File:Chebotarevimage.jpg

Alexandra Platunova "Portrait of K.K. Chebotarev"

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Fair use rationale for Konstantin Chebotarev[edit]

While the work is copyrighted and the copyright is owned by the heirs of Konstantin Chebotarev. I believe the using of a low quality reproduction of a painting by Chebotarev in the article about its author fully qualifies as fair use as defined in the copyright law of the USA:

• The reproduction is used for critical commentary and an example of the style of the author
• The resolution is low and copies of it will be of very inferior quality
• The article is greatly improved since it provides a sample of his work

Alex Bakharev 10:50, 27 October 2007 (UTC)