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[edit] Fair use in Assata Shakur

Non-free / fair use media rationale for Assata Shakur
Description	Mug shots of six suspected members of the Black Liberation Army
Source	Perlmutter, Emanuel. 1973, January 29. "Extra Duty Tours For Police Set Up After 2D Ambush". The New York Times. p. 61.
Article	Assata Shakur
Portion used	full
Low resolution?	It is a low resolution image, and thus not suitable for production of counterfeit goods.
Purpose of use	Identification and critical commentary on the subject of the mug shot and the context in which the mugshot was published. The mug shots significantly increase the reader's understanding of the context and manner in which alleged BLA members were frequently portrayed in contemporary media, which is not replaceable by a free image. Many critics of such presentation describe it as overly suggestive of criminality, which the reader can only judge for themself with a mug shot. Shakur is the subject of the article; each of the other five served as a co-defendant with Shakur on at least one occasion, which is mentioned in the article.
Replaceable?	It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value. The persons pictured have aged substantially or died since its creation.

This image 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. It is believed that the use of this photograph

to illustrate the booking consistent with non-free content criteria,
where no free alternative exists or could be created,
on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Other use of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content.

To the uploader: please add a detailed fair use rationale for each use, as described on Wikipedia:Image description page, as well as the source of the work.

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current	03:28, 29 May 2008	1,266×347 (198 KB)	Savidan (Talk \| contribs)	(Fair use in Assata Shakur for identification and critical commentary on the subject of the mug shot and the context in which the mugshot was published. {{mugshot}})