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On this page, users can ask for a deleted page or file (hereafter, "file") to be restored. Users can comment on requests by leaving remarks such as keep deleted or undelete along with their reasoning.

This page is not part of Wikipedia. This page is about the content of Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free media files used by Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. Wikimedia Commons does not host encyclopedia articles. To request undeletion of an article or other content which was deleted from the English Wikipedia edition, see the deletion review page on that project.

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If you believe the file in question was neither a copyright violation nor outside the current project scope:

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  • If some information is missing in the deleted image description, you may be asked some questions. It is generally expected that such questions are responded in the following 24 hours.

Temporary undeletion

Files may be temporarily undeleted either to assist an undeletion discussion of that file or to allow transfer to a project that permits fair use. Use the template {{Request temporary undeletion}} in the relevant undeletion request, and provide an explanation.

  1. if the temporary undeletion is to assist discussion, explain why it would be useful for the discussion to undelete the file temporarily, or
  2. if the temporary undeletion is to allow transfer to a fair use project, state which project you intend to transfer the file to and link to the project's fair use statement.

To assist discussion

Files may be temporarily undeleted to assist discussion if it is difficult for users to decide on whether an undeletion request should be granted without having access to the file. Where a description of the file or quotation from the file description page is sufficient, an administrator may provide this instead of granting the temporary undeletion request. Requests may be rejected if it is felt that the usefulness to the discussion is outweighed by other factors (such as restoring, even temporarily, files where there are substantial concerns relating to Commons:Photographs of identifiable people). Files temporarily undeleted to assist discussion will be deleted again after thirty days, or when the undeletion request is closed (whichever is sooner).

To allow transfer of fair use content to another project

Unlike English Wikipedia and a few other Wikimedia projects, Commons does not accept non-free content with reference to fair use provisions. If a deleted file meets the fair use requirements of another Wikimedia project, users can request temporary undeletion in order to transfer the file there. These requests can usually be handled speedily (without discussion). Files temporarily undeleted for transfer purposes will be deleted again after two days. When requesting temporary undeletion, please state which project you intend to transfer the file to and link to the project's fair use statement.

Projects that accept fair use
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Note: This list might be outdated. For a more complete list, see meta:Non-free content (this page was last updated: March 2014.) Note also: Multiple projects (such as the ml, sa, and si Wikipedias) are listed there as "yes" without policy links.

Adding a request

First, ensure that you have attempted to find out why the file was deleted. Next, please read these instructions for how to write the request before proceeding to add it:

  • Do not request undeletion of a file that has not been deleted.
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  • Identify the file(s) for which you are requesting undeletion and provide image links (see above). If you don't know the exact name, give as much information as you can. Requests that fail to provide information about what is to be undeleted may be archived without further notice.
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Closing discussions

In general, discussions should be closed only by administrators.

Archives

Closed undeletion debates are archived daily.

Current requests

This is a logo for JS13K games. I am writing on behalf of the creators Andrzej and Ewa Mazur who wishes it to not be deleted. This image was being used on the wikipedia page for js13k also. Thank you for fixing! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Slackluster (talk • contribs)

 Support If this is the logo shown at the top of https://js13kgames.com Andrzej Mazur uploaded this file under CC0 in 2018  REAL 💬 ⬆   21:12, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Oppose Although Ewa Mazur is mentioned on the web site, Andrzej is not. This logo was uploaded by USER:Mypoint13k in 2021. The web site has "©2024 js13kGames & authors". If the owners of the site actually want the logo freely licensed here, they must do it with a message to VRT. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:24, 12 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

He is in https://github.com/orgs/js13kGames/people. He uploaded the logo on the website in a GitHub repository under CC0 in 2018  REAL 💬 ⬆   14:36, 12 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  •  Support This is free software. It would be very contrary to current practice that a non-free image would be distributed with it. So I think that the license applies to the whole package, which includes the code and the image. Yann (talk) 15:19, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yann I don't think so. Aside from the explicit copyright notice which I cited above, the legal section of the web site has
"As a condition of submission, Entrant grants the Competition Organizer, its subsidiaries, agents and partner companies, a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, adapt, modify, publish, distribute, publicly perform, create a derivative work from, and publicly display the Submission."
That is a free license only in the sense that no money changes hands. It does not include the right to freely license anything. Also, please remember that even in the case where the software may be freely licensed, the logo for it is often not. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 15:32, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That is an agreement for entrants who submit games to the competition, not anything to do with the website itself, which in fact has no license on GitHub at all. However, one of the staff of js13kGames uploaded this logo in a different repository under CC0. The license in a GitHub repository applies to all the files in it unless otherwise noted, which has not been done so there  REAL 💬 ⬆   15:50, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The license in a GitHub repository applies to all the files in it unless otherwise noted. Yes, I agree with that. Yann (talk) 16:49, 13 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Yann As Ankry suggested below, that free-licensed one isn't really "same as the deleted one here", probably just re-upload it, please? Liuxinyu970226 (talk) 05:40, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@999real: This is not the same logo. Feel free to upload it under CC0 providing that source. Ankry (talk) 08:00, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
 Oppose Direct restoring, but  Support re-uploading a correctly licensed one, per Ankry, previous one might have differently designed shapes. --Liuxinyu970226 (talk) 09:37, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Commons:Deletion requests/File:Harry Topham.jpg

