver (talk) 15:29, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

Items from User:DpmukBOT/Backlog:

• Contents of the United States diplomatic cables leak (Philippines) (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
• Stephen Corry (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
• Cregagh Cricket Club (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
• Robert M. Cundick (history · last edit) from http://wiki.cfac.byu.edu/index.php/Robert_Cundick. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
• Major “Bloody Bill” Cunningham (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
• Design and manufacturing of gears (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

• This is an WP:IEP article. MER-C 03:05, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

• Dhar district (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
• Drawing Express (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

End. MER-C 01:49, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

• David Raymond Conroy (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 03:24, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
• School of Arabic Studies (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 03:24, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
• Shane Sparks (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 03:24, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
• Thurgood Marshall College Fund (history · last edit) from http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.net/about-tmcf/facts. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 03:24, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

12 May 2012

Copyright investigations (manual article tagging)

• Airtel Africa (history · last edit) from See talk. Creator indeffed for repeated copyvio after CCI. Six sources of copying are identified on the talk page. GabrielF (talk) 03:48, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
• Khaled Al Angari (history · last edit) from http://www.mohe.gov.sa/en/Ministry/Excellency-Of-The-Ministe/Pages/Cv.aspx. Sunray (talk) 05:39, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
• Skirmish Magazine (history · last edit) from http://www.facebook.com/SkirmishMag?v=info&viewas=0&ref=mf. jfd34 (talk) 13:36, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
• Khawlah bint Hakim (history · last edit) from http://www.siddiqi.org/khawla/khawla_bint_alazwar.htm. Relisted copy-paste. The material in this source predates the placement of the content here; archives take it back to at least 3 December 2007 (see). Content was copied first on December 10 2007, with more added in March 2010. I checked Muhammad's wives in case we had it there before the other site, but it doesn't seem to be the case. Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 13:47, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
• RAF Jurby (history · last edit) from Kniveton, G. Manx Aviation in War and Peace. Douglas, Isle of Man, UK: The Manx Experience, 1985. Gavbadger (talk) 23:32, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
  • I made five edits to this article before it was reported (which have "Removing Blatant Copyright Violations Relating To The Book Authored By Gordon Kniveton" as edit summary) and these would needed to reverted to see the majority of the violations. Gavbadger (talk) 22:59, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
• List of Prešeren laureates (history · last edit) from http://www.mk.gov.si/fileadmin/mk.gov.si/pageuploads/Ministrstvo/Podrocja/Preseren/dosedanji_nagrajenci/2_Presernove_nagrade1947-2012.pdf . DpmukBOT (talk) 01:03, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
• Sainik School, Manasbal (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 01:03, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
• Liao Dynasty (history · last edit) from the book titled Imperial China: 900–1800. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 01:03, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

Items from User:DpmukBOT/Backlog:

• Dunnellon High School (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
• Xanthe Elbrick (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

End. MER-C 10:32, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

13 May 2012

Copyright investigations (manual article tagging)

• Shoojit sircar (history · last edit) from http://www.matpal.com/2012/04/shoojit-sircar-biography-director-of.html. jfd34 (talk) 08:34, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
• Islam Khan I (history · last edit) from http://www.banglapedia.org/httpdocs/HT/I_0104.HTM. Foundational. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 15:24, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
• Rhodesia, We'll Ever Cherish Thee (history · last edit) from http://www.rhodesia.com/docs/cherish.html. Full text of a song, assertion of PD is not supported by any evidence. Would clearly fail fair use if it came to that. Monty₈₄₅ 16:36, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

• After discussion with the article author, they have removed the text pending further research on its copyright status. Monty₈₄₅ 20:53, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

• Eli Lilly controversies (history · last edit) from see talk. Relisted copy-paste. Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 23:46, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

• M. G. Chakrapani (history · last edit) from http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2899646.ece. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:00, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
• Kabir Project (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:00, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
• John Latham (physicist) (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:00, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Items from User:DpmukBOT/Backlog:

• EUCEN (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
• European Research and Education Collaboration with Asia (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
• Social Chapter (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

End. MER-C 00:57, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

New listings

Entries in this section are newer than 7 days and should not be closed by an administrator. This gives time for the original authors of the article to deal with the problem.

