File:Jean Charles de Menezes.jpg

Source: Menezes Family handout to Reuters/AP (Seen at: [1])

Fair use in Death of Jean Charles de Menezes[edit]

The image linked here is claimed to be used under fair use in the article Death of Jean Charles de Menezes for the following reasons:

1. The image is being used in an original encyclopedic article on the life and death of Jean Charles de Menezes on Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. The image is being used to show the visage of Jean Charles de Menezes, a deceased person. The image was obtained from voluminous media coverage of Menezes' killing, and it is difficult to illustrate certain aspects of the story without it.
2. The image is a photo of Jean Charles de Menezes dating to January 2001. It is believed to be a print of a passport or other identification photo kept by the Menezes family. It lacks a substantial creative element, being a rote representation of the individual produced for government identification papers.
3. The photo is of the same resolution as various web sources, but using a lesser amount would make it more difficult to illustrate this individual's appearance.
4. The photo is variously attributed to Reuters, AP, and Menezes family as a handout, and is thus believed to be have been given out by the family for free commercial distribution to aid in dissemination of their story.

License[edit]

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