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Image of a bag of bonfire toffee. The copyright of this photograph belongs to The Oldest Sweetshop in England, and is used without permission. The identity of the photographer is unknown.

[edit] Licensing

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  • To illustrate the object in question
  • Where no free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information
  • On the English-language Wikipedia ([1]), hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation ([2]),

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:Fair use and Wikipedia:Copyrights.

To the uploader: this tag is not a sufficient claim of fair use. You must also include the source of the work, all available copyright information, and a detailed fair use rationale.

[edit] Detailed rationale

It is believed that the use of this image in the English-language Wikipedia to illustrate the article Bonfire toffee constitutes fair use for the following reasons:

  1. The image is of lower resolution than the original photograph (copies made from it will be of inferior quality).
  2. No free or public domain images have been located for the subject of the article.
  3. The use of the image in the English-language Wikipedia does not limit the copyright owners' rights or ability to distribute the photograph in any way.
  4. The image is being used for informational purposes only, and its use is not believed to detract from the value of the original photograph or its copyright in any way.
  5. The article Bonfire toffee benefits greatly from a reference image.

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  • (del) (cur) 20:31, 14 June 2006 . . GeeJo (Talk | contribs) . . 250×187 (15,566 bytes) (Image of a bag of bonfire toffee. The copyright of this photograph belongs to [http://www.oldestsweetshop.com/sweets.asp?secid=10&swtid=120 The Oldest Sweetshop in England], and is used without permission. The identity of the photographer is unknown. )

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