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Background: the original Lena picture comes from the Playboy Magazine, and the model doesn't want people to use it. https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/it-s-time-to-retire-...
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Didn’t realize the model doesn’t want people using it. That holds more weight in my mind than the fact that it was in playboy.
Really? Presumably she was paid. I don't know what the copyright situation is, but assuming she doesn't hold that I don't know what the issue is. Isn't it like trump objecting to images of his in court accompanying a news item?
It's not like this specific image has an inherent property that somehow makes it the superior test image.
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Didn’t realize the model doesn’t want people using it. That holds more weight in my mind than the fact that it was in playboy.
It's not really up to models to decide what their pictures gets used for though. Why should this be different? From what I gather it's not because she's uncomfortable with it being used, it's because of controversy other people have drummed up: > When I asked her if she had heard anything about the recent controversy around her image, she seemed alarmed at the thought that she could have a part in hurting or discoura…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Didn’t realize the model doesn’t want people using it. That holds more weight in my mind than the fact that it was in playboy.
It's not really up to models to decide what their pictures gets used for though. Why should this be different? From what I gather it's not because she's uncomfortable with it being used, it's because of controversy other people have drummed up: > When I asked her if she had heard anything about the recent controversy around her image, she seemed alarmed at the thought that she could have a part in hurting or discoura…
Background: the original Lena picture comes from the Playboy Magazine, and the model doesn't want people to use it. https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/it-s-time-to-retire-...
https://qntm.org/mmacevedo is a much more in-depth examination...
I think in order to be used in image tech, it shouldn't be shipped as PNG, even with lossless compression. It should be BMP, ideally with the PBM, PGM and PPM formats too. Not sure how serious this is, though. :/
I hadn't realized the original Lenna didn't want her photo used any longer. While she cannot technically force the issue as she doesn't own the photograph, the community should respect her wishes.