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Wikipedia:Copyright problems/2005 October 30

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  • Image:Lunginsewer.jpg (history · last edit) from [1]. Image page claims "Keith Kostman, no rights reserved" but neither the image page nor the source explains who Keith Kostman is (the photo itself is from a film by Mike Etoll). The source does not include a copyright statement, which is not the same thing as "no rights reserved." -- Gyrofrog (talk) 03:23, 30 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    • Actually the edit history says "Keith Kostman. I took this photo during th sewerbaby shoot and reserve no rights to it. It is free to all..." This should be in the image page but shouldn't it also be verified some way? Left notes at uploader's talk page. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 03:34, 30 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
      • Uploader has since attributed two other websites as the source, in all cases claiming to be the creator/owner and that he is releasing image to public domain. But none of these sources say anything about copyright, licensing etc. (Personally, I think it's safe to assume that the uploader really is the creator/owner. FWIW.) -- Gyrofrog (talk) 00:23, 5 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
        • Having already given the uploader the benefit of the doubt (see last comment), I am now compelled to report that subsequent requests for clarification have been met with confusion, consternation and/or contradiction. It does not help that one or more of the people involved in this are engaging in what can only be described as self-promotion and sockpuppetry [2],[3],[4]. The effort they have put forth defending their actions here could instead have been spent adding the necessary licensing info to one or both of the host websites (currently, one of them ultimately turns out to be a landscaping service). -- Gyrofrog (talk) 21:22, 17 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]