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Rights & Image Use Policy

⚖️ Rights & Image Removal Policy

This website includes AI-generated portraits of historical football players and coaches, created with the sole intent of enriching the historical, educational, and documentary value of the content.

🧠 Nature of the AI Images

Some images on this website are faithful reconstructions based on publicly available visual references, including photos found on Wikipedia or other public domain sources. These portraits are:

  • AI-generated, based on advanced 3D modeling and facial detail recreation

  • Photorealistic, but not official photos

  • Used only to accompany biographical and technical profiles in a consistent visual format across the database

They are not intended to imply any form of endorsement or affiliation with the individuals depicted or their representatives.

All portraits are marked with a visible label such as:

“⚠ AI-generated photorealistic reconstruction – Non-official”

🛡 Legal Basis

The use of such images is grounded in the following legal frameworks:

  • Directive (EU) 2019/790 on Copyright in the Digital Single Market
    Allows limited use of protected works for educational, cultural and research purposes

  • Article 70 of Italian Copyright Law (L. 633/1941)
    Permits reproduction for the purposes of criticism, teaching or discussion, without commercial gain

  • 17 U.S. Code § 107 – Fair Use (for international users)
    Supports transformative, non-commercial use for commentary and education

This website does not compete with official licensed products and does not profit from its contents.
No revenue is generated, directly or indirectly, from the use of the portraits.

👤 Right of Publicity & Removal Process

We respect the rights of all individuals depicted.
If you are:

  • a player or coach featured on this website,

  • or a legal representative of the person (or their heirs),

and believe that any image infringes on your rights, please use the e-mail address below to request removal or modification.

👉 Submit a takedown request

All requests are processed within 72 hours, in good faith and with full cooperation.

🙌 Our Purpose

This project is a non-commercial, independent tribute to the history of football.
The AI images are meant to preserve and celebrate the memory of great football legends – not to exploit or merchandise them.

“Football history belongs to everyone. We are here to keep it alive.”

Last updated: [May 2025]