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Gatys 2017 content image download is broken #281

Closed pmeier closed 2 years ago

pmeier commented 2 years ago

The image

https://github.com/pystiche/papers/blob/36213e573fa98f2ceece9ba18b0899d19e6ab760/pystiche_papers/gatys_et_al_2017/_data.py#L33-L37

is no longer accessible. The shop link still features it as thumbnail, but there is no direct link. Not sure what do to about it. I have the image locally, so in theory we could host it, but that is a copyright violation. Not sure if there are exemptions for research here. cc @jbueltemeier

jbueltemeier commented 2 years ago

This is bad. Because a different image for replication is not so good for comparison. So I would look for another source for this image. As the copyright should not be violated.

Can you remember where the masks for this image came from? Normally, the style image should be found there as well?!

pmeier commented 2 years ago

So I would look for another source for this image.

I did and it seems there is none :confounded: Please also have look.

As the copyright should not be violated.

Agreed. Could you ask in your research group if someone knows if there is such a thing as "exemptions" for research purposes? The problem here is not usage, but rather distribution.

I've contacted the shop owner to maybe get a license from them, but so far no response.

Can you remember where the masks for this image came from?

I created them manually:

https://github.com/pystiche/papers/blob/36213e573fa98f2ceece9ba18b0899d19e6ab760/pystiche_papers/gatys_et_al_2017/_data.py#L41-L56

jbueltemeier commented 2 years ago

I did and it seems there is none 😖 Please also have look.

I had in mind that the masks were available somewhere (House Mask). Fortunately, the style image is also available there. For the script, we should be able to use that.

I've contacted the shop owner to maybe get a license from them, but so far no response.

I hope this is successful, otherwise I would suggest that this style image is not shown in the paper with an appropriate note. Since a corresponding "exemptions" should at least be included in the terms and conditions, which could be referred to. Due to the fact that in the current paper an exact listing with the images and the links has been integrated to be on the safe side because of the copyright.

pmeier commented 2 years ago

I hope this is successful, otherwise I would suggest that this style image is not shown in the paper with an appropriate note.

I don't think just using an image for research purposes is big issue. Selfhosting it is a whole different beast. I think we should be fine, using a link to Gatys' repository. I'll send a PR.

In general though, I agree, part of the paper should also be how these images were obtained. Especially in cases like this it is another downside that they haven't used freely available images.