These appear to be cropped images from an anonymous UK group shot from 1895 and the another group shot circa 1900 when these players were on the team. The consensus was to keep, they were deleted, then restored, then apparently deleted again. They should be restored. --RAN (talk) 04:16, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Oppose Hosting them here with false authorship / licensing is pointless. As nobody wanted to fix this information, their undeletion is also pointless. Following the recent restoration, neither the user requesting the restoration nor any of the users supporting the action did so for several months. Ankry (talk) 05:37, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
 Comment I rather support keeping these files. However the license, the date, the source, and the author should have been fixed after undeletion, and they weren't. If neither the uploader or you are able to do it, why requesting undeletion again? Yann (talk) 16:03, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • You have to notify me if you want me to fix them. I only noticed them undeleted and then deleted again when I posted this. I will fix them if they are undeleted. But someone has to message me that they are available to edit again. --RAN (talk) 16:12, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
VFC will do cut and pastes across a list of files -- which can be a gallery or a category, among others. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 12:39, 23 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • I have never used VFC, can you do it, once restored? It looks like I fixed File:RHurtley.jpg, and a few others, then could not figure out how to automate the process, back at the original nomination. --RAN (talk) 00:13, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Yuhan Logo (ENG).svg

Below TOO in South Korea--Trade (talk) 21:50, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Oppose The tree is not incidentally included. Per COM:DM South Korea. Thuresson (talk) 20:03, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment While the tree is not incidentally included per COM:DM South Korea, the object stated above may be fall with another PD-license, that is either {{PD-South Korea-anon}} (in case of creator of the work is unknown) or {{PD-South Korea-organization}} (in case of a work created on behalf of organization). As stated of two templates, According to Article 40, 41, and 42 of the Copyright Act of South Korea, a work that is anonymous or bears the pseudonym which is not widely known (unless the creator of the logo was publicly known) and works created on behalf of organization enter the public domain 70 years after publication when made public. (30 years before July 1987, 50 years before July 2013) In other words, organizational, anonymous and pseudonymous works made public in before 1 January 1963 are in the public domain in South Korea. In case of Yuhan willow tree logo, it was exist in various incarnations since the creation of the company in 1926, and the current incarnation of the logo, with circle included, was presumably created in 1956. 1959 advertisement and calendar of 1962 also included the current incarnation of the logo as well. I also believe that the actual creator of Yuhan Willow tree logo is unknown (apply {{PD-South Korea-anon}}), and if was publicly known, its copyright might be expired as well. Assuming that the current incarnation of the logo was created in 1956, it may be expired on 1 January 1987 (before its copyright term was extended to 50 years according to new law in July of next year, but is non-retroactive to works already expired). So, i suggest the file will be restored with licensing changed. Yayan550 (talk) 00:30, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:1986 Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation logo.svg

Please restore the following pages:

Reason: Uh oh, you deleted file after merge, see COM:TOO South Korea YehudaHubert (talk) 04:04, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Ethnic groups of Afghanistan by district, detailed.svg

Hallo @Hakaped, leider war ich die ganze Woche mit einem Umzug beschäftigt, daher bin ich nicht dazu gekommen, das zu kommentieren. Die Quellen meiner Informationen hatte ich ja bereits angegeben, das Zusammenstellen der Karte selbst habe ich erledigt. Das gilt im Übrigen auch für die anderen Dateien mit dem Titel "Ethnic groups of Afghanistan by district", die ich selbst erstellt habe. Daher bitte wiederherstellen.--SdHb (talk) 11:54, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm. There is no credit or source given for the base map. It is hard to believe that the uploader drew this from scratch. The file was deleted as "no source", but the uploader references Districts of Afghanistan#List of districts, but enclosed the reference only in [[x]] so the reference shows up as a non-existent Commons Gallery page rather than a link to WP:EN.

