Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/May 4, 2023

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i am admittedly unsure about whether or not the image currently used in the blurb should appear on the main page. the image clearly depicts a fictional character that is likely protected by copyright. as the star wars category on commons requests users to not upload pictures of toys because they could be considered derivative works, i assume featuring such an image on the main page may not be a good idea. the image also does not actually appear in the article, and so likely has not passed the same image review that other images used in tfa blurbs have had to go through.i believe, historically, images of cosplayers have been allowed on the main page, possibly because u.s. law may interpret clothing as functional objects. (for previous examples, see the tfa blurb here and the dyk image hook here.) commons has a category for star wars cosplay that may provide a suitable image. however, since cosplayers often incorporate designs used by copyrighted characters into their clothing, i am not actually sure if this would still be considered copyright infringement. alternatively, commons also has a category for star wars logos. (people seem to agree that the main star wars logo is simple enough to be in the public domain, but i would still avoid the images that use gradients if possible.) in any case, i have left the blurb with 1013 characters so that there are no length issues regardless of whether an image is run with this blurb.pinging the fac nominator, the participants of the tfa/r nomination ( and ), and the closer of the tfa/r nomination. dying (talk) 01:37, 26 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Good spot. The licencing section doesn't even address the status of the original work. I imagine the image is not in the article because it would not pass the image review. As the TFA scheduler I am going to pull the image. Thanks ))uDying}}. Gog the Mild (talk) 22:16, 26 April 2023 (UTC)