- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of a fair use image as a replaceable image. Please do not modify it.
The result was to delete the image. — ξxplicit 02:15, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
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Repaceability.
I have added the following comment to the template for this page under "Replaceability":
"Replaceable? no, any replacement image would be based on this photograph and would not be in the public domain. The copyright is owned by the photographer, Mayotte Magnus, who gave her permission for the photo to be placed here."
The photo is not in the public domain, is covered by copyright and, so, a free copy would not be avaiable on the internet.abafied (talk) 19:56, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
- The reason this image was tagged as replaceable is that there appears to be no reason that a person could not simply take a new picture of him and release it under a free license or into the public domain. VernoWhitney (talk) 20:19, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
I understand now. However, I do not have access to other pictures of him under free licence or in the public domain.abafied (talk) 21:15, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
- And that's perfectly understandable, and why many of our articles about living people don't have images for them. The first point of our non free content policy is that it "is used only where no free equivalent is available, or could be created" (emphasis added). There are certainly instances where exceptions are warranted, but as he is a regular lecturer it seems certainly possible that a Wikipedian could attend such a lecture (or even be in the vicinity of one) and take a new photo. If this is not the case for some reason I'm missing, please feel free to correct me. VernoWhitney (talk) 21:46, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it.
