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1 Summary
2 Licensing
3 Fair use image data
4 Fair use rationale

[edit] Summary

I believe this image falls under fair use for the article Evil reptilian kitten-eater from another planet. It is a political publicity photo being used to illustrate an article about that very subject. I found it on several news websites including [1], where I copied it from.

[edit] Licensing

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[edit] Fair use image data

Non-free image data
Description	McGuinty posing with "Snowball" during a press conference at a farm in Stratford.
Source	http://www.cbc.ca/ontariovotes2003/notebook/ireton_092903.html photograph by Ryan Remiorz
Portion used	Whole photograph
Low resolution?	Sufficient resolution for illustration, but considerably lower resolution than original.
Other information	Intellectual property owned by Canadian Press

[edit] Fair use rationale

Non-free image rationale for Evil reptilian kitten-eater from another planet
Article	Evil reptilian kitten-eater from another planet
Purpose of use	Illustrate a notable event where McGuinty posed with a kitten in reference to the controversial remark.
Replaceable?	There are no free alternatives. McGuinty is unlikely to ever pose with a kitten again.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	19:55, 18 July 2006	67×100 (7 KB)	ONUnicorn (Talk \| contribs)	(I believe this image falls under fair use. It is a political publicity photo being used to illustrate an article about that very subject. I found it on several news websites.)