Commons:Deletion requests/File:Hans Martin (1946).jpg

Possible violation of the copyright, the creator Willem van de Poll only died on December 10, 1970, so the period of 70 years after the death of the author, which is necessary in German-speaking countries, did not expire until December 10, 2040. Lutheraner (talk) 22:58, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Comment Per en:Willem van de Poll#Van de Poll Archive, many of his photos were donated to the Dutch National Archive (Nationaal Archief). The Archive says they own the copyright (Auteursrechthebbende: Nationaal Archief, CC0), and apparently they have released the file under CC0. de:Willem van de Poll#Archiv explicitly says that the Nationaal Archief also purchased the copyrights, as does nl:Willem van de Poll#Archief.

@Lutheraner: Copyright terms in the Netherlands, Germany and almost every other country run to the end of the year, so van de Poll's works will enter the public domain on January 1, 2041. --Rosenzweig τ 07:38, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Keep No violation of copyright at all. There are well over 30,000 photographs by Willem van de Poll uploaded to Commons, and they are heavily used (>5,000 times) in most language versions of Wikipedia. Yes, GENERAL copyright terms in the Netherlands end 70 years after the death of an author (Art. 37 of the Dutch copyright Act). But if copyright is transferred, the new owner decides about the terms. That's why more than 2 million photographs held in Dutch organisations like Rijksdienst Cultureel Erfgoed, press agency ANEFO and several museums and archives were uploaded to Commons in line with the given license. In the case of Willem van de Pol the Dutch National Archives are holder of the copyright of the photos. They released the photographs CC-zero, and correctly documented this. Vysotsky (talk) 11:26, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]