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Idi Amin taking the oath of office for President of Uganda

[edit] Rationale of fair use for Idi Amin

The image Amin_takes_oath.jpg is being linked here; though the original picture may be copyrighted. I Ezeu feel it is covered by fair use because:

The image depicts the swearing in of a head of state, and is of historical importance.
The image depicts an important event in the history of Uganda.
The image depicts an important event in the life of Idi Amin.
There are no known free or public domain photographs depicting this event.
This image does not limit the rights of the copyright owners, if such do exist, to distribute the original image in any way.
The photo is used for non-profit and informational purposes only.

This work is copyrighted and unlicensed. It does not fall into one of the blanket acceptable non-free content categories listed at Wikipedia:Non-free content#Images or Wikipedia:Non-free content#Audio clips. However, it is believed that the use of this work in the article "Idi Amin" :

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 ([1]),

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.

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 non-free use rationale.

This image is a faithful digitalization of a unique historic image, and the copyright for it is most likely held by the person who took the image or the agency employing the person. It is believed that the use of this Image

to illustrate the event or historically notable person(s) in question where:
The image depicts a non-reproducible historic event or historically notable person(s), and no free alternative exists or can be created, and
The image is low resolution and of no larger and of no higher quality than is necessary for the illustration of an article, and the use of the image on Wikipedia is not expected to decrease the value of the copyright,
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. Other use of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Fair use for more information.

If this does not accurately describe this image, please remove this tag and provide a different fair use rationale.

To the uploader: please add a detailed fair use rationale for each use, as described on Wikipedia:Image description page, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	06:37, 30 May 2007	206×242 (10 KB)	Ezeu (Talk \| contribs)
	06:35, 30 May 2007	206×242 (32 KB)	Ezeu (Talk \| contribs)
	06:30, 30 May 2007	206×242 (32 KB)	Ezeu (Talk \| contribs)
	08:56, 21 May 2007	325×242 (15 KB)	Ezeu (Talk \| contribs)
	08:42, 21 May 2007	325×261 (42 KB)	Ezeu (Talk \| contribs)	(Idi Amin the oath of office for President of Uganda ==Rationale of fair use for Idi Amin== The image Amin_takes_oath.jpg is being linked here; though the original picture may be copyrighted. I Ezeu feel it is covered by fair use)