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but two great administrators resigned during the resulting row - Link to relevant discussions? TrangaBellam (talk) 05:25, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

I was hesitant to dig up old dirt, but you are right in asking. Here are two refs: Discussion at Commons about the DMCA notice and the unfortunate discussion leading to two admins resigning. Vysotsky (talk) 09:55, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Careful now

The whole "removal of visible copyright indicators" has caused loads of problems for historic media in the past. Postcards that had text on the image identifying the publisher, the cabinet card mounts of old photographs, and many other things are an intrinsic part of the design of the media. I know what you're advocating for (and, for those situations, it's perfectly fine), but be careful exactly how it's phrased.

Also, the attempts to remove a cigarette from a photo are nothing new. Look closely at the hand on the table in http://loc.gov/pictures/resource/ppmsca.12045/ from c. 1907 Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.1% of all FPs} 05:38, 1 October 2022 (UTC)