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Niklas Luhmann found at Amazon.com, here.

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[edit] Fair use rationale

Non-free / fair use media rationale for Niklas Luhmann
Description	Niklas Luhmann
Source	Photo is on the Cover of "Niklas Luhmann's Theory Of Politics And Law", by Michael King & Chris Thornhill, found at Amazon.com, here.
Article	Niklas Luhmann
Portion used	50%
Low resolution?	Is low and only as much resolution as necessary to identify and show the person described in the article, not enough to be used for piracy.
Purpose of use	Illustrates the subject of the article Niklas Luhmann. It is a historically significant photo of a famous individual. Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because it shows the subject of this article.
Replaceable?	No free equivalent is available. The subject of the photograph is deceased, therefore a "new" image can not be created of this person. A free image may not exist, but in the event of a free image being located for this person in the future, this image should be deleted as soon as possible.
Other information	The image is readily available on other websites. Further use of this image on Wikipedia is not believed to disadvantage the copyright holder or degrade its market value.

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current	23:11, 12 March 2008	597×633 (57 KB)	Mdd (Talk \| contribs)	({{Non-free use rationale \|Article=Niklas Luhmann \|Description=Niklas Luhmann \|Source= Photo is on the Cover of "Niklas Luhmann's Theory Of Politics And Law", by Michael King & Chris Thornhill, found at Amazon.com, [http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/14039980)