1972 Playboy image banned from IEEE computer journals

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On Wednesday, THE IEEE Computer Company announcement has members that, After April 1, he would be No longer accept papers that include A frequently used picture of A 1972 Playboy model appointed Lena Forsen. THE supposedly “Lenna picture," (Forsén added A additional "not" has her name In her Playboy appearance has help pronunciation) has has been used In picture treatment research Since 1973 And has attracted critical For manufacturing a few women feel unwelcome In THE field.

In A E-mail Since THE IEEE Computer Company sent has members on Wednesday, Technical & Conference Activities Vice President Terry Benzel wrote, “IEEE diversity statement And proof Strategies such as THE IEEE Coded of Ethics talk has IEEE commitment has promote A including And fair culture that welcomes all. In alignment with This culture And with respect has THE wishes of THE subject of THE picture, Lena Forsén, IEEE will No longer accept submitted papers which include THE 'Lena image.'"

A not cropped version of THE 512 × 512 pixels test picture initially appeared as THE central page picture For THE December 1972 issue of Playboy Review. Use of THE Lena picture In picture treatment began In June Or July 1973 When A assistant teacher appointed Alexander Saw chuck And A diploma student has THE University of From South California Signal And Picture Treatment Institute scanned A square portion of THE central page picture with A primitive drum to scan, omit nudity here In THE original picture. They scanned he For A colleagues conference paper, And After that, others began has to use THE picture as well.

THE original 512×512 “Lenna” test picture, which East A mowed portion of A 1972 Playboy central page. Playboy / Wikipedia

THE pictures to use propagated In other papers all along THE 1970s, 80 years, And 90s, And he caught Playboy attention, but THE business decided has neglect THE Copyright violations. In 1997, Playboy help track down Forsén, WHO appeared has THE 50th Annual Conference of THE Company For Imaging Science In Technology, signature autographs For Fans. "They must be SO fatigue of Me ... look has THE even picture For all these years!" She said has THE time. Vice-president of new media has Playboy Eileen Kent said Wired, "We decided We should exploit This, because he East A phenomenon."

THE picture, which features Forsén confront And naked shoulder as She door A hat with A purple feather, was would have ideal For essay picture treatment systems In THE early years of digital picture technology due has It is high contrast And varied detail. He East Also A sexually suggestive photo of A attractive women, And It is to use by Men In THE computer field has garnered critical on THE decades, especially Since female scientists And engineers WHO felt that THE picture (especially related has It is association with THE Playboy brand) objective women And created A academic climate Or they did not feel entirely welcome.

Due has a few of This critical, which Appointment back has has less 1996, THE newspaper Nature banned THE to use of THE Lena picture In paper submissions In 2018.

THE comp.compression Usenet discussion group FAQs document complaints that In 1988, A Swedish publication request Forsén if She spirit her picture be used In computer science, And She was would have pleasantly am...