Image:DUNKIRK1940.jpg

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[edit] Summary

Photo taken during World War II, published in: Taylor, A.J.P. and Mayer, S.L., eds. A History Of World War Two. London: Octopus Books, 1974. ISBN 0-70640-399-1.
Photographer not identified, so UK copyright contended to have lapsed 50 years after publication.

[edit] Rationale for use in Battle of Dunkirk

Though this image may be subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

  1. It is a historically significant photograph taken during World War II.
  2. It is of much lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality).
  3. It is being used for informational purposes.
  4. Because the image depicts a non-reproducible historic event, there is no free equivalent. Any substitute would fail to convey the meaning intended, would tarnish or misrepresent it, or would fail in its purpose of identification or commentary.

[edit] Rationale for use in Dunkirk evacuation

Though this image may be subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

  1. It is a historically significant photograph taken during World War II.
  2. It is of much lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality).
  3. It is being used for informational purposes.
  4. Because the image depicts a non-reproducible historic event, there is no free equivalent. Any substitute would fail to convey the meaning intended, would tarnish or misrepresent it, or would fail in its purpose of identification or commentary.

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