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Fair use. This photo is the most widely published photo of B.L. Whorf appearing on several internet sites and books that mention him. It is used courtesy of: Benjamin Lee Whorf Papers. Manuscripts & Archives, Yale University Library.

It comes from the Yale research library digital. Their copyright policy can be found at: archive.http://mssa.library.yale.edu/madid/.

It states that:

As a contribution to education and research, Manuscripts and Archives is offering broad public access to the Manuscripts and Archives Digital Images Database (MADID).

Transmission or reproduction of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners.

The Fair User rationale is:

It is used for a non-commercial and hopefully educational purpose.
It is not possible to obtain a free copy.
It is not possible to obtain a new photo of said person, 'cause he's dead.
It should not affect the commercial viability of the copyright.

[edit] Licensing

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 "Benjamin Whorf" :

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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current	16:55, 1 September 2006	232×280 (16 KB)	Maunus (Talk \| contribs)	(Fair use. This photo is the most widely published photo of B.L. Whorf appearing on several internet sites and books that mention him. It is used courtesy of: Benjamin Lee Whorf Papers. Manuscripts & Archives, Yale University Library. It comes from the Ya)