File:NickBergandFiveMen.JPG
NickBergandFiveMen.JPG (367 × 272 pixels, file size: 13 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Summary
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A screenshot from the 2004 hostage video of Nick Berg, titled Abu Musa'b al-Zarqawi slaughters an American, where Berg was executed by Al Qaeda in Iraq fighters. The figure in the center is most likely Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. |
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According to Fox News, this video was posted on the website for Muntada al-Ansar on May 11, 2004. The website has since been shut down. |
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This image of Al Qaeda in Iraq terrorists executing a hostage became an icon in both the Iraq War and the Global War on Terror. Its iconic status has led to its being imitated by terrorists on numerous occasions. |
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There is no free equivalent of this scene, so the image cannot be replaced by a free image. |
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The use of this picture will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original. This image was created for mass-distribution and might arguably be public domain, especially if it was created in Iraq prior to May 1, 2004. Here are additional discussion on this image and similar ones: File:Iraq, Saddam Hussein (222).jpg, File:DanielPearl.PNG. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Nick Berg//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NickBergandFiveMen.JPGtrue | |
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Licensing
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 | The copyright in this image is believed to be held by a person, organization or state subject to U.S. sanctions under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA, 50 U.S.C. Chapter 35). As such, it is believed that the corresponding U.S. copyright is "blocked property". The image is used on English-language Wikipedia (hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation) as "information or an informational material" under the provisions of 50 U.S.C. § 1702(b)(3), and under the fair use provisions of U.S. copyright law. In particular, it is not possible to create or use an alternative work in the context of the article. Reuse of text or images in other circumstances may require a license under the IEEPA or under corresponding legislation outside the United States.
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Image use rationales
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This Wikipedia article pertains to the military campaign of which this image is a part of. This particular screenshot of the Nick Berg execution video, the first of Al Qaeda in Iraq terrorists executing a hostage in Fallujah, is significant because it captures the incident without showing the actual murder. It shows both Berg and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (center). The video became an icon in both the Iraq War and the Global War on Terror. Its iconic status has led to its being imitated by terrorists on numerous occasions. Including the image in the Wikipedia article on the campaign is clearly justified due to the historical significance of the incident. |
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There is no free equivalent of this scene, so the image cannot be replaced by a free image. |
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| Purpose of use |
This Wikipedia article pertains to the individual who is allegedly in this image. This particular screenshot of the Nick Berg execution video, the first of Al Qaeda in Iraq terrorists executing a hostage in Fallujah, is significant because it captures the incident without showing the actual murder. It shows both Berg and possibly Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (center). The video became an icon in both the Iraq War and the Global War on Terror. Its iconic status has led to its being imitated by terrorists on numerous occasions. Including the image in the Wikipedia article on Zarqawi is clearly justified due to the historical significance of the incident and its portrayl of the subject. |
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There is no free equivalent of this scene, so the image cannot be replaced by a free image. |
File history
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| current | 07:05, 21 November 2017 | | 367 × 272 (13 KB) | Theo's Little Bot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) |
| 19:50, 11 May 2004 | No thumbnail | 450 × 334 (15 KB) | Seth Ilys (talk | contribs) | {{msg:fairuse}}. Larger-resolution image from breaking news story, pic from http://www.reuters.com/newsGalaxyPhotoPresentation.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5108202&index=0 |
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