Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Chihuly Inside and Out

Chihuly Inside and Out
Self-nom; the thumbnail doesn't really do it justice, but I'll crop it if necessary. Rdsmith4&mdash; Dan | Talk 03:01, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Nominate and support. Rdsmith4&mdash; Dan | Talk 03:01, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Picture of a picture. Mark1 00:21, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * No, it's a picture of a sculpture. Rdsmith4&mdash; Dan | Talk 00:24, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Shows how much I know about art. ;) Mark1 00:41, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Well, as expected, they've refused to allow me to put the images under a free license for the time being, so I withdraw this nomination. However, it appears the image is still available as fair use, so I've scaled it down dramatically and will continue to use it in articles. Rdsmith4&mdash; Dan | Talk 23:26, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. Nice photo. However, the license is unclear, and the image may not be free if the sculpture is copyrighted. -- Chris 73 Talk 00:53, Jan 24, 2005 (UTC)
 * Support in principle, but probably Oppose in practice. Its an excellent photo, and illustrates Dale Chihuly's work well, but the license may be a problem. Assuming that the sculpture is copyright/fair-use, the resulting photo is also basically fair-use and not free. But also...
 * Rats, I had been thinking of nominating my own photo of a Chihuly chandelier, Image:VandA Rotunda.jpg - except I'm still not quite happy with it. Now if you want a tough licensing problem, UK sculptures aren't covered by copyright - so is an American sculpture, commissioned and exhibited in a public space in the UK copyright or not. Which jurisdiction applies? -- Solipsist 21:31, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * I have sent an e-mail to Mr. Chihuly's publicist asking for clarification on this issue, and specifically requesting permission to distribute my photos of his work under Creative Commons's Attribution-Share Alike license (forgoing fair use, which still applies even if she declines). It's a long shot, of course. Rdsmith4&mdash; Dan | Talk 22:34, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Nomination withdrawn BrokenSegue 01:37, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)