If we can confirm that the base map is freely licensed, then this page took a lot of work and would be useful to those interested in Afghanistan. .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 14:02, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Commons:Interwiki prefix titles and all associated redirects

I created this page in the past and redirected technical redirects from Wikipedia to this page, because Meta has the same. I changed the target of the previous redirect Real to Commons:Interwiki prefix titles because for technical reasons, "C:Real" on English Wikipedia redirects to this wiki, and I did the same for C: The Contra Adventure. For technical reasons, interwiki hard redirects aren't allowed. I don't see any other redirects from ENWP that could do this, but we could do this to pages on other wikis, too. Faster than Thunder (talk) 15:07, 2 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Info I do not think that this page needs to be undeleted: it may be recreated if it is in COM:SCOPE.  No opinion in this matter, however. Ankry (talk) 15:05, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Interwiki prefix titles on Meta is an operational page, and "Allowable page/gallery/category content" includes "Operational pages, such as templates and the like, including Commons-operational program listings." The Commons page got deleted with the reason, "That's not the way it works," and redirects to that page were deleted as cross-namespace redirects. Faster than Thunder (talk) 16:48, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Popeye-floor-flusher.jpg

As said copyright on Bluto was not renewed  REAL 💬 ⬆   16:31, 3 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging @Abzeronow and Krd: as the deletion nominator and the deleting admin. Ankry (talk) 14:55, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
My information at the time said that Bluto's copyright was in fact renewed. Abzeronow (talk) 21:33, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Abzeronow: In Commons:Character copyrights, Bluto is mentioned as "not renewed". So? Yann (talk) 14:39, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Character copyrights can be difficult -- they don't expire all at once usually. Each time a new cartoon or episode or movie or whatever uses a character, and adds more details to their backstory or changes a drawing style or things like that, it sort of creates a new derivative work of the character. The copyright to the new details lasts 95 years from that date. So, characters don't expire all at once -- they expire bit by bit as each work that added detail or changed things expires. The original Mickey Mouse movie has expired, but lots of later details and appearance changes have not. I don't know how reliable it is, but https://pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Bluto seems to say the original appearance comic was not renewed. But, it sounds like the character was altered in 1933, and those don't seem to be listed in the "public domain appearances". So if there are significant 1933 changes still under copyright, and this image incorporates those, there would be a problem. If this is the 1932 original, it would seem to be OK. I don't really know a lot about the history of that character. Carl Lindberg (talk) 02:10, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Alejo Igoa 2024 Retrato.jpg

I kindly request the undeletion of the file File:Alejo Igoa 2024 Retrato.jpg.

This image is a portrait photograph that I **took myself**, and I am the copyright holder. At the time of upload, I released the image under the **Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)** license, allowing for free use, redistribution, and modification, including for commercial and educational purposes.

The image was intended for use on the Wikipedia page of Alejo Igoa as an infobox profile photo, which is a valid and educational use consistent with Commons policy.

I am willing to re-upload the image if needed, clearly marking the license and providing all required information.

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Alexrod1 (talk) 16:58, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Alexrod1, the file was deleted as a personal photo from a non contributor. There is only one WP article on Alejo Igoa, Alejo Igoa, but the photo there shows black hair. The subject image shows a blond. However, I also note that the subject image was removed from that article when the image was deleted. Are the two images the same person? .     Jim . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 18:24, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Comment, he has some blonde hair on newer images, see his instagram account. זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 23:58, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Found the image. זיו「Ziv」 • For love letters and other notes 00:01, 5 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, yes, it is the same person. He uses black hair and also blond hair as someone commented above. Could you undelete the image please? Let me know if it is possible. Thank you so much in advance. Alexrod1 (talk) 03:16, 5 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Files uploaded by 917ph

"According to Articles 41 and 42 of the Copyright Act of South Korea, under the jurisdiction of the Government of the South Korea, a work made for hire or a cinematographic work enter the public domain 70 years after it has been made public. (30 years before July 1987, 50 years before July 2013)". So films published before 1957 should be in the public domain.  REAL 💬 ⬆   20:35, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@999real: According to COM:South Korea and {{PD-Korea}} non-retroativity of 2013 law applies if the author died before 1953. It is not clear if the same rule apples to works for hire. Does the law explicitly state that if copyright expired before 2013, it was not restored also in other cases? Ankry (talk) 07:50, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, it sounds quite clear:
1987 - This Act shall not apply to those works or parts of such works in which copyright has been expired in whole or in part, and which have not been protected by the provisions of the former Act before the enforcement of this Act.
2013 - 제3조(적용 범위에 관한 경과조치) 이 법 시행 전에 종전의 규정에 따라 저작권, 그 밖에 이 법에 따라 보호되는 권리의 전부 또는 일부가 소멸하였거나 보호를 받지 못한 저작물등에 대하여는 그 부분에 대하여 이 법을 적용하지 아니한다. (This Act shall not apply to works, etc. for which all or part of the copyright or other rights protected by this Act were extinguished or were not protected pursuant to previous provisions prior to the enforcement of this Act.)  REAL 💬 ⬆   15:11, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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:Commemorative plaque of Professor Kazimierz Sawicki (2024) Szczecin.jpg

