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Non-free media information and use rationale true for Frederick Griffith
Description

portrait

Source

courtesy Dr. Maclyn McCarty, contributed by Dr. Steven Lehrer

Article

Frederick Griffith

Portion used

original photo appears to have been cropped

Low resolution?

yes, image quality poor

Purpose of use

photo of subject

Replaceable?

irreplaceable, very difficult to find image of this individual

Other information

date of photo, photographer, and copyright holder, if any, unknown

Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Frederick Griffith//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Griffithm.jpgtrue


Summary

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Frederick Griffith, photographer unknown, date unknown, ownership unknown; its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws, and the stricter requirements of Wikipedia's non-free content policies, because: It is a historically significant photo of a famous individual. It is of much lower resolution than the original. Copies made from it will be of very inferior quality. The photo is only being used for informational purposes. Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because the photo and its historical significance are the object of discussion in the article.

Licensing

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File history

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Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current22:29, 5 November 2017Thumbnail for version as of 22:29, 5 November 2017257 × 386 (15 KB)DatBot (talk | contribs)Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
14:07, 9 March 2010No thumbnail325 × 489 (25 KB)DASHBot (talk | contribs)Bot: Rescaling Fair Use Image (shutoff)

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