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::::The problem is that it's a derivative of a US work. For example, [[:File:Aboriginal Flag.JPG]] is acceptable because it's in Israel, so we consider the source country as Israel and not Australia and thus can safely ignore Australian law. However, Spongebob is a US character, and we must obey US law because the WMF is in the US. -- [[User:King of Hearts|King of]] [[User:King of Hearts|♥]] [[User talk:King of Hearts|♦]] [[Special:Contributions/King of Hearts|♣]] ♠ 16:38, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

::::The problem is that it's a derivative of a US work. For example, [[:File:Aboriginal Flag.JPG]] is acceptable because it's in Israel, so we consider the source country as Israel and not Australia and thus can safely ignore Australian law. However, Spongebob is a US character, and we must obey US law because the WMF is in the US. -- [[User:King of Hearts|King of]] [[User:King of Hearts|♥]] [[User talk:King of Hearts|♦]] [[Special:Contributions/King of Hearts|♣]] ♠ 16:38, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

:::::We usually use FoP depending on the country where it actually is. If an originally French statue is installed in Spain, we'd allow photos of it. 00:29, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

:::::We usually use FoP depending on the country where it actually is. If an originally French statue is installed in Spain, we'd allow photos of it. 00:29, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

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::::::The exception is the US. We have to follow US law no matter what because WMF is in the US. Now, we do continue to allow photos of German statues despite no US FoP, but that's more of a "don't give a shit" and/or "the law's not clear" attitude, with no real legal basis. But this is a cartoon character that is obviously a US work and is copyrighted in the US, so it's more clearly a copyvio. -- [[User:King of Hearts|King of]] [[User:King of Hearts|♥]] [[User talk:King of Hearts|♦]] [[Special:Contributions/King of Hearts|♣]] ♠ 06:09, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

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