I request the undeletion of this file. I am the photographer and the author of this work. The photograph was taken by me on 14 October 2024, during the official unveiling of the commemorative plaque for Professor Kazimierz Sawicki, held at the Szczecin branch of the Polish Association of Accountants. I was personally present and participated in the unveiling, with full permission to document the event.

The plaque is a permanent public installation in a publicly accessible space. It contains only plain text and no copyrighted design or artistic work. The file was uploaded by me and clearly marked as Own work, with appropriate license (CC-BY-SA 4.0). The deletion rationale based on “derivative of non-free content (F3)” is a misapplication in this context.

Please restore the file, which is important for documenting a notable public event.

Thank you for your reply. I would like to clarify the following:

1. I am the photographer and the author of the photo in question. The image was taken personally by me.

2. The plaque is permanently mounted inside the official building of the Szczecin branch of the Polish Association of Accountants. I was physically present and directly involved in the unveiling ceremony, which is publicly documented.

3. I personally performed the official unveiling of the plaque, as seen in the video published on the association’s official website. My participation was public and official.

4. I was also directly responsible for approving the final wording of the plaque. The text contains only factual, non-creative information: name, dates, and a simple descriptive statement. It does not include artistic design, logos, or stylistic elements, and therefore does not constitute a copyrighted work under applicable law.

5. I confirm that the photograph is my own work, taken with full knowledge and permission, depicting a publicly accessible commemorative object that contains no protected or artistic content.

For these reasons, I respectfully request that this file be restored. It documents a notable professional event, in which I held both editorial and photographic responsibility.

Thank you and best regards, --MonaLisaTwist

Clarification of authorship and context for undeletion — Preceding unsigned comment added by MonaLisaTwist (talk • contribs) 16:16, 16 July 2025 (UTC) --MonaLisaTwist (talk) 13:15, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Masur: Thuresson (talk) 15:13, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
1. This is just the plaque, I don't know about Polish FOP in this case, but other countries with FOP don't allow a copyrighted object free from surrounding context. 2.) Polish FOP is outdoors only, it doesn't cover indoors. Abzeronow (talk) 19:12, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@MonaLisaTwist: We need written free license pewmissions from the original photo copyright owner and the text author as described in VRT. You provided no evidence that the text or the photo right of it is freely licensed nor that the plate is located in public place outdoor. Otherwise, they need to be considered non-free. Per our policy, "Own work" based licensing applies only to original photos of non-copyrighted content. Ankry (talk) 19:35, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
 Question How old is the picture of Kazimierz Sawicki? It might be in the public domain in Poland. I am not sure, but the text may be too short to have a copyright. Yann (talk) 18:49, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It may be PD if we find a pre-March 1, 1989 publication without explicit copyright notice. Ankry (talk) 13:02, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Were pictures often published with a copyright notice in Poland? I have never seen such a thing in France. Yann (talk) 16:17, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It does not matter whether it was often or not: some of them were (and there are court cases based on this, eg. [2]). It is crucial that this copyright law exception does not apply to photos unpublished before 1994 and that if any complaint appears the reuser needs to prove that the initial publication was without the notice. I do not know how it was in France, but in Polish pre-1994 copyright law the copyright notice for photos was explicitly required by copyright law. Ankry (talk) 07:48, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Anyway, if the requested is the author of the original photo, VRT permission should solve the problem. Ankry (talk) 08:06, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Kept, Please make the description unambigous. Masur (talk) 17:15, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Coat of arms of the Sancti Spiritus Province.svg

I wrongfully nominated this file for deletion. The coat of arms is also the CoA of the city of Sancti Spiritus.

The file got deleted for both "wrong authorship and license" and "Cuban government works are perpetually copyrighted". This specific CoA was created 21 Feb 1911 by the Sancti Spiritus City Council ([3]), although the actually oval shield of the file was taken from File:Escudo de Sancti Spíritus (1823).jpg, made 3 March 1823 also by the city council, either way it falls under Template:PD-US, and for Cuba the Template:PD-Cuba in the Anonymous section, since the people that were apart of either council at the time are unidentified, so it would be +50+1. Once reuploaded I will fix the authorship and license.

