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Non-free / fair use media rationale for George Balabushka
Description	This image is a faithful digitalization of a historically significant photograph of George Balabushka.
Source	Derived from http://www.poolandbilliards.aceswebworld.com/georgebalabushka.jpg, the creator of this digital version is irrelevant as the copyright in all equivalent images is still held by the same party. The use of the subject photograph is unlikely to have a substantial effect upon the potential market for the copyright holder. Claimed as fair use regardless.
Article	George Balabushka
Portion used	The entire image is needed to identify the subject, properly convey the meaning and branding intended, and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the image.
Low resolution?	The copy is of sufficient resolution for commentary and identification but lower resolution than the original. Copies made from it will be of inferior quality, unsuitable for uses that would compete with any commercial purpose of the photograph.
Purpose of use	The image is used for identification in the context of critical commentary of the work for which it serves, namely the article on the subject depicted, George Balabushka. It makes a significant contribution to the user's understanding of the article, which could not practically be conveyed by words alone. The image is placed at the beginning of the article discussing the work, to help the user quickly identify the work and know they have found what they are looking for. The image confirms to readers they have reached the correct article, and illustrates the intended branding message.
Replaceable?	Because the image depicts a non-reproducible deceased subject, there is almost certainly no free equivalent. Any substitute that is not a derivative work would fail to convey the meaning intended, would tarnish or misrepresent its image, or would fail its purpose of identification and/or commentary.
Other information	Use of the historic image in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy and fair use under United States copyright law as described above. The image meets general Wikipedia content requirements and is encyclopaedic.

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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.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	04:30, 3 January 2006	140×172 (6 KB)	Fuhghettaboutit (Talk \| contribs)	(I found this particular example of the photograph on: http://www.poolandbilliards.aceswebworld.com/georgebalabushka.jpg This photograph is on of only two you always see whenever a photo of George Balabushka is used anywhere--on the net and in pool and b)