[WikiEN-l] First fair use criterium

[Alphax (Wikipedia email)]

Stan Shebs wrote:
> Timwi wrote:
>> I've just had an idea.
>>
>> One of the "problems" cited for "replaceable" fair-use images is that 
>> they give the (false) impression that an image is no longer needed for 
>> the relevant article, right?
>>
>> Well, maybe it would make sense to mark nonfree images in the article 
>> somehow. A red border, perhaps.
>>   
> I've had the same thought, but there are lots of unreplaceable nonfree 
> images. I'm sure the art types would be freaked out if paintings by 
> recent artists all had red borders around them - especially for some 
> modern works where it might not be clear whether the red border was part 
> of the painting or not. :-)
> 

*cough* <blink> tags around a giant red "PLEASE FIND A FREE REPLACEMENT"
are the only way to do it.

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