User talk:Johndbritton

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Mac Book Air Leopard.jpg

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Johndbritton, the MacBook Air image you uploaded is not irreplaceable, as anyone with a decent camera can take a picture of it after it is released to the public. I have proposed that the picture be deleted. No hard feelings OK? Arbiteroftruth (talk) 19:42, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

MBA will be released in two weeks anyway. Besides, there will be photos on the Apple website. Wikipedia, I believe, can wait until there are free images available. This is simply a copyright concern. You took an image from the Apple website, which is technically illegal under copyright laws. Do understand. Arbiteroftruth (talk) 19:51, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

John, the thing is, the product WILL be released. Sooner or later, we will have the photo! You made the argument that it is irreplaceable, and that is completely baseless. Irreplaceable would equal to something like a car accident or a nuclear explosion, something that cannot be replicated without substantial financial losses or human losses. In that case, it would be reasonable. MacBook Air will be reproduced a million times over in the years to come. It is ABSOLUTELY NOT irreplaceable. Also, free images already exist to replace yours, and they have been posted on the MacBook Air page. Your photo no longer needs to be on Wikipedia. Arbiteroftruth (talk) 03:25, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned non-free media (Image:Mac Book Air Leopard.jpg)

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