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The irony was not lost on me either. But it does mean that the free use criteria for the screen shot is invalid as WP:NFCC#1 does not apply because a free image not only can be created, but already has been created. Further, claiming any form of copyright on the film is absurd because there is, arguably, no creative content as he could have filmed any painted brick wall anywhere with exactly the same result. 86.186.4.148 (talk) 11:50, 29 May 2023 (UTC)Reply
Just because anyone could make a film of a brick wall does not mean that it is not copyrighted. Anyone can take a photo of the Statue of Liberty, but each photo is still copyrighted. Furthermore, the United Kingdom has a very, very low threshold of originality. Also, using any photo of any wall does not properly illustrate the film itself. That's like claiming that any photo of any building can illustrate Empire (1965 film). Di (they-them) (talk) 17:38, 29 May 2023 (UTC)Reply
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@The Banner: It is a 2023 film per MOS:FILMLEAD: "at minimum, the opening sentence should identify the title, the year of its earliest public release (including film festival screenings) [...]". I can see why it looks strange, but Paint Drying was never released to the public until its 2023 screening at some art exhibition. The reason for this rule is because most films are finished (fully-edited) several months before being released. This is the same for, say, songs. Hope this clears this up, ツLunaEatsTuna(💬)—02:02, 30 March 2024 (UTC)Reply
