User:Secretlondon/Images/Summary

We looked at every illustration of one of the heads of state, and images on articles about the 100 largest cities in the world, to determine their copyright status.

Heads of state

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• 38 no copyright information
• 7 from the Organisation of American States (permission given)
• 6 from the US whitehouse (mainly of them shaking hands with the US president)
• 1 has permission to promote catholicism
• 4 pictures of Bush presumed PD
• 1 states permission granted but not by whom or for what
• 3 official government photos (but no idea if permission granted for use)
• 1 taken from TV?
• 1 taken from a web page
• 1 taken from a .edu site

• 18 okay
• 38 no info
• 4 possible okay
• 3 unsure

63 in total, of which only 28.5% (the US government ones) are definitely okay.

Pictures of major cities

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Satellite photos and CIA maps excluded.

• 49 by user, but not stated to be gfdl or pd, so ok for us to use, but can we redistribute?
• 46 unknown, unattributed
• 13 gfdl
• 17 pd
• 3 from a tourist office for 'free publishing'
• 3 from fotw
• 1 no redistribution
• 1 creative commons 'attribution' licence

Conclusion

Most images on Wikipedia have unknown copyright status.