File:Colin Ferguson mug shot.jpg
Colin_Ferguson_mug_shot.jpg (233 × 269 pixels, file size: 28 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Summary[edit]
| Description |
Mug shot of Colin Ferguson. by New York State Department of Correctional Services |
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| Source |
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/mugshots/celebrity/killers/colin-ferguson |
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| Portion used | |
| Low resolution? |
Yes |
| Purpose of use |
Infobox: Image is used as the primary visual identification of a notable (convicted) individual, in the infobox of an article which has as its primary topic, the individual concerned. Biographical commentary is present in the article which is aided (along with identification) by use of this image. |
| Replaceable? |
As the subject of this image is convicted offender, and highly unlikely to be due for parole any time soon, it would not be possible to provide a free replacement image that would meet the stated purpose of identifying the individual concerned. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of 1993 Long Island Rail Road shooting//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Colin_Ferguson_mug_shot.jpgtrue | |
Licensing[edit]
 | This media is a booking photo, more commonly known as a mug shot, normally produced in the regular operations of a law enforcement agency or correctional facility.
Some booking photos (such as those produced by the FBI) are in the public domain, while others may be copyrighted. Laws concerning disclosure of information, data protection and privacy may be applicable, especially as part of a publicly or widely distributed document. In particular, US courts have ruled that the public may not have the right to obtain a copy of a mugshot from the government, but that if obtained, may be published. This template is not a valid license tag alone. Please accompany it with an appropriate license. |
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qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:Copyrights. |
| This image is a faithful digitisation of a unique historic image, and the copyright for it is most likely held by the person who created the image or the agency employing the person. It is believed that the use of this image may qualify as non-free use under the Copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information. Please remember that the non-free content criteria require that non-free images on Wikipedia must not "[be] used in a manner that is likely to replace the original market role of the original copyrighted media." Use of historic images from press agencies must only be of a transformative nature, when the image itself is the subject of commentary rather than the event it depicts (which is the original market role, and is not allowed per policy). |
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| current | 19:15, 25 January 2011 | | 233 × 269 (28 KB) | Karppinen (talk | contribs) | ==Summary== {{Information |Description=Mug shot of Colin Ferguson. |Source=http://www.thesmokinggun.com/mugshots/celebrity/killers/colin-ferguson |Date= April 18, 2003 |Author=New York State Department of Correctional Services |Permission=None. Usable |
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