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I am finding it difficult to figure out exactly what I should do in regard to this photo. It is taken from the University of Fribourg website. Admittedly, I did not seek out copyright information but posted in the good-faith belief that using Viviano's image here would not be objected to, but also I posted partly to see what would happen and then see how I could effect making its presence "legal." Of course I'm quite willing to take it down if I can't satisfy wikipedia rules, but i'm really confused as to how to even attempt to establish this photo's "legality." can you direct me to a page that explains this more clearly?

Thanks in advance. srd515 01:31, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Well, there is the Wikipedia:Image use policy. That's probably what you want.—WAvegetarian (talk) 01:46, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
Wait, nevermind; you already have a link to that. Let me see if I can pull something else up for you.—WAvegetarian (talk) 01:48, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
First, you should assume every image in existence is copyrighted by its creator unless you know for certain to the contrary. If something is copyrighted, you need a valid fair use of the image to get around the copyright. Please take a look at this, our guidelines on fair use images. If you can establish to whom the copyright belongs and can get them to release it under a free license, then the fair use issue doesn't come into play. It is our policy, however, that replaceable fair use images, e.g. images of people who are still alive and could be easily photographed, should not be used. As the subject of this portrait is still alive, it seems that the image in question matches this criterion.—WAvegetarian (talk) 01:55, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Yes that all makes sense. I think the thing to do at this point is pull the image off and try and establish whether I can get license to use it. Thanks. srd515 02:21, 25 May 2007 (UTC)