For the "Cuban government works are perpetually copyrighted", the Cuban copyright law only states that works by the "Estado" (state), which is the central government of Cuba. The law doesn't mention any local government (including city council) works.

CubanoBoi (talk) 01:31, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The undeletion discussion in the following section is now closed. Please do not make any edits to this archive.

File:Tourists and Cubans gamble at the casino in the Hotel Nacional in Havana, 1957.jpg

If the file is a photograph and does in fact take place in 1957, it should fall under COM:Cuba, with it being a photograph taken before 1972. CubanoBoi (talk) 04:14, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Oppose Color photograph from Life Magazine, American not Cuban. Abzeronow (talk) 04:48, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Still a photograph taken in Cuba and published before 1972, should still be in PD in the US. CubanoBoi (talk) 20:48, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Where it was published matters, not where it was taken. -- Asclepias (talk) 22:31, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: If first published in USA, US law applies. --Yann (talk) 12:08, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Minecraft Marketplace logo.png

Deleted as clear violation (F1), despite clearly being a pd-textlogo.

The font is too simple to be copyrighted, the rectangular shape and gold gradient don't adhere to TOO either. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dabmasterars (talk • contribs) 10:12, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@The Squirrel Conspiracy: as deleting admin. Yann (talk) 10:13, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If Mojang Studios were US based, I would support that. By as they are Swedish, I have doubts. Ankry (talk) 10:25, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
 Info See COM:TOO Sweden where the text logo for en:Entombed (logo here) was considered by a court of law to be above TOO. Thuresson (talk) 22:18, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Norodom Sihanouk official 1955 portrait.jpg

Please restore the following pages:

Reason: Photo is not actually from 1955 per [4], but rather from 1952. It makes sense, it would be strange for an official portrait of his majesty to come out in the same year he would abdicate. The current date for URAA in Cambodia is 1953 (if my memory recalls me correctly), which would make this photo free to use in the US in addition to it's copyright already being lapsed in Cambodia. TansoShoshen (talk) 11:00, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Anonymous works would be publication plus 75 years so it's wouldn't be PD in Cambodia even if 1952 and URAA would make us wait until 2048. You are correct that 1953 is the last possible cut off as far as death date and URAA. Abzeronow (talk) 00:28, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I think the photographer is likely Raymond Cauchetier because of the close relationship the former king had with him. TansoShoshen (talk) 09:56, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Then, we are probably looking at a 2092 undeletion date (70 years after Cauchetier's death unless first publication in Cambodia is shown, then it would be 2072.) Abzeronow (talk) 01:19, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:PixelatedHuyFongSriracha.jpg

Please restore the following pages:

Reason: This was deleted because of the line art, which I agree is above TOO. However, if you look at Jonathunder's original file, that line art was pixelated out. Elizium23 then uploaded a version that did not pixelate the line art, and which I agree is problematic. Elizium23 reverted to the original. Arp242 again reverted to the problematic version.

This file should be restored, but it should be reverted to its original version. The content of the two problematic versions should remain suppressed in the history.

I'm an admin, so I could do this myself, but I think the deleting admin and the original nominator should have a chance to weigh in, in case I missed something. Jmabel ! talk 17:39, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Support undeletion of all versions. This is an American logo and the whole of the packaging is shown so Ets-Hokin decision would apply here. Abzeronow (talk) 01:25, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
(sorry, I should have linked Commons:Deletion requests/File:PixelatedHuyFongSriracha.jpg). - Jmabel ! talk 17:43, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The undeletion discussion in the following section is now closed. Please do not make any edits to this archive.

Archivo:Slime.gif

El archivo Archivo:Slime.gif , Creación de Messenger_30854A3B-50F8-4E6C-833C-F5590D319CF4.gif

Que fue eliminado por infracción de derechos de autor es echo por mí, solicito recuperación --Inmortalll (talk) 02:18, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Oppose Out of scope GIF file. Please read COM:SCOPE. Thanks, Yann (talk) 16:00, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: See above. --Yann (talk) 12:07, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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File:Urbane logo.png

The image contains the logo for my company and it's not promotional. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Urbane.tdw (talk • contribs) 05:28, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Oppose Wikimedia Commons is not here to promote your company. Please read COM:ADVERT. Thanks, Yann (talk) 15:57, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: See above. --Yann (talk) 12:07, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Undeletion request: multiple Odesa Fighting Cats image files

I am the original copyright holder of the following files, which were deleted due to alleged lack of permission:

