https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=67327
Bug ID: 67327
Summary: Upload wizard should be more specific in case of "The
copyright has definitely expired in the USA" licenses
Product: MediaWiki extensions
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: UploadWizard
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
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At the moment one of the license options in Upload Wizard is "The copyright has
definitely expired in the USA" with 2 suboptions:
1) "First published in the United States before 1923" which probably adds
{{PD-1923}} (I did not try it yet)
2) "Faithful reproduction of a painting that is in the public domain" which
adds {{PD-Art}}
Those 2 options are way too simplistic and have several issues:
1) if someone asserts that work was "First published in the United States
before 1923" than we should always ask uploader to reference the publication
2) Option 2 adds {{PD-Art}} which we are trying to discourage as too vague. A
preferred license would be {{PD-Art|PD-old-100}}, {{PD-Art|PD-old-100-1923}},
or {{PD-Art|PD-old-auto-1923|deathyear=19XX}}
3) Also using word "painting" seems like is too narrow, since it exclude
drawings , etchings, etc.
I would like to propose to replace second option with:
1) "Faithful reproduction of a two-dimensional work of art that is in the
public domain, because the artist died more than 100 years ago and work was
published before 1923" which would add {{PD-Art|PD-old-100-1923}}
2) "Faithful reproduction of a two-dimensional work of art that is in the
public domain, because the artist died more than 100 years ago" which would add
{{PD-Art|PD-old-100}} (technically such works might still not be in public
domain n the US, but in most cases they would be fine)
2) "Faithful reproduction of a two-dimensional work of art that is in the
public domain, because the artist died more than 70 years ago and work was
published before 1923" which would than ask for the date of death and add
{{PD-Art|PD-old-auto-1923|deathyear=19XX}}
We could also have more helpful links explaining various terms, like word
"Publish" should link to https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Publication
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