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The Tribute in Light Memorial as photographed September 9, 2004.

I always felt that this image was moving in a "gone but not forgotten" way. This photo appears in the article Tribute in Light.

I think thats crap. I far as I can tell its up to the guy who took the photo to decide what he or she wants to show. Furthermore this is a public display, like for everyone to see. The dude(s) runnin this thing could no more stop people from phtographing it and doing with it as they please than they could charge admission to people for looking at the sky. --129.108.96.224 22:49, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Crap?? WP:FAITH please read this. They can stop people from photographing it and posting it on a public place like wikipedia. They could also stop someone from taking a photograph for financial gain. I'm afraid I can't find a WP source stating the situation with architechtural lighting at night, however at DeviantArt a website in a similar legal position its prohibited. I'm 99% sure thats also the case here. There was an enormous discussion about whether a photograph of the Eiffel Tower could be allowed for this reason. Please check this out Eiffel Tower Copyright Information --WikipedianProlific(Talk) 23:27, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Settle down, lets not turn this into an edit war. I see both sides of the coin here, but I do not think the picture is in violation of any copyright issues with regard to the FPC. This photograph is in the public domain since it was taken by a sailor or employee or the United States Navy. Since the image comes from the commons I do believe that if it were in any violation of copyright laws those guys would have been all over it, especially considering that it has been there for over a year. Lastly, while the light arrangement may be copyrighted the paris photo page you have linked to states (and I quote): "copyright could not be claimed over images including a copyrighted building if the photograph encompassed a larger area". I take that to mean that an exception could be made if the image was to be taken as part of greater scene involving the city, and this photo has a rather sizable chunk of NYC in with the lights. TomStar81 23:44, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Very well then seeing as it doesn't seem to be an issue I give this a precautious Support unless its found that the FPC states it isn't ok which I don't think is the case in light of whats been discussed. However with regards to the paris situation further reading has shown that despite the court ruling discused in the previous link, it remains ambigious as to whether it is or isn't copyrighted. --WikipedianProlific(Talk) 23:52, 24 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted Thygard - Talk - Contribs - Email ---- 04:37, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]