Older than 5 days

Below are articles that have been listed here for longer than 5 days. At this point, they may be processed by a copyright problems board clerk. After 7 days, they may be closed by an administrator.

14 May 2012

Copyright investigations (manual article tagging)

• Kerman Museum of Zoroastrians (history · last edit) from http://zoroastrians.net/2009/06/08/unique-zoroastrian-museum-in-kerman/. Relisted copy-paste. Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 00:14, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
• Pooled income fund (history · last edit) from http://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Pooled+Income+Fund. Relisted close paraphrasing. Might be worth a contributor spot-check. Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 00:23, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
• Lanco Infratech (history · last edit) from http://www.lancogroup.com/DynTestform.aspx?pageid=8 http://www.lancogroup.com/DynTestform.aspx?pageid=40 http://www.lancogroup.com/DynTestform.aspx?pageid=4. Drm310 (talk) 05:50, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
• Flint stone bracelets and armlets of Egypt (history · last edit) from http://www.egypt.swansea.ac.uk/index.php/collection/297-ab29%7CEgyptian JohnCD (talk) 09:12, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
• Ground Control II: Operation Exodus (history · last edit) from "Ground Control II Manual" pp. 6-9, 25, 31, 38-39 as well as the video game's mission briefings. 80.191.138.165 (talk) 13:12, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

• This one is going to be a pain in the neck. The IP tried quite properly to blank the content, but was reverted by ClueBot. I've asked if we can fix that so it doesn't happen. I've also asked an editor who is actively working on the article if he has access to the game manual, here. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 12:18, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

• Benjamin F. Robertson (history · last edit) from http://www.clemsonwiki.com/wiki/Ben_Robertson. Relist. We should be able to resolve this one easily and hope we will. :) Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 13:25, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
• MINDS International (history · last edit) from http://www.minds-international.com/. Attempt to provide permission present on talk page, needs to go through OTRS as the source has a clear copyright notice. Monty₈₄₅ 14:31, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

• AVM Navigator (history · last edit) from http://www.roborealm.com/help/AVM_Navigator.php . DpmukBOT (talk) 00:09, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
• Beaumont, Cumbria (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:09, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
• Beckbury (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:09, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
• Elton, County Durham (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:09, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
• Leighton and Eaton Constantine (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:09, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
• North Muskham (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:09, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
• Plumbland (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:09, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
• Richard Bender (history · last edit) from . Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:09, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
• Rockcliffe, Cumbria (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:09, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
• Westward, Cumbria (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:09, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
• Who Killed Atlanta's Children? (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:09, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
• Wigan and Leigh College, India (history · last edit) from http://www.wlci.in/wlc-institution.html. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:09, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

15 May 2012

Copyright investigations (manual article tagging)

• National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development New Delhi (history · last edit) from http://www.govtjobs.co.in/psu-jobs/engineering/recruitment-of-project-officersection-officerproject-associate-programme-assistant-in-national-institute-of-public-cooperation-and-child-development/. Relist. See talk. Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 11:18, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

• File:PedramProfilePhotoCNN.jpg (history · last edit) from http://edition.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/javaheri.pedram.html . DpmukBOT (talk) 00:04, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
• Academic advising (history · last edit) from http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/AdvisingIssues/Concept-advising-introduction.htm. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:04, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
• Beautiful Killer (history · last edit) from http://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Killer-Jimmy-Palmiotti/dp/096724899X. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:04, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
• Cukier Goldstein-Goren Foundation (history · last edit) from . Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:04, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
• Gene Ess (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:04, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
• Jean Ruel (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:04, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
• James Fiorentino (history · last edit) from http://www.jamesfiorentino.com/biography.php. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:04, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
• Westport Innovations (history · last edit) from http://www.westport.com/corporate/history. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:04, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Recent listings

Below are articles that have been listed here for 5 days or less. Anyone in the community may help clarify the copyright status on these. See the section on responding for more information.

