Commons:Deletion requests/File:Texas tornado 2007 03 28.jpg
The image is published on the NWS website.
I reached out to the creator named in the attribution at the source, who confirmed that although they work for the NOAA, they took this photo on their own time and own the copyright to it
When I asked them if they'd be open to releasing the image into the Public Domain for Wikimedia to use, they replied
"I’d rather not release the image to the world for public use, but I’m definitely ok with Wikipedia using the image for educational purposes and for the purpose of documenting the event. A photo credit would be nice, but not necessary."
I have forwarded a screenshot of this conversation to the VRT. (ticket:2024092010010551)
Although we can't host this on the commons, they're more than OK with English Wikipedia using it under its "fair use" provisions.
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Delete from Commons and upload directly to Wikipedia per above. Hurricane Clyde 🌀my talk page! 06:20, 9 October 2024 (UTC)
Deleted: per nomination. --Pi.1415926535 (talk) 02:47, 17 October 2024 (UTC)
