Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2025 December 6

December 6

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unused since 2013; is on Commons — Ирука¹³ 03:17, 6 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Cover of the first LP 12 inch vinyl disc by The Red Onions Jazz Band, 1965.jpg

The album cover is being used in the musical group The Red Onion Jazz Band's infobox to show what the musical group looked like and not as means of identification of the album itself, thereby failing WP:NFCI #1. The album cover has an incorrect rationale because it states that its purpose is "to serve as the primary means of visual identification at the top of the article dedicated to the work in question." and an incorrect licensing because it states it is "solely to illustrate the audio recording in question". Aspects (talk) 07:02, 6 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How I might make the rationale better expressed and fit for purpose? Note that the file and rationale were uploaded in 2015 and has remained with no objections, to my knowledge about copyright issues since. However, I do understand that permission for use must be sought under Australian copyright law, and consequently I attempted to track down Kim Lynch, designer, to no avail. I am trying again now. The Red Onion Jazz Band no longer exists, neither does the record company, most members are deceased, and the album is discontinued and extremely rare...I can locate no other copy than my own. The value of the cover is certainly to show the faces of the original lineup and if necessary could be cropped to just their pictures, excluding the graphics—the photographer is unknown, while the designer is identified on the album. The test is whether the article is lesser without the image, and I believe it will be. Jamesmcardle (talk) 07:53, 6 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Am now in touch with Kim Lynch. Will advise of his reply to my request that he give permission for use of his cover art. Jamesmcardle (talk) 08:35, 6 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Aspects, Kim Lynch, whose website I have now found, is happy to CC BY-SA 4.0 License for the album cover. I have sent him the Wikimedia VRT release generator and instructions. Thank you for spurring me into action! Jamesmcardle (talk) 10:26, 6 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Aspects, Kim Lynch has submitted the CC BY-SA 4.0 License for the album cover to photosubmission@wikimedia.org. Please now close this FFD as resolved. Jamesmcardle (talk) 23:33, 6 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If all of this is true, it would probably be better off at Wikimedia Commons and you should contacting the Commons:Volunteer Response Team with the email you received. If it gets approved over there, then the one here on English Wikipedia can be deleted. Also see Wikipedia:Moving files to Commons. Aspects (talk) 06:09, 7 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, will do. Jamesmcardle (talk) 07:00, 7 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've shifted the file which had to be done manually due to there being a delete earlier version. Permissions - Wikimedia Commons <permissions-commons@wikimedia.org> has responded to Kim Lynch's email granting the licence with their Ticket#2025120610006619. Jamesmcardle (talk) 07:14, 7 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please now delete the image from English Wikipedia as the file now on Commons, which has a licence, has the same file name. Jamesmcardle (talk) 09:30, 7 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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I think this logo could transfer to Wikimedia Commons for not reaching c:COM:TOO South Korea, don't I? Sinsyuan✍️TW→GA 13:13, 6 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]