File:Sir (Reginald) Patrick Linstead 1945 by Walter Stoneman.jpg

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Description Portrait of Patrick Linstead, British organic chemist and Rector of Imperial College. Patrick Linstead
Author or
copyright owner
Walter Stoneman
Source (WP:NFCC#4) Original publication: 1945

Immediate source: https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw163867/Sir-Reginald-Patrick-Linstead

Date of publication 1945
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) Patrick Linstead
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) for visual identification of the person in question, at the top of his/her biographical article
Not replaceable with
free media because
(WP:NFCC#1)
Other images have no clear copyright status.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) It will only be used to illustrate the Wikipedia article about the sitter.
Respect for
commercial opportunities
(WP:NFCC#2)
It is the property of the National Portrait Gallery, who have no plans to commercialise it.
Other information The subject of the photograph has been deceased since: 1966
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Patrick Linstead//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sir_(Reginald)_Patrick_Linstead_1945_by_Walter_Stoneman.jpgtrue

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Fair use for Patrick Linstead[edit]

Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws, and the stricter requirements of Wikipedia's non-free content policies, because:

  1. It is a. historically significant photo of a famous individual, taken by a noted portrait photographer.
  2. It is of much lower resolution than the original. Copies made from it will be of inferior quality.
  3. The photo is only being used for informational purposes.
  4. Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because, without it, the write-up lacks "life".

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current00:11, 9 May 2020Thumbnail for version as of 00:11, 9 May 2020258 × 385 (27 KB)DatBot (talk | contribs)Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
09:17, 8 May 2020No thumbnail670 × 1,000 (52 KB)Jgdc47B (talk | contribs)Uploading a non-free historic portrait using File Upload Wizard
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