Summary
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Under German law, photographs (Lichtbilder) are protected by copyright for fifty years after the date of first publication in the case of anonymous works or works of unknown authorship (Urheberrechtgesetz §72). Consequently, copyright on this image may have expired in October 1987.
Additionally, some works of the German government (including works created by the Third Reich), are not copyrighted under Urheberrechtgesetz §5, and are consequently in the public domain. However, this is not extended to images which have been altered, and it could be argued that this image is altered because the original is a photographic negative, whereas the image above is an electronic file.
Fair use in Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson
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| Description |
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor meet Adolf Hitler in 1937 |
|---|---|
| Source |
From BBC- historical photo, possibly copyright of the German Government. |
| Article | |
| Portion used |
whole |
| Low resolution? |
yes |
| Purpose of use |
To illustrate the entity in question |
| Replaceable? |
no |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Edward VIII//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Duke_and_Duchess_of_Windsor_meet_Adolf_Hitler_1937.jpgtrue | |
| Description |
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor meet Adolf Hitler in 1937 |
|---|---|
| Source |
From BBC- historical photo, possibly copyright of the German Government. |
| Article | |
| Portion used |
whole |
| Low resolution? |
yes |
| Purpose of use |
To illustrate the entity in question |
| Replaceable? |
no |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Wallis Simpson//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Duke_and_Duchess_of_Windsor_meet_Adolf_Hitler_1937.jpgtrue | |
| Description |
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor meet Adolf Hitler in 1937 |
|---|---|
| Source |
From BBC- historical photo, possibly copyright of the German Government. |
| Article | |
| Portion used |
whole |
| Low resolution? |
yes |
| Purpose of use |
To illustrate the most well-known aspect of the article subject. Not only does it illustrate the individuals involved at a specific moment in time, but the ability to see visual expressions gives the viewer an indication of the parties' relationships and inter-personal dynamics. |
| Replaceable? |
No: it is a historically impossible-to-replace illustration of a significant historic event. No free equivalent is likely to come to light. It is of sufficiently low quality that reproduction will not harm the commercial opportunity of the copyright holder. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of 1937 tour of Germany by the Duke and Duchess of Windsor//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Duke_and_Duchess_of_Windsor_meet_Adolf_Hitler_1937.jpgtrue | |
Licensing
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- To illustrate the subject in question
- Where no free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information
- 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.
This image shows (or resembles) a symbol that was used by the National Socialist (NSDAP/Nazi) government of Germany or an organization closely associated to it, or another party which has been banned by the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany.
The use of insignia of organizations that have been banned in Germany (like the Nazi swastika or the arrow cross) may also be illegal in Austria, Brazil, the Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Ukraine and other countries, depending on context. In Germany, the applicable law is paragraph 86a of the criminal code (StGB), in Poland – Art. 256 of the criminal code (Dz.U. 1997 nr 88 poz. 553).
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| current | 22:55, 11 December 2017 | | 360 × 277 (24 KB) | DatBot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) |
| 20:39, 4 July 2005 | No thumbnail | 420 × 324 (31 KB) | Astrotrain (talk | contribs) | {{fair use}} |
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