MarieLopezPhotographer

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File:ScottPageAutographCrop.jpg

File:ScottPageAutographCrop.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Andy Mabbett (talk) 23:49, 21 December 2014 (UTC)

Re: File:ScottPageAutographCropWiki.jpg and File:ScottPageAutographCrop.jpg, I'm concerned the photograph I submitted for the article on musician Scott Page is nominated for deletion and would like to request that this request be declined and the image's good standing be fully restored. Specifically, the file of his autograph of a copy of "A Momentary Lapse of Reason." There are two files I uploaded - this was largely due to a mistake on my end that I wasn't sure how to correct. The following file can be deleted as it was not my intention to duplicate the submission of that specific photograph; as such, it is appropriate to delete: File:ScottPageAutographCropWiki.jpg

That said, I am concerned File:ScottPageAutographCrop.jpg is nominated for deletion, seeing as it is being used appropriately for the article on musician Scott Page:

1) The picture file is low resolution, which is what is expected of album covers. 2) The picture provides vital information about the artist by showing his autograph on one of the most important albums he contributed to in the course of his career - I feel this is stating the obvious but I fully understand that this is one of the requirements for posting album covers in the context of an article, as in the case of Pink Floyd and Storm Thorgerson each - each of the pages feature low resolution photos of the album covers that help crystallize the narrative in each of the article to whom these items are relevant. 3) The article is nominated for "invalid claim of authorship." I took the picture and am not uploading a copy of the album cover as my own work - it is a low resolution PORTION of that album cover.

Wikipedia is a great resource - but I am concerned that the institutionalization of a culture where editors look for ways to invalidate work rather than to collaborate in finding a solution to help sustain it is going to run the effort into the ground (I find this article illustrates this point well: http://www.psmag.com/navigation/books-and-culture/killed-wikipedia-93777/). I'm just hoping that rather than starting this from scratch you can help me find a solution to this problem: based on what I have stated above, my effort meets all the necessary criteria for the work to be upheld as legitimate, valid, and informative. In fact, it is not unlike the following file, which meets the exact same standards and has never faced this type of deletion challenge that I can discern: File:Bob Marley's autograph on LP Rastaman Vibration 1978.jpg

Can you please consider the information I have provided to withdraw the deletion nomination for File:ScottPageAutographCrop.jpg (as opposed to my erroneous submission of File:ScottPageAutographCrop.jpg, which can be deleted as it was not intended to remain in the Wikimedia Commons system)? I would appreciate help with this as I know my addition to the article is valid.--MarieLopezPhotographer (talk) 00:43, 28 December 2014 (UTC)

So this file was deleted without any discussion or even a hair of collaborative effort to preserve the integrity of what it contributes to the article???--1987atomheartbrother (talk) 01:30, 28 December 2014 (UTC)

This file should not have been deleted based on Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free album cover. "The copy is of sufficient resolution for commentary and identification but lower resolution than the original cover. Copies made from it will be of inferior quality, unsuitable as artwork on pirate versions or other uses that would compete with the commercial purpose of the original artwork. As musical cover art, the image is not replaceable by free content; any other image that shows the packaging of the music would also be copyrighted, and any version that is not true to the original would be inadequate for identification or commentary. As musical cover art, the image is not replaceable by free content; any other image that shows the packaging of the music would also be copyrighted, and any version that is not true to the original would be inadequate for identification or commentary. Using a different image would be misleading as to the identity of the work. Use of the cover art in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy and fair use under United States copyright law as described above."--1987atomheartbrother (talk) 01:48, 28 December 2014 (UTC)

File:ScottPageAutographCropWiki.jpg

File:ScottPageAutographCropWiki.jpg has been listed at Commons:Deletion requests so that the community can discuss whether it should be kept or not. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry. If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues. Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!

Andy Mabbett (talk) 23:50, 21 December 2014 (UTC)

This specific file was uploaded and saved by mistake. It should be deleted as it was not my intention to have a duplicate of File:ScottPageAutographCrop.jpg, which should not be deleted. Please do delete ScottPageAutographCropWiki.jpg, however.--MarieLopezPhotographer (talk) 00:44, 28 December 2014 (UTC)