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Alert: PD-NWS Violations

This is an alert being sent to all active editors on the WikiProject of Weather and any editor who has recently editors weather-related articles.

Editors on the Commons have received communication from the National Weather Service that the Template:PD-NWS, which is often used to upload weather-related images, is incorrect. There will be a discussion starting on the Commons Copyright Noticeboard within the next few days to determine how to manage this issue. Under the current PD-NWS copyright template, images on any NWS webpage was considered to be in the public domain unless it had a direct copyright symbol and/or copyright watermark.

One National Weather Service office has confirmed this is not the case. For the next few days, it may be best to not upload any image from an NWS webpage that was not made or taken directly by the National Weather Service themselves. Once the Commons determine how to move forward, editors will recent a new alert. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 23:41, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

So does that mean I’m being accused of a copyright violation? West Virginia WXeditor (talk) 23:48, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The only NWS images I used on Commons or on here were images that were created or taken by the NWS or someone actually acting in their official duties (like from the survey teams); but I do get the point. I (as you know) were heavily involved in the discussion. West Virginia WXeditor (talk) 23:50, 1 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]