Image:Douglas nicholls.jpg

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This is an official government portrait of Douglas Nicholls.

Image source page, copyright held by the National Library of Australia.

Australian fair dealing law (similar in many respects to fair use in the United States) permits the use of images for:

  • Research and Study
  • Review and Criticism
  • 'Reporting the News'
  • Legal advice

Use of this image on Wikipedia qualifies in the preceding two of these categories. In addition, please view the fair use rationale below.

[edit] Fair use in Douglas Nicholls and Don Dunstan

The image linked here is claimed to be used under fair use as:

  1. it is a historically significant photo of Douglas Nicholls, the first Indigenous Australian Governor of South Australia;
  2. it is of much lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality)
  3. the photo is only being used for informational purposes.
  4. Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because it shows the subject of the article in absence of copyleft alernatives. michael talk 08:20, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

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