File:Harrison Graham serial killer.png
Summary
[edit | edit source]This is a law enforcement agency booking photo (mug shot) of American serial killer Harrison Graham by the Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania, United States, dated: August 1987.
Rationale information
[edit | edit source]| Description | August 1987 booking photo of American serial killer Harrison Graham. |
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| Author or copyright owner |
Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania, United States. |
| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | Philadelphia Media Network: Death-row reversals of fortune at philly.com |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | Harrison Graham |
| Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) | The image illustrates the; (1) lead topic of the article (2) help to slightly improve the overall quality of the article. |
| Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1) |
This image is not replaceable, research ended without the existence of a free alternative. Replacement is not viable in the case of a booking photo (mug shot). |
| Not replaceable with textual coverage because (WP:NFCC#1) |
As a historical topic with no free image, providing this visual (image) content will enhance some readers learning experience, while using free text to describe the murderer’s physical characteristics can be difficult for an editor and may reduce the academic value of the article. |
| Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) | This is a low-resolution image of no commercial value based on a law enforcement agency photo which may or may not be copyrighted, but cannot be commercially damaged by editorial reproduction and comment. Currently there are zero images in the entire article, that is marked as a stub-class, with 4,689 bytes, created: March 2016. This single non-free image posting should be sufficient, a need for additional non-free posting is unlikely as there are no accomplices in the topic’s crimes. |
| Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2) |
If this image is subject to copyright, it belongs to the Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania, which is a government public service and not a commercial entity nor artist, and by using this low-resolution image it does not impact the department of any monetary value. |
| Other information | Fair use: Ensured conformance with the image’s “low-resolution” sizing by using the recommended Image Resize Calculator. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of [[{{{Article}}}]]http://70.231.62.181/index.php/File:Harrison_Graham_serial_killer.pngtrue | |
Licensing
[edit | edit source]Some booking photos (such as those produced by the FBI) are in the public domain, while others may be copyrighted. Laws concerning disclosure of information, data protection and privacy may be applicable, especially as part of a publicly or widely distributed document. In particular, US courts have ruled that the public may not have the right to obtain a copy of a mugshot from the government, but that if obtained, may be published.
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- and for whom there is no known representation under a 'free' license,
- 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. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:Copyrights.
- Please add a detailed non-free use rationale for each article the image is used in, which must also declare compliance with the other parts of the non-free content criteria, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.
- For example non-free use rationales, see Wikipedia:Use rationale examples.
- Template:Non-free use rationale biog may be helpful for stating the rationale.
- This tag should only be used for biographical images, typically those used to identify the subject.
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