User talk:Timmpa

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Re: File:Rodin_Auguste_Cupid_and_Psyche_1905.jpg

The file was deleted because it had no license tag. Without knowing the source and copyright status of the photograph, the file cannot be hosted on Commons.--Nilfanion (talk) 09:52, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

The sculpture is public domain. However, the photograph is not. See this discussion about the relevant license, in particular the following quote:

{{PD-Art}} does not apply to 3D works of art such as sculptures, since the photographer was able to generate originality by virtue of a choice of viewpoints and lighting arrangements. Anything that could cast a shadow is excluded.

Unless you can find who took the photo (and if the photo is public domain), we cannot use that image.--Nilfanion (talk) 21:09, 29 September 2009 (UTC)