Wikipedia:Files for deletion/Replaceable fair use/File:Debbie-reynolds.jpeg


 * 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 ) 13:25, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for use in the article Debbie Reynolds
1. Image is used solely for the identification of the subject.

2. The image is readily available on the source website, or and the further use of this image on Wikipedia is not believed to disadvantage the copyright holder.

3. The subject of the photograph is living and is currently still performing. The image of this person conveys 4. No free image has yet been located for this person which would convey all of the above information and characteristics.
 * the person's current appearance,
 * the difference between her present appearance and that of the other image in the article which is from the 1952 film, Singin' in the Rain,
 * her durability in terms of career and
 * her versatility in terms of the varied media in which she has appeared throughout her career.

5. It should be borne in mind by editors that the image is first and foremost a poster (and is captioned as such) for a concert which took place in 2005. By definition, a poster is intended to be seen by as wide an audience as possible and is a promotional tool. A promotional tool is, by definition, designed to promote an event or a person and is generally used by the promoters to cover as wide an audience as possible, in the same way as a film poster. Film posters are are considered fair use in that the copyright holder, if one exists, has implicitly allowed the image to be widely broadcast and propagated.

Orbicle 16:05, 4 December 2006 (UTC)


 * The trouble is, we don't just have to adhere to U.S. law here -- we also have to adhere to Wikipedia's fair use policy, which is rather strict. This policy forbids using a non-free image (such as this one) if it is possible for a free image to be found or created to replace it. Certainly Debbie Reynolds could be photographed, so I don't see why this image is irreplaceable. – Quadell (talk) (random) 18:10, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
 * ''The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it.