Wikipedia:Files for deletion/Replaceable fair use/File:AkeGreen.jpg


 * 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.

Shyam ( T / C ) 12:36, 12 December 2006 (UTC) The disputant said:
 * This picture was found which clearly illustrates the subject and is allowed with proper accrediting to the writer of the article in which it appears. Virtually every other shot's source material of this man was held under a foreign press newspaper, thusly there not being a sure way to find out copyright status. I thought this was Wikipedia, not "Search forever for a different photo-pedia." Gnrlotto 08:49, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

I don't believe the image can be reproduced with proper accreditation. (If it could, then the image would be released under a "free" license and would not need a fair use justification at all.) The article in comes from says "You may republish this story with proper attribution", but does not say this about the image. In fact, the image is credited "Pressens bild", which is not the copyright-holder of the article. So the article's author has no legal right to release the photo, since the copyright is owned by someone else.

This is an easy mistake to make. Not every website is as clear as it should be about copyright, unfortunately.

Anyway, since the image is non-free, it can only be used if it satisfies all our fair use criteria. The first one requires that it be impossible to create a free replacement image, and since Mr. Green is still alive and is not a recluse, he can still be photographed. All the best, – Quadell (talk) (random) 17:02, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it.