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Herblock March 29, 1950 cartoon that originally defined McCarthyism. Fair use--one page of 370 page book. original owned by Library of Congress. Source: Herbert Block, Herblock: A cartoonist's Life (1993) p. 134

[edit] Licensing

Copyrighted This work is copyrighted and unlicensed. It does not fall into one of the blanket acceptable non-free content categories listed at Wikipedia:Non-free content#Images or Wikipedia:Non-free content#Audio clips. However, it is believed that the use of this work in the articles "Joseph McCarthy" and "McCarthyism":
  • To illustrate the subject in question
  • Where no free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information
  • On the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation ([1]),

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.

To the uploader: this tag is not a sufficient claim of fair use. You must also include the source of the work, all available copyright information, and a detailed non-free use rationale.

[edit] Fair use rationale for Joseph McCarthy

Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is believed to be covered by the U.S. fair use laws and Wikipedia policy because:

  1. It is a historically significant political cartoon, showing the first documented use of the word "McCarthyism".
  2. It is of much lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality).
  3. The image is only being used for informational purposes.
  4. Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because it shows the subject of this article and the coining of the eponymous term with which he is still notably associated.

[edit] Fair use rationale for Herblock

Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is believed to be covered by the U.S. fair use laws and Wikipedia policy because:

  1. It is a historically significant political cartoon, showing the first documented use of the word "McCarthyism".
  2. It is of much lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality).
  3. The image is only being used for informational purposes.
  4. Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because it shows one of the most historically significant examples of the work for which the article's subject is notable.

[edit] Fair use rationale for McCarthyism

Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is believed to be covered by the U.S. fair use laws and Wikipedia policy because:

  1. It is a historically significant political cartoon, showing the first documented use of the word "McCarthyism".
  2. It is of much lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality).
  3. The image is only being used for informational purposes.
  4. Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because it demonstrates the coining of the very term that constitutes the subject of this article.

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