1. File:Helping disabled elderly people in Ukraine.jpg 2. File:Odesa.jpg 3. File:Peng Chenliang (a Chinese Ukrainian volunteer soldier who died in battle) with OFC Su Dong.jpg 4. File:敖德萨战斗猫定期组织的当地义务教学活动.jpg 5. File:战斗猫组织成员聚会.jpg 6. File:OFC President Su Dong concentrated the supplies donated by the Chinese and sent them to the Ukrainian front.jpg 7. File:Peng Chenliang works at OFC's charity milk tea shop.jpg

I have already submitted multiple license declarations to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org, confirming that I am the sole author and copyright holder of these images. Some of the files were deleted before my email was processed, and I received no response or request for clarification from the admins involved.

I respectfully request undeletion of these files pending proper VRT review. If needed, I am willing to resend the authorization.

Thank you. — User:Arthur — Preceding unsigned comment added by WeiShen889 (talk • contribs) 10:53, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, if you have sent permissions already to VRT, Commons:Volunteer Response Team/Noticeboard might be a more targeted location to ask. --Túrelio (talk) 15:35, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done user directed to COM:VRTN. We need a VRT team action to undelete. Ankry (talk) 07:44, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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File:Василий Георгиевич Ровенский.jpg

Please restore the file.--Dkolyadnaya (talk) 17:44, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Oppose EXIF data says that the copyright holder is Molchanovsky Alex. So he should send a permission via COM:VRT. Yann (talk) 17:58, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done VRTS permission needed. Ankry (talk) 07:45, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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File:Disney Junior 2011 2D.svg

Restore the logo. The character which the logo is based on entered the public domain on January 1, 2024. 2603:7000:B800:23C3:10B8:D9E4:74DA:6902 22:08, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Only the pre-1930 versions of Mickey are public domain. Abzeronow (talk) 01:30, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done Not a pre-1930 image. Ankry (talk) 07:46, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Caucasian leopard in Ararat region, Armenia.png

From what what i understand this photo consists entirely of information produced by an automated system without human input. As such PD-automated will apply here--Trade (talk) 22:35, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Does Armenian copyright law support PD-automated? Do we actually know if no creative choices or intent were made in camera placement? Abzeronow (talk) 01:33, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I see nothing about automatically created content in the Armenian copyright law, so it does not seem to be protected by copyright law. IMO, such content does not fall under outcome of a creative activity requirement for photos. The information about the photo origin under the photo does not seem to be a copyright claim.  Support undeletion as {{PD-automated}}. Note: the license provided by the uploader is obviously false. Ankry (talk) 08:04, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
So we just assume PD-automated applies in every country until evidence to the contrary is found. Is that the correct way to use the template? Trade (talk) 10:38, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
And pinging @Túrelio: as the deleting admin. Ankry (talk) 08:04, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Ric Flair Big Gold NWA 1988 colored.png

@Abzeronow This was deleted because of the following copyright registrations made in 1992 ( Commons:Deletion requests/Professional wrestling magazines and Commons:Deletion requests/Files uploaded by User:Sismarinho):

  1. V2833P041 for GC London Publishing, which covers the following titles:
    1. Inside wrestling
    2. Victory sports series
    3. World boxing
    4. Wrestling superstars
    5. The Wrestler
  2. V2833P043 for TV Sports Inc / GC London Publishing
    1. KO magazine
    2. Pro wrestling

but this was from "Wrestling's Main Event" which is not one of the listed magazines. I am also not sure that these were registrations at all, they are listed as "Recordation" not "Registration" and "Notes": "Assignment of copyright" between 2 parties. There would have been 4 years of valid copyrights to transfer since 1989, plus whatever issues were published with a valid notice.  REAL 💬 ⬆   23:33, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:El Escudo de Armas del Estado Táchira.svg

I would like to formally request the undeletion of a file recently removed: a modern vectorized version of the Coat of Arms of the Venezuelan state of Táchira, which I created and uploaded myself.

Context

This file was deleted based on a copyright concern that seems to rely on the assumption that the image was an exact derivative or reproduction of a painting by Marcos León Mariño (1881–1965). However, that assumption is inaccurate and misrepresents both the authorship and the legal nature of the work in question.

