Operator: BU Rob13 ( talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)
Time filed: 23:38, Tuesday, March 28, 2017 ( UTC)
Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Automatic
Programming language(s): AWB
Source code available: AWB
Function overview: Slightly alters text in non-free use rationales to incorporate a new Supreme Court ruling (Star Athletica v Varsity Brands)
Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): None; a simple matter of accuracy with a low edit count
Edit period(s): One-time run
Estimated number of pages affected: 427
Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): Yes
Already has a bot flag (Yes/No): Yes
Function details: Changes "Not replaceable; protected by trademark owned by above organization" to "Not replaceable; protected by copyright of design and/or trademark owned by above organization". The Supreme Court recently ruled that designs of clothing can be themselves copyrightable (traditionally not true) if they can be (i) divorced from the useful article in a 2D or 3D work of art, such as a picture, and (ii) the work of art itself would be copyrightable. The relevant case is Star Athletica v Varsity Brands. I stumbled upon about 400 file pages for sports uniforms which note that the only restriction on the images are trademark. This is no longer true in almost all cases, excepting only those uniforms which are so simple that the resulting images do not pass the threshold of originality (link takes you to Commons for a better explanation of the legal concept). This corrects the inaccuracy. There is no regex used, just a very simple find-and-replace.
However please post a notice to relevant WikiProjects and boards, like possibly WP Law/WP USA/whatever project normally covers those articles, to inform them of the trial/task. Headbomb { t · c · p · b} 01:43, 29 March 2017 (UTC) reply
Approved for trial (25 edits). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete.
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Operator: BU Rob13 ( talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)
Time filed: 23:38, Tuesday, March 28, 2017 ( UTC)
Automatic, Supervised, or Manual: Automatic
Programming language(s): AWB
Source code available: AWB
Function overview: Slightly alters text in non-free use rationales to incorporate a new Supreme Court ruling (Star Athletica v Varsity Brands)
Links to relevant discussions (where appropriate): None; a simple matter of accuracy with a low edit count
Edit period(s): One-time run
Estimated number of pages affected: 427
Exclusion compliant (Yes/No): Yes
Already has a bot flag (Yes/No): Yes
Function details: Changes "Not replaceable; protected by trademark owned by above organization" to "Not replaceable; protected by copyright of design and/or trademark owned by above organization". The Supreme Court recently ruled that designs of clothing can be themselves copyrightable (traditionally not true) if they can be (i) divorced from the useful article in a 2D or 3D work of art, such as a picture, and (ii) the work of art itself would be copyrightable. The relevant case is Star Athletica v Varsity Brands. I stumbled upon about 400 file pages for sports uniforms which note that the only restriction on the images are trademark. This is no longer true in almost all cases, excepting only those uniforms which are so simple that the resulting images do not pass the threshold of originality (link takes you to Commons for a better explanation of the legal concept). This corrects the inaccuracy. There is no regex used, just a very simple find-and-replace.
However please post a notice to relevant WikiProjects and boards, like possibly WP Law/WP USA/whatever project normally covers those articles, to inform them of the trial/task. Headbomb { t · c · p · b} 01:43, 29 March 2017 (UTC) reply
Approved for trial (25 edits). Please provide a link to the relevant contributions and/or diffs when the trial is complete.
Headbomb {
t ·
c ·
p ·
b}
19:21, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
reply