Ray Saintonge wrote:
Guettarda wrote:
On 5/3/06, Guy Chapman aka JzG guy.chapman@spamcop.net wrote:
SPUI has repeatedly tagged http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sbekele as a copyvio of http://www.cbsintl.com/people.htm. I refused to speedy it on that basis, so SPUI blanked it and added the copyvio template. Sbekele self-identifies as Sophia Bekele, CEO of CBS International, and therefore presumably the copyright owner. Since this is user space, and the content is an "about us" bio, not commercial content, I think that blanking and deletion are a bit excessive. On the other hand, copyright is copyright I guess. What does the panel think?
Yeah, it's a copyvio. Since the user doesn't appear to have explicitly released the material under a GFDL-compatible license, and since the user has not provided an proof that they are who they say they are, it's correct to consider it a copyvio. Please note, the original says:
*Copyright (c) 1997-2005 CBS International All rights reserved.*
Such notices are irrelevant to the determination of whether something is copyright, except perhaps in establishing when the copyright will expire, but that problem is moot until 2067.
Release under GFDL is implicit whenever anyone saves an edit. Why should it be any more explicit in this case?
Whether she is who she says she is is more problematic. What kind of proof are you looking for? Can we ever be sure that anyone who posts with his "real" name is identifying himself truthfully? "Assume good faith" favours keeping the material. If you doubt the good faith, you would do better by trying to contact the person through independant channels.
"Assume good faith" ignores one important fact: people lie.