Commons:Deletion requests/File:Steamboat Willie.jpg
Copyrighted character. Besides, Walt Disney died in 1966, so he hasn't been dead for 70 years --80.163.68.22 00:06, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
Delete. It would appear that while the copyright of the film is legitimately in doubt, it's not settled by any means, and thus we must err on the side of caution and delete. SchuminWeb (talk) 01:23, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
Deleted. The reason for deletion is invalid since this is a US work. In 1928, copyright law had nothing to do with the author's life. In fact, it's not until 1978 where the author's life becomes relevant. It's 95 years after publication date. And this has corporate authorship, so it would still be 95 years from the publication date today, not someone's death date.[1] However, due to copyright extensions (e.g. The Mickey Mouse Act), the U.S. copyright on Steamboat Willie will be in effect through 2023. Works must be free in the US to be allowed, not the uploader's country. Rocket000 (talk) 17:54, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
- Josve05a imported a different Steamboat Willie image than the deleted one, which was on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Steamboat_Willie.jpg. Platonides (talk) 00:32, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
The English Wikipedia article for Steamboat Willie states that this poster was made in 1978 (as an anniversary poster), not 1928, and is therefore not in the public domain unlike the cartoon itself. Xeroctic (talk) 15:43, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
Comment On the other hand, it could be argued that the colorization of a pre-existing frame from the movie (which I suppose this is), doesn't add a new copyright. --PaterMcFly (talk) 15:57, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
Keep This was moved here by me following Files for discussion on en.wp. All originality made post-1928 is below TOO. --Jonatan Svensson Glad (talk) 17:01, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
- Keep While this particular poster was reportedly released in 1978, it is below the threshold of originality. The image is a frame from the original 1928 cartoon, with very simple coloring applied (using a color scheme that exists in 1928-vintage materials). The title of the film and the name of the character are added (which isn't copyrightable either). D. Benjamin Miller (talk) 18:42, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
- Additionally, look at this eBay listing of the poster (archive). If this was a posted published in 1978, then it has no valid copyright notice and is ineligible for its own copyright. There is a notice in the corner "© Disney" — nothing else. Since there is no year in the claim, and I cannot find any registration in copyright.gov for the poster, that would mean the poster would be PD-US-defective notice-1978-89 even if it were above TOO (which it isn't). D. Benjamin Miller (talk) 18:50, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
- Keep per D. Benjamin Miller Sebbog13 (talk) 02:00, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
Kept: no valid reason for deletion. --Jon Kolbert (talk) 04:51, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
