[isopede]

I don't understand the backlash outside some sort of weird "anti-woke" attitude. Even ignoring all the problematic history, the Lena image hasn't been a good test image for years. It's a 512x512 scan of printed CMYK dots and not particularly representative of the types of files and images we share today. This was true even twenty years ago when I myself was using this test image to do wavelet transforms.

It's time we moved on.

[_3u10]

Then they should refuse it on technical grounds not ethical grounds, and provide a technical criteria for admission of images.

The argument they’ve made is that the image is unethical.

[beej71]

Lena doesn't appreciate it and wants people to stop using it. Is it ethical to ignore her wishes when there's no reason to keep using the image?

[_3u10]

Yes, she sold the rights to the image, and it’s fair use, so it’s ethical as far as I know.

I believe this also does not abridge her moral rights.

If there’s something I’ve overlooked I’m all ears.