Kelly Martin wrote:
On 11/28/05, Anthere <anthere9(a)yahoo.com>
wrote:
Anthere wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Sab…
yet another image deleted
*without any personal warning to the uploader
*even though it was uploaded before the tags ever existed...
I find that pityful. Really pityful. Really really pityful.
Ant
I would like a clarification, because I must have missed some step possibly.
I thought fair use images were still authorized on the english
wikipedia. Is that still the case or not ?
Ant
Unlicensed media are allowed on the English Wikipedia only when they
are being used under the fair use doctrine in at least one article.
There can be no fair use justification for keeping unlicensed media on
the server which are not actually being used in any article (fair use
requires that there actually be some use). We allow a seven day
window so that someone who uploads unlicensed media with the intent to
attach them to an appropriate article has some time to actually do so.
This particular image appears to have been unused, and was therefore
deleted as orphaned unlicensed media.
Kelly
This, I presume, does not apply to all the funny logos derivated from
various copyrighted logos, which are commonly used in most editors
pages, but are not used within main space, such as the mop or counter
vandalism ?
Another question : does that mean that an image previously used in the
main space but removed for whatever reason by anyone, does not qualify
any more to be kept ?
Yet another question : on many user pages, editors upload a personal
shot of their face. Given that GFDL authorize any one to transform their
face in a monster or to use the personal face picture to make an
advertisement for a cream to fight spots or other red blotches, is that
authorized to put a picture of self under another licence than fair use
? In which case, which licenses are authorized ?
I ask the question, because many pictures of many editors are taken
during wikimeetups. If the pictures are labelled with a non-restricted
use, that should mean that anyone can use a picture of the face of a
wikipedian to do anything that he would like to. If the pictures are
labelled with a restricted use and used only in non-article space, do
they qualify as "speedy deletion" as my pictures did ?
I am not sure I am clear here, but depending on the answers, I think I
will delete many of my images on the english wikipedia. Somehow, I do
not think we can forbid editors to delete their images, if the rules
change upon time; Before, fair use images were authorized. If rules
change, I suppose editors can change their license choice to protect
themselves as well ?
Ant