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

Deletion of former image at this title
Note: The following archived discussion is about an earlier, now deleted image with the name "Angus Houston.jpg", not about the Commons image that currently exists at this title. —Ilmari Karonen (talk) 15:54, 30 September 2008 (UTC) 
 * 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.

This image has been tagged as replaceable by a free image. However I must admit to being confused, as the licence clearly states that it is a 'non-free promotional' image, and the original source permits use under 'fair dealing' (as described in the FUR). The copyright notice generated by the 'non-free promotional' template states: '''To the uploader: This tag should only be used for images of a person, product, or event that is known to have come from a press kit or similar source, for the purpose of reuse by the media. ''' - I have stated in the FUR all the points required, and as a result I do not believe there is a need to delete the image. PalawanOz (talk) 22:42, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
 * The image fails WP:NFCC. Rettetast 23:02, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
 * If you read the tag that you site from above, it says: Please note that our policy usually considers fair use images of living people that merely show what they look like to be replaceable by free-licensed images and unsuitable for the project. . Rettetast 23:03, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Is this then not overtaken by the second paragraph as an exception to the rule? Particular given the fact the original source explicitly permits it's use? PalawanOz (talk) 10:22, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 * No. Rettetast 17:47, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Then are you able to help me out here and explain how this image could be used? The explicit permission granted on the source page must go a long way - so what more permissions are required? PalawanOz (talk) 20:10, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 * As long as it is not released under a free license it can't be used wikipedia. Examples of free licenses are GFDL, CC-BY or CC-BY-SA. Rettetast 20:29, 18 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Let me try to explain: As a matter of policy Wikipedia strongly favors freely reuseable content (that is content which can be reused by anyone for anything). As a result non-free content is accepted only under very restricted conditions; those conditions are spelled out at WP:NFCC. One of those conditions is that non-free content cannot be used if it could be replaced by free content. Inasmuch as Houston is still alive, an Australian ought to be able to take a free photo of him. The tag which you used is intended for extraordinary circumstance where no free image is presumed to exist—like in the case of a celebrity. I hope this helps you understand. --teb728 (talk) 21:47, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
 * ''The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it.