Wikipedia:Files for deletion/Replaceable fair use/File:Bob riley of alabama.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 ) 11:33, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

The tagger stated:
 * I believe it to be a serious stretch of the imagination to imply anyone could simply reproduce this image in order to release it into the public domain. This posed image was taken by a staffer employed by Governor Riley and would be impossible to recreate. The image is used exclusively to illustrate its subject, Bob Riley, and is not used on any other page in Wikipedia. This image should clearly meet the rational of fair use. The purpose is to advance knowledge; it was released online and within press releases by a State Government; and the final work (article) does not substitue in any way the original work (the image). Further, "Fair use is a right granted to the public on all copyrighted work"

The image may not be reproduceable, as you say, but it is certainly replaceable. It is used in the article merely to show what the person looks like. Even if it is legal to use the image, it still goes against our first fair use criterion, and in particular counter-example #8, listed here. – Quadell (talk) (random) 13:50, 4 December 2006 (UTC)


 * No problem...it has been replaced by another image thanks to another Wikipedia. Thanks for taking the time to review. --  Auburn Pilot talk 15:38, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it.