File:Manzoni-linee.jpg

Fair Use In The Article Linee
This image is a photograph of copyrighted 3D objects created by the artist Piero Manzoni, in 1959. It is necessary to illustrate examples of the object under discussion, since the article is solely about the objects in question. The image is used as the heading to illustrate an article that attempts to widen the popular appeal of modern conceptual art, and by using a relatively obscure piece by a much misunderstood but seminal artist, seeks to expand the articles on wikipedia about modern art. Inevitably, any artist born in the last century would still be under copyright, but since the work is 3 dimensional, the photo itself cannot induce any loss of earnings. I firmly believe that a publication such as wikipedia must engage in discourses about modern and conceptual art; the wikipedia must be allowed to discuss contemporary art, with relevant images illustrating specific examples. Without the image used, the article would be substantially less articulate, and more forbidding to any reader without prior knowledge of the artist's work. The image is used merely to illustrate the aforementioned article, and in no way challenges the uses or value of Manzoni's multiple. The source that it is taken from includes photos of 42 of the multiples, and by taking one single image from the sequence, the article cannot be a substitute for the original source's authority or completeness. The image is low resolution, taken from an accredited published source (Manzoni, by Germano Clemant, Electa, 2007). The image cannot be replaced by a photo in the pulic domain, since no such image will become available until 2033. Until then, all copyright of photos of the relevant artwork will reside with Manzoni's estate. I believe it is in the estate's commercial, artistic and intellectual interests to allow the discussion and distribution of Manzoni's ideas, which were all concerning the de-materialisation of the object and the elevating of the idea; an infinite line read about on the net is, in some ways, more infinite than the original version listed in the article. Trevelyanhouse (talk) 08:06, 4 May 2008 (UTC)