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[edit] Fair Use in Reggie White

The subject of the photo is Reggie White, formerly of the Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers, and Carolina Panthers. He passed away in 2004. Due to his death it is practically impossible to obtain any type of free media on the subject and none is readily available so a promo shot used by a company he last worked for is being used.

The image is one of many that the Packers used in ceremonies honoring Reggie White after his death as well as others teams of the NFL.

The image illustrates the text and the subject for which it appears. It describe the person which was being promoted
It is a lower-resolution image of the original which was first printed in a magazine/game program in a larger format
Using this image does not limit the copyright holders in anyway.
The image has been posted to the web so its use on Wikipedia does not make it anymore accessible than before.
The image is being used for informative purposes only.
No free images of this person currently exist because they are deceased.

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The Green Bay Packers in association with the National Football League

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current	23:46, 16 March 2007	600×579 (45 KB)	Jakz34 (Talk \| contribs)	(==Fair Use== The subject of the photo is Reggie White, formerly of the Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers, and Carolina Panthers. He passed away in 2004. Due to his death it is practically impossible to obtain any type of free media on the subject a)