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Riots in Soweto.

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Comment: There seems to be little chance of obtaining this iconic photo without the noncommercial use restriction:

"For all the trouble he went through, Nzima has received little in return. He obtained copyright of the picture only in November 1998. The original print and the negative are missing, probably destroyed when The World was banned and police raided its offices, removing boxes of pictures and documentation which they later burnt." http://www.suntimes.co.za/2001/06/10/lifestyle/life05.htm

"But his best news is that from 1999 when the Independent Group bought the Argus newspapers, he was given copyright of his Hector photographs." http://www.joburg.org.za/october/hector.stm

"Photographer Sam Nzima, who took the renowned picture of Hector Peterson being rushed to hospital after he was shot, said he was proud that his picture had come to epitomise the history of the struggle in South Africa. Nzima was in the news last week when he reportedly demanded R100 000 for the picture to be used." http://www.theherald.co.za/herald/2002/06/17/news/n15_17062002.htm

--Bcrowell 17:24, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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