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Fair use for 1940s

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Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws, and the stricter requirements of Wikipedia's non-free content policies, because:

  1. It is a historically significant photo of a famous individual and historic event. The photograph chronicles the first gold record awarded.
  2. It is of much lower resolution than the original. Copies made from it will be of very inferior quality.
  3. The photo is only being used for informational and educational purposes.
  4. Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because the photo and its historical significance are the object of discussion in the article. The event depicted in the photograph was a major event and milestone of the 1940s and of the 20th century.

Summary

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First gold record award, 1942, Chattanooga Choo Choo, Glenn Miller.

Non-free media information and use rationale true for Glenn Miller
Description

First gold record award presented to Glenn Miller by RCA Victor, 1942, copyright 1942 by RCA Victor.

Source

Glenn Miller Archives, University of Colorado at Boulder: http://music.colorado.edu/departments/amrc/gma/meet-glenn-miller/gold-record-presentation-1942/

Article

Glenn Miller

Portion used

Small portion of commercial product

Low resolution?

Yes

Purpose of use

Serves to illustrate a notable historical event in music history relating to the article's topic.

Replaceable?

No

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File history

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Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current18:58, 1 February 2017Thumbnail for version as of 18:58, 1 February 2017284 × 351 (16 KB)DatBot (talk | contribs)Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
15:31, 10 September 2011No thumbnail718 × 889 (243 KB)Carl savich (talk | contribs)First gold record award, 1942, Chattanooga Choo Choo, Glenn Miller.

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