Commons:Deletion requests/Template:UN map
Although the UN permissions page says that UN maps are "open source material" , it also says:
- "We do not permit posting of our maps into your web site (if the map is not part of a specific publication, book or article) because we revise the maps very often and want to ensure that only an updated map is posted on the Web. You can however create links to our site instead. No permission is required for the link."
That is clearly not a free license because it explicitly prohibits posting a map anywhere including Commons. . Jim . . . . (Jameslwoodward) (talk to me) 16:12, 15 January 2015 (UTC)
- See Template talk:UN map, and Template talk:UN map-2 and Template talk:OCHA map. The UN can't revoke the free image status of maps they released in the past under a free license. See:
 | This work is free and may be used by anyone for any purpose. If you wish to use this content, you do not need to request permission as long as you follow any licensing requirements mentioned on this page.
The Wikimedia Foundation has received an e-mail confirming that the copyright holder has approved publication under the terms mentioned on this page. This correspondence has been reviewed by a Volunteer Response Team (VRT) member and stored in our permission archive. The correspondence is available to trusted volunteers as ticket #2006090710013991. If you have questions about the archived correspondence, please use the VRT noticeboard.
Ticket link: https://ticket.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl?Action=AgentTicketZoom&TicketNumber=2006090710013991
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| This work is free and may be used by anyone for any purpose. If you wish to use this content, you do not need to request permission as long as you follow any licensing requirements mentioned on this page.
The Wikimedia Foundation has received an e-mail confirming that the copyright holder has approved publication under the terms mentioned on this page. This correspondence has been reviewed by a Volunteer Response Team (VRT) member and stored in our permission archive. The correspondence is available to trusted volunteers as ticket #2014031410007248. If you have questions about the archived correspondence, please use the VRT noticeboard.
Ticket link: https://ticket.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl?Action=AgentTicketZoom&TicketNumber=2014031410007248
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Someone needs to contact the UN map division about that permissions page, and tell them that the info there now may be contradictory. Here are the relevant parts from that page currently (emphasis added):
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UN maps are open source material and you can use them in your work or for making your own map. We request however that you delete the UN name and reference number upon any modification to the map. Content of your map will be your responsibility. You can state in your publication if you wish something like: based on UN map… If you want to use the UN map (or maps) as a UN document, i.e. without modification in specific publication, book or article we can issue publication permission on behalf of the UN Publication Board. It is free of charge and is conducted via email. Please tell us a few words about your forthcoming publication along with a list of the UN maps you would like to use. ... We do not permit posting of our maps into your web site (if the map is not part of a specific publication, book or article) because we revise the maps very often and want to ensure that only an updated map is posted on the Web. You can however create links to our site instead. No permission is required for the link. |
For past versions of that page see:
I think what they are trying to say is that they don't want their name on most maps since they are revised often. The solution for us may be to interpret this to say that the "UN name and reference number" should be removed from all UN maps on the Commons. Just like we remove most watermarks, etc. from other images.
We should do what they request and post "based on UN map" on the Commons page. We do so anyway in the source section via link to the source, but we can be more clear by including that text. And in addition we can point out that there are often newer maps at the UN site.
Someone should ask the UN map people if removing the UN identifying info from all UN maps on the Commons would satisfy them. That way all UN maps on the Commons would be "modified". --Timeshifter (talk) 20:35, 16 January 2015 (UTC)
Kept: no concensus for deletion Krd 08:56, 2 March 2015 (UTC)
