File:John Bittrolff.png
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Summary[edit]
Booking photograph of American convicted murderer John Bittrolff by Suffolk County Police Department, New York, U.S., 21 July 2014.
| Description | July 2014 booking (mugshot) image of Suffolk County, New York (state) murderer John Bittrolff. |
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| Author or copyright owner |
Suffolk County Police Department, New York, U.S. |
| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | John Britolff Long Island Press article |
| Publication | Where: Suffolk County, New York How: Unknown |
| Date of publication | 21 July 2014 |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | John Bittrolff |
| Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) | The image illustrates the; (1) lead topic of the article (2) at the time of this submission (May 2018) the article is rated as a Stub-class, with no (0) images within the article, the image posting is intended to enrich the article’s learning/interest characteristics. |
| Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1) |
This image is not replaceable, research ended without the existence of a free alternative. Replacement is not viable in the case of a booking (mugshot) image, therefore a realistic replacement is not possible. |
| Not replaceable with textual coverage because (WP:NFCC#1) |
As a historical topic with no free equivalent, providing this visual (image) content will enhance the reader’s academic experience, while using text to describe the characteristics of the murderer is very difficult and will reduce the academic value of the article. |
| Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) | This is low-resolution image of no commercial value based on a police booking photo which may or may not be copyrighted, but cannot be commercially damaged by lower-resolution, editorial reproduction and comment (caption). |
| Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2) |
If this image is subject to copyright, it belongs to the Suffolk County Police Department, New York (state), U.S. which is a state government service and not a commercial entity nor artist, and by using this low-resolution image it does not impact the police department of any monetary value. |
| Other information | Sourcing: Newsday article: John Bittrolff firmly denies killing women in police interrogation, source for arresting agency and date Resolution: used the recommended Image Resize Calculator to determine the lower-resolution edit. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of John Bittrolff//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:John_Bittrolff.pngtrue | |
Licensing[edit]
 | This media is a booking photo, more commonly known as a mug shot, normally produced in the regular operations of a law enforcement agency or correctional facility.
Some booking photos (such as those produced by the FBI) are in the public domain, while others may be copyrighted. Laws concerning disclosure of information, data protection and privacy may be applicable, especