File:Allison Krause Kent State Shootings May 4, 1970.jpg

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Summary[edit]

Media data and Non-free use rationale
Description This image depicts Allison Krause; the subject whom the article in question is devoted to. The sole file usage intention is to illustrate the infobox of the Wikipedia article pertaining to the individual in question.
Author or
copyright owner
Barry Levine
Source (WP:NFCC#4) Original publication: First published 1970

Immediate source: Kent.edu. Direct link here

Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) Allison Krause
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) for visual identification of the person in question, at the top of their biographical article
Not replaceable with
free media because
(WP:NFCC#1)
* Subject has been deceased since 1970
  • The low quality, black and white, cropped and slightly skewed reproduction photograph here can be reasonably described as "irreplaceable," and meets Non-free content criteria. In particular, given the fact the image has been distributed outside of Wikipedia, via the Internet and in books in a much greater quality than here - that no free alternative exists & that the image is significant given the content of the article.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) * The portion of the image in use here is cropped from that used upon the source from where the image has been taken.
  • Image has been cropped from the original, has been slightly skewed and the image is in black and white, whereas the original is in color
  • Minimal extent of use: Infobox pertaining to the individual in question
Respect for
commercial opportunities
(WP:NFCC#2)
* Image has been cropped from the original.
  • Image has been slightly skewed
  • Image is in black and white, whereas original is in color
  • The image is just 183x290px, and is of a lower visual quality than the original.
  • Image has been widely disseminated in the media, including latterly the internet, since 1970. In doing so, the image has been reproduced in color, uncropped, and in a much greater visual quality.
  • Unique name given to file, also makes any incorrect usage/ambiguous usage unlikely.
Other information The subject of the photograph has been deceased since: May 4, 1970


  • I have specifically named and credited the website from where I captured this image, plus I have specifically named the original author of the image in question, as well as meeting the specific criteria outlined above. Thus, this image does meet the Non-free use rationale guidelines outlined by Wikipedia (NFCC10).

No free equivalent of the individual depicted (deceased since 1970) exists. (NFCC1).

  • Sole usage intention is upon article pertaining to individual in question (NFCC7).
  • Is believed that the use of this image upon only the English-language Wikipedia, to illustrate a section of the article discussing aspects relating to the person depicted, falls under the "Non-profit, educational" clause of the 'Fair Use' doctrine, currently upheld by U.S. law. (17 U.S.C. § 107.)
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Allison Krause//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Allison_Krause_Kent_State_Shootings_May_4,_1970.jpgtrue

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current00:43, 17 April 2024Thumbnail for version as of 00:43, 17 April 2024183 × 290 (15 KB)Kieronoldham (talk | contribs)Uploading a non-free historic portrait using File Upload Wizard
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