16 May 2012

Copyright investigations (manual article tagging)

• Tony Vincent (history · last edit). Most of the content of The Voice section also appears word-for-word at a fansite, http://teamtonyvincent.com/fr_news.cfm (with a clear copyright notice). I considered reverting the first edit but the content was originally added to the article starting in late February 2012, there have been many edits since then, untangling the good edits from the apparently not-good edits is somewhat problematic especially since the timeline of content-creation is somewhat unclear (which came from which...). I placed tags on that section but would appreciate additional expertise on this. Shearonink (talk) 21:16, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Maiden City Festival (history · last edit) from http://www.borderireland.info/info/adetail.php?aref=4394 Doopa (talk) 22:28, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

• I can't be bothered with learning how to use this page, but someone should look at <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Monique_Wittig>

• Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (history · last edit) from http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1239888945806&pagename=Zone-English-HealthScience%2FHSELayout . DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
• Balassa index (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
• Brancepeth (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
• Castle Carrock (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
• Cumrew (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
• Forton, Staffordshire (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
• Illumination: the Undergraduate Journal of Humanities (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
• Santa Fe Independent Film Festival (history · last edit) from http://www.santafeindependentfilmfestival.com/contact_12.html. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
• Saundby (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

17 May 2012

Copyright investigations (manual article tagging)

• Sound masking - there are assertions on the talk page that this article may have been pasted from another source. I am not sure whether, for example, 'The Acoustical Society of America' is a public domain website, or whether any material was copied from here or elsewhere. A response back to me would be appreciated. I would not want to copyedit it and mess up a possible COPVIO. --Greenmaven (talk) 02:52, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
• Deborah Lurie (history · last edit) from http://www.deborahlurie.com/fr_biography.cfm. This is not the first time this article has been reported for pasting the text from that URL; I have seen no evidence that permission has since been provided. — Paul A (talk) 04:47, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Items from User:DpmukBOT/Backlog:

• F.T. Island (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
• Fernando de la Fuente de la Fuente (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
• Gaekwad dynasty (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
• Fernando Garibay (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
• Emanuel Gat (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
• Gender Justice movement (Church of Christ) (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
• Gladney Center for Adoption (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
• Gondia (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

End. MER-C 06:14, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

18 May 2012

Copyright investigations (manual article tagging)

Chile–Philippines relations (history · last edit) from http://chileabroad.gov.cl/filipinas/en/relacion-bilateral/relaciones-bilaterales/. LibStar (talk) 07:24, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

• Louisiana Tigers (history · last edit) from publications by Gary Schreckengost. Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 13:21, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

• User:Aaron Huber/sandbox (history · last edit) from www.diakont.com . DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
• Donald arthur macdonald (history · last edit) from http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/19/business/donald-arthur-macdonald-83-former-executive-at-dow-jones.html . DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
• Thiruvananthapuram – Mangalore High-Speed Passenger Corridor (history · last edit) from http://www.omantribune.com/index.php?page=news&id=105626&heading=India . DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
• File:Front cover of An Unexpected Journey - from Commons.jpg (history · last edit) from Copyrighted book cover. Commons does not allow [[Commons:Fair use. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
• File:Gun 1261497499 invincibles 2003 2004 - from Commons.jpg (history · last edit) from http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/scaled/510x250/dec_09/gun__1261497499_invincibles_2003_2004.jpg . DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
• File:King Bhumibol Adulyadej A Life's Work - from Commons.jpg (history · last edit) from Copyrighted book cover. Commons does not allow [[Commons:Fair use. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
• Brand journalism (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
• Contractor screening (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
• Jasmine Dustin (history · last edit) from http://www.wizardworld.com/jasminedustin.html. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
• List of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman episodes (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
• Josif Marinković (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
• National identification number (history · last edit) from http://uidai.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57&Itemid=105. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
• The Restaurant Inspector (history · last edit) from http://www.imediamonkey.com/2012/04/19/the-restaurant-inspector-returns-may-3rd/. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
• Matthew Schellhorn (history · last edit) from http://www.matthewschellhorn.com/. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
• The bullets production team (history · last edit) from http://www.bulletsproductionteam.com/. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
• ABNNR and AEL codes (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
• Chase, British Columbia (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
• Church of Saint John the Baptist, Nesebar (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
• Ciclesonide (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
• Anita Scott Coleman (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
• Public Interest Advocacy Centre (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

