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The Falling Man, a photograph by Richard Drew for the Associated Press.

A man leaps to his death from the World Trade Center during the September 11, 2001 attacks.

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  • Purpose and character Illustrates the article The Falling Man for educational purposes
  • Nature of the copied work This image is a picture of an extremely significant event that captured the public imagination and horror after the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York City. It is displayed on Wikipedia in the public interest.
  • Amount and substantiality one image displayed, which was displayed in numerous newspapers after September 11th, 2001.
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  • The image in question depicts an event of unique historical significance, and no opportunity now exists to create a free-licence variant of this image.

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