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Description

Photo of Gordon Houston

Source

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Article

Gordon Houston

Portion used

Entire

Low resolution?

Low

Purpose of use

Primary means of identifying the first professional baseball player to die during active duty in World War II

Replaceable?

Obviously, the subject is deceased and no free alternative is known to exist

Other information
  • The use of this image on Wikipedia is contended to be a fair use, since it is used solely for educational purposes in a not-for-profit encyclopedia, is necessary for cultural and historical purposes, and the material value of the possible copyright is not believed to be lessened by its use here
  • It is believed that the use of this image on the English-language Wikipedia to illustrate an article on the person in question falls under the "Non-profit educational" clause of the Fair Use doctrine currently upheld by United States law. (17 U.S.C. § 107)
  • It is only being used to illustrate the article in question
  • It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the image in any way
  • For the same reasons, the portion of the copyrighted work used is of inherently lower quality than the original, reducing the risk of competitiveness and therefore the effects of this copy on the market for or value of versions held by the owner of the copyright
  • Furthermore, the image is being used in an informational capacity and thus contributes to the article as a whole
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current20:59, 23 March 2015Thumbnail for version as of 20:59, 23 March 2015140 × 153 (8 KB)MusiCitizen (talk | contribs)

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