19 May 2012

Copyright investigations (manual article tagging)

• Doyle Drive Replacement Project (history · last edit) from http://presidioparkway.org/about/ http://www.presidioparkway.org/features/safer_roadway.aspx http://www.presidioparkway.org/faqs/ etc.. Relisted close paraphrasing. Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 17:54, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
• Jay Chance (history · last edit) from http://www.jaychance.com/bio.htm. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 19:48, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

• Able Australia Services (history · last edit) from http://www.ableaustralia.org.au/aboutus. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:00, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
• Winston-Salem Journal (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:00, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Items from User:DpmukBOT/Backlog:

• GSL/kangam type mine counter measures vessels (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
• Gurney House (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
• Gerry E. Hinton (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
• Matthew Holm (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
• HomeVestors of America (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
• Illinois Parks and Recreation Association (IPRA) (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 08:12, 18 February 2012 (UTC)

End. MER-C 02:34, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

20 May 2012

Copyright investigations (manual article tagging)

• Stephen Bachop (history · last edit) from http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/Profile.asp?ABID=29. Relisted close paraphrasing. Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 00:28, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
• London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (history · last edit) from http://www.lamda.org.uk/development/press/history.htm http://www.lamda.org.uk/news/test.htm http://www.lamda.org.uk/news/test.htm. Relisted. User was not notified. Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 01:02, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
• Anna Hyatt Huntington (history · last edit) from http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Anna_Hyatt_Huntington. User not notified, because not sure which editor(s) did this. First section is copy and paste on much of it. Prior to this, I had moved the list from "Public equestrian monuments" to the supplemental page Anna Hyatt Huntington/Works of Anne Hyatt Huntington. I now believe the list, that section title, and everything but her death section and the photo section, are copyright violations from the same source. Maile66 (talk) 16:29, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
• University of New South Wales Australian National Football Club (history · last edit) from http://www.sportingpulse.com/club_info.cgi?c=1-1047-26751-0-0&sID=124887. Stuartyeates (talk) 23:18, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
• Raza Rabbani (history · last edit) from http://www.mehergarh.org/senator%20raza%20Rabbani.html. Relisted because user was not notified. Added in 2009; user cited the source, so they came first. Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 23:32, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

• Macmillan Cancer Support (history · last edit) from http://www.macmillan.org.uk/HowWeCanHelp/Nurses/AboutMacmillanNurses.aspx . DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
• The Brothers (ferry) (history · last edit) from http://www.ferriesofsydney.com/brothers.html . DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
• Aliquippa School District (history · last edit) from http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/68621. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
• Sharitahrish (history · last edit) from http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/biographical/sharitarish_pawnee_chief.htm. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
• Imogen Stuart (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
• Sunderland Minster (history · last edit) from http://www.sunderlandminster.co.uk/. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
• Tissue (biology) (history · last edit) from http://www.anuragclasses.com/biology/plant_and_animal_tissue_files/frame.htm. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
• Upselling (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
• Yale Law School (history · last edit) with no source given. Copy paste. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
• Bloody Knife (history · last edit) with no source given. Close paraphrase. DpmukBOT (talk) 00:01, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

21 May 2012

Copyright investigations (manual article tagging)

Supriya Sule (history · last edit) from http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sule-used-fathers-influence-to-hide-assets-information/902255. --Stfg (talk) 12:01, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

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