Talk:Franco Morbidelli

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I don't know how to edit the page so I won't attempt to do it, but will someone change the picture of Franco? Someone used a picture of him with a covid19 mask on and you can't see his face. There are plenty of current pictures of him without a mask covering his face. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.60.231.114 (talk) 02:14, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Where are these pictures? Could you link them here? Engr. Smitty   Werben 02:18, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
 * It's not possible to use just any photo; all images are considered to be copyrighted (preventing re-use by a publisher, which Wikipedia is). Only images with a specific release (usually in the form of a recognised licence) can be used. The photographers sell the right to re-use one of their images - only free images can be used and/or hosted at Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons. Here is one such which I transferred recently from Flickr - File:Alex Rins 42.jpg. I can't see anything for Morbidelli.--Rocknrollmancer (talk) 19:30, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Couldn't you just use one that Franco has posted to social media? The picture that doesn't show any of his face can't be the only publicly available photo of him. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.60.231.114 (talk) 03:47, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
 * If that is allowed, we should have done it a long time ago obviously. Engr. Smitty   Werben 03:57, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
 * To repeat what I posted above - all images are assumed to have copyright that belongs to the photographer OR the customer that the photographer has a contract with. It does not need to be a professional photographer, the same principle applies to everyone. Unless there is a release - usually in the form of a recognised licence, then it's not possible to use publicly (publish). Other words can be used - Copyleft, CC-0, Public Domain - but it has to be obvious - on the same page. If just any old image was copied and re-published, say from social media to here, then the photographer could sue the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) for compensation. The WMF is a charitable organisation that needs to avoid law suits.--Rocknrollmancer (talk) 23:59, 12 November 2021 (UTC)