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.*