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Replaceable fair use File:UMass Memorial Ambulatory Care Center.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:UMass Memorial Ambulatory Care Center.jpg. I noticed that this file is being used under a claim of fair use. However, I think that the way it is being used fails the first non-free content criterion. This criterion states that files used under claims of fair use may have no free equivalent; in other words, if the file could be adequately covered by a freely-licensed file or by text alone, then it may not be used on Wikipedia. If you believe this file is not replaceable, please:

Go to the file description page and add the text {{di-replaceable fair use disputed|<your reason>}} below the original replaceable fair use template, replacing <your reason> with a short explanation of why the file is not replaceable.
On the file discussion page, write a full explanation of why you believe the file is not replaceable.

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Fut.Perf - thank you for the message. That is very helpful. The image is of an architectural piece of work with permission to use by the designers. I believe architecture is a form of art and the artistry must be adequately captured in photographs of the building. This photograph was taken by the architectural artist and beautifully complements their work on the architectural piece. As such, although I could (and have) taken photos of the subject myself, I chose to add this photo as it is effectively not replaceable. A snapshot may be free but it would not adequately capture the architectural work as intended.

Would you agree with this explanation?

If not, I could circle back to the designers and ask whether they would release under free license, although I'm sure as artists they would prefer to have their work properly credited.

Cxw1044 (talk) 22:07, 30 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In terms of copyright, an architectural work may indeed be a creative work, but according to US law, photographs of it can still be taken freely by anybody and independently of its copyright. If this is possible, we must use that possibility, according to our own non-free content rules. Whether or not such a replacement is qualitatively adequate is purely a matter of the quality of the photographer's work – nobody could reasonably argue that no replacement photograph could ever adequately capture this, so non-replaceability is not an issue. If you can get the creators of the present photo to release it under a free license, that would of course also work (and you can assure them that even under a free license, they would still be entitled to proper credits too.) Fut.Perf. ☼ 22:49, 30 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

FutPerf - I think I may have been unclear. I agree that you can certainly freely take photographs of buildings in public places. I was, however, suggesting that this photograph with its additional artistic merits best represents the creative work as the original artist intended. Although a replacement photograph is theoretically possible, as far as I know, it is currently not available. I would submit that until such time as it is, the present photograph is effectively not directly replaceable. I will, nonetheless, ask whether the artist is happy with a free license. Cxw1044 (talk) 10:15, 1 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

File permission problem with File:Memorial Hospital Worcester MA Historic.jpg

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License

Assuming the image was published in the United States, I would use the license tag {{PD-1923}} on that image. Kelly ^hi! 12:29, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

File permission problem with File:RobinsonLecture2004.jpg

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make a note permitting reuse under the CC-BY-SA or another acceptable free license (see this list) at the site of the original publication; or
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Deletion pending for File:RobinsonLecture2004.jpg

Hello, Cxw1044. Some time ago, a file you uploaded — File:RobinsonLecture2004.jpg — was tagged with {{OTRS pending}}, indicating that you (or perhaps the copyright holder if you did not create this image) submitted a statement of permission to permissions-en@wikimedia.org. Though there is often a backlog processing messages received at this address, we should have received your message by now.

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File:Memorial Hospital Worcester MA Historic.jpg listed for deletion

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Memorial Hospital Worcester MA Historic.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. B (talk) 11:26, 15 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]