Using ctrl+Pick Block on a head with NBT Data (SkullOwner:Name) will give a head, but when placed it will be a normal Steve head.
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is duplicated by
MC-48645
Player Head NBT
MC-49574
Heads don't keep NBT SkullOwner tag
MC-50326
Head +NBT Pickblock not working
MC-51233
NBT not working on player skulls
MC-67446
Ctrl + PickBlock doesnt Copy the SkullOwner Tag
MC-67567
To take a block with clique of the middle and the touch controls to take the NBT does not work on heads.
MC-67618
CTRL + Pick Block doesnt work on Player heads
MC-69236
Player Head Middle click(even with ctrl) gives the normal head
MC-69900
Copying a custom player head with NBT data does not display custom skin.
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kumasasa
Skylinerw
Can confirm. Likely an unforeseen issue where player head items being used on the ground takes the "SkullOwner" tag and translates it into the "ExtraType" appropriate tags for the tile entity. Since pick-blocking the tile entity provides the "ExtraType" tile data instead of "SkullOwner", there is no tag to cross-over when the head is placed.
EDIT:
There's been an overhaul concerning NBT data for the skull tile entity. I've updated the wiki page with new tags ("ExtraType" is no longer present), though I don't know what all of them do (hopefully somebody with more knowledge can fill in the holes): http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Chunk_format#Tile_Entity_Format
Makes no difference in the outcome, though.
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Still in 14w10a/b
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Confirmed.
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Confirmed for 14w11b
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Confirmed for 14w17a
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Confirmed for 14w19a
marcono1234
Confirmed for 14w20b
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Actually, I think it's Owner, not skullOwner. As of the 1.8 snapshots.
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Confirmed for 14w26c
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@Benjamin it can be both, if worn/placed with the old format, it will convert to the new format
marcono1234
Confirmed for
1.8
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Unable to reproduce in 1.8.8.
Regression of MC-1818 ?