File:John Norman Collins Arraignment Aug 1 1969.jpg

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Media data and Non-free use rationale
Description An image of John Norman Collins, the Michigan Murderer, as he appeared at his August 1, 1969 arraignment.
Author or
copyright owner
Ann Arbor News photographer
Source (WP:NFCC#4) Murderpedia.org here. Direct link here
Date of publication August 1, 1969
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) Michigan murders
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) To support encyclopedic discussion of this work in this article. The illustration is specifically needed to support the following point(s): For visual identification of the person in question, and the circumstances surrounding his depiction, after the extensive manhunt.
Not replaceable with
free media because
(WP:NFCC#1)
n.a.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) As per NFCC#3 guidelines: 'An entire work is not used, if a portion will suffice:'
  • The portion of the image used here is cropped from that used upon the source from where the image has been taken. (NFCC3)
  • The images is of a tinted hue, making it of a lower quality than that from which it has been copied, also making any commercial use of this image unlikely. (NFCC3)
  • Image is of a lower resolution quality. (NFCC3)
  • The image is of a reduced size (316x262px) than the original source (400x266px). (NFCC3)
  • This image has been widely distributed outside of Wikipedia, in much greater sizes and quality, via various methods, including printed work and, later, the Internet, since 1969. (NFCC3)
  • The image is of historical importance to the article - it is arguably one of the most iconic images related to the murders committed by the individual whom the SOLE Wikipedia page the image is intended for use upon, within the infobox section of the article. (NFCC3)
  • It is unlikely that a freely-licensed image suitable for illustrating this section of the article describing the murders committed by John Norman Collins exist, owing to the nature of the article. (NFCC3)
  • The (low quality reproduction) photograph used here can be reasonably described as "irreplaceable" and meets the Non-free content criteria.
Respect for
commercial opportunities
(WP:NFCC#2)
n.a.
Other information


  • This image has no free equivalent; therefore meeting the Wikipedia guideline (NFCC1).
  • As explained elsewhere in rationale summary; the intended content of this reduced size, low quality and skewed image, is not intended for use in a manner detrimental in any way to the original, copyrighted media (NFCC2)
  • This image has already been widely distributed in the media, via various methods, since 1969 and in doing so, this image has been displayed in both a better visual quality, uncropped, in color, in a greater size than the image used here, and in a higher resolution (NFCC4)
  • Image is pertinent to a significant section of the article. Encyclopaedic depiction of individual the whole article is in relation to (NFCC5 & NFCC8)
  • Relevant to section in question, and would significantly increase readers' understanding of the topic. Plus, the image will be used in this article only (NFCC6)
  • Sole usage intended for Michigan murders article. (NFCC7)
  • I have given a very specific name to the file. In addition, the nature of the content leaves ambiguous use of the image extremely unlikely. (NFCC9)
  • Having specifically named the website from where I captured the image, plus having named the date and original press source of the image, and other reasoning for usage. This meets the Non-free use rationale guidelines outlined by Wikipedia (NFCC10)
  • Believed that the use of this image upon only the English-language Wikipedia, to illustrate a section of the article discussing aspects relating to the person depicted, falls under the "Non-profit, educational" clause of the 'Fair Use' doctrine, as currently upheld by U.S. law. (17 U.S.C. § 107.)
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Michigan murders//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:John_Norman_Collins_Arraignment_Aug_1_1969.jpgtrue

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