Clarifications

  1. The original coat of arms is an official symbol adopted by the Legislative Council of Táchira, and as such constitutes an official act under Venezuelan law. According to Article 4 of the Venezuelan Copyright Law (1993), official symbols and acts of public authorities are not subject to copyright and are in the public domain from origin.
  1. Marcos León Mariño did not create the coat of arms itself. He produced a pictorial representation of it in 1913, which is widely known, but it was developed under the direction of the President of the State of Táchira at the time and for public purposes. As such, even his painting arguably qualifies as a derivative work of public origin.
  1. The deleted file was not an exact copy of Mariño’s artwork. It was a completely new vectorization created by me from scratch, based on the official public-domain symbol of the state and only partially inspired by Mariño’s version.
  • The deleted file is a derivative of a public-domain symbol, not of any copyrighted work.
  • The public domain status of the coat of arms itself is indisputable, regardless of any individual interpretations or artistic adaptations.
  • According to Commons policy, faithful reproductions and reinterpretations of public domain content are acceptable, especially in cases where the original symbol was never protected by copyright in the first place.

Concerns about the deletion process

I have attempted to clarify this matter both with the nominator and the administrator who performed the deletion. More than 48 hours have passed, and unfortunately:

  • The administrator has not acknowledged or responded to my clarification.
  • While the nominator has repeated the same claim without addressing the legal or factual counterpoints raised.

This outcome does not appear to meet the standards outlined in COM:Venezuela or COM:DR. If the nominator’s reasoning were to be applied consistently, any stylistic variation of a known public symbol could be grounds for deletion, which is an unsound and dangerous precedent.

Moreover, if we look closely at what was discussed in the deletion request, we can see that the nominator stated: “A color (creado por Marcos León) se expirará en 2026 pero sin color (1878) se expiró.” I find myself asking—who would seriously argue that the mere presence or absence of color, in what is not even the same image, somehow affects the copyright status of a symbol that is already in the public domain? That line of reasoning is not only flawed, but it also undermines the very purpose of Commons as a repository for free cultural works.

One can only accept or consent to the outcome of the deletion request if it is understood that no actual comparison was made between Marcos León Mariño’s artwork and the deleted file. Variants and reinterpretations cannot be considered copyright violations—that would run completely contrary to the policies that govern this project. In good faith, I hope that this was simply an oversight by both the administrator and the nominator.

Logically, other files that should be restored on the same grounds include:

  • File:Escudo Estado Tachira.png
  • File:Escudo Estado Tachira.svg
  • File:Escudo de armas del estado Táchira.gif
  • File:Escudo Tachira.gif

Therefore, I respectfully request that the file be restored, or at the very least that the deletion decision be reviewed in light of this clarification.

Thank you for your time and consideration. Mariscal de Minerva (talk) 01:08, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No objection from me (deleting admin) against a review by independent party or re-opening of underlying DR. For an exchange of arguments for and against deletion, see User_talk:Túrelio#Commons:Deletion_requests/File:El_Escudo_de_Armas_del_Estado_Táchira.svg. --Túrelio (talk) 09:32, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
AbchyZa22 (talk) 12:10, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:SZ 深圳 Shenzhen 福田 Futian 石廈時代廣場 ShiXia Times Square mall shop 悅得閑 Restaurant July 2025 R12S 02.jpg

Please restore the following pages:

Reason: there's no 2d elements in the cropped version. deleted by Krd. RoyZuo (talk) 07:40, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, the recent photo version has the 2D works cropped off. Pinging @Krd: as the deleting admin if doubts. Ankry (talk) 08:09, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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File:Jon Prosser X.png

Please restore the following pages:

Reason: Fair use according to X.com, for educational purposes.

"How is the original work being used, and is the new use commercial? Transformative uses add something to the original work: commentary, criticism, educational explanation or additional context are a few examples. Transformative, non-commercial uses are more likely to be considered fair use."

https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/fair-use-policy

Minikazok (talk) 13:09, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Minikazok: Thanks for your wish to contribute to a freely licensed image depository. Please start by reading Commons:First steps and then Commons:Fair use. Thuresson (talk) 15:20, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Got it, thanks a lot Minikazok (talk) 17:13, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done No Fair Use in Commons. Ankry (talk) 08:11, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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File:Donkey Kong (1981) NES title screen.png

This screenshot consists purely of plain text and a simple logo. Similar to File:Tetris Elorg Copyright.png and File:Monopoly - Get Out of Jail Free Chance card (2008).jpg, the copyright notice applies the work at large but not to {{PD-ineligible}} screenshots. JohnCWiesenthal (talk) 14:01, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I admit that the original copyright-notice in the image contributed to my deletion. As Commons:Threshold of originality seems to be high in Japan and the USA, it seems you are correct. ✓ Done --Túrelio (talk) 15:42, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Fotografia della Principessa Maria Milagros Del Drago assieme alla figlia Laurentia Colonna ed Isabelle Sursock.jpg

Please restore the following pages:

Reason: The file is in public domain due to age. Sreejith K (talk) 15:24, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Sreejithk2000: Could you, please, elaborate? It does not seem to be 120+ years old or published more than 95 years ago. Also, the 70 year copyright term (since the death of the photographer) does not seem to expire. Ankry (talk) 07:34, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The author died in 1972, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin. --Sreejith K (talk) 13:04, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Logo ČHS horizontal CZ BLACK.png

Please restore the following pages:

Reason: release came in as ticket: 2025072210006296; please ping me upon undeletion, so that i can follow up with the releasing organisation Martin Urbanec (talk) 18:22, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Martin Urbanec: Undeleted. Abzeronow (talk) 23:23, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Egor Burkin.jpg

This file depicts Egor Burkin, a fugitive drug lord from Russia who is actively wanted by the Ukrainian government. The image was sourced directly from the official Ukrainian wanted persons database of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which is released under a CC-BY 4.0 license: https://wanted.mvs.gov.ua/searchperson/details/?id=3019158679041085.

In January, a deletion request for this file was opened, and after discussion, it was closed in March with the conclusion that the file was within Commons' scope. However, another deletion request was opened in June, and on July 21 the file was deleted under COM:SPEEDY after being tagged for speedy deletion again.

As this is an official government-sourced photograph of a notable wanted criminal, it meets Commons' scope criteria due to its clear educational value. I believe the recent speedy deletion may have overlooked the outcome of the prior deletion discussion, and I respectfully request that this deletion be reconsidered through an undeletion request rather than resolved through a speedy deletion. Franco Brignone • Talkpage 19:23, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging @Yann: as the deleting admin.
There are at least few issues here:
  1. While the photo originates from the government website, it is unclear why the Ukrainian government would be authorized to grant a free license. It is unlikely that a government employee is the photographer. It is also unlikely that they have a contract with the photographer that allows relicensing. Any copyright lay exception that allows them to do so? In the latter case, we may also have a US copyright law issue.
  2. The photo was uploaded by a globally blocked user who is under WMF ban. Community members are not allowed to support such users. Theoretically, if the copyright issues mentioned above are resolved, you can upload a modified (eg. cropped) version of this photo under your username. However I strongly suggest not to do so unless you really need to use the image in your contribution to other Wikimedia projects (otherwise you may be accussed of supporting a globally banned user and become globally banned yourself by WMF). Personally, I doubt if the image is useful due to its low quality (which also raises copyright-related doubts).
Ankry (talk) 07:27, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Ankry: Yann was already aware of this undeletion request, as I had informed them beforehand. They told me they would not oppose undeletion but wanted to hear broader community input. This is one of the first undeletion requests I've opened, and I should have mentioned this from the start to avoid an unnecessary ping—my apologies for the oversight.
To clarify my position: I'm only discussing the merits of the file itself. This is the first upload on Commons from that specific Ukrainian government site, and I'm not deeply familiar with Ukrainian licensing law, so I'm navigating unfamiliar territory. I also had no prior knowledge of the WMF ban implications in this context. I've never knowingly interacted with WMF-banned users beyond reporting obvious vandalism cases, so I did not realize that my actions could be interpreted as "support." That was never my intention. I won't do it in the future.
I'm willing to withdraw the request; while I personally believe the file falls within scope, I have no wish to create unnecessary conflict. Your explanation regarding the copyright concerns makes sense—had this reasoning been raised during earlier discussions, I would likely have accepted the deletion under precautionary principles without issue. My only concern remains the speed of the deletion, as the file was deleted while under discussion, which felt premature and based on reasoning that I considered incorrect at the time. That said, I will accept any outcome if the request is closed. My initial intention in opening this request was to gather broader consensus about the file, not to insist on immediate restoration. I now realize that wording it as "be reconsidered" may have given the wrong impression, and a more neutral "be discussed" would have been more appropriate—my apologies for any confusion. Franco Brignone • Talkpage 09:04, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, I confirm. If there is no copyright issue, it could be reuploaded by any user in good standing. Yann (talk) 12:11, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Files in Category:The Backrooms levels

Commons already hosts plenty of Category:Liminal spaces. No reason why these particular photos should be out of scope--Trade (talk) 12:49, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

These are 6 pictures of my Backrooms Project "Level 33.3" is not correct description of any of these photos, so it makes them unusable. Wikimedia Commons is not the right place for hosting private images, see COM:NOTHOST. If they were correctly described, they would probably survive the DR. Ankry (talk) 13:19, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
So let us change the descriptions? Trade (talk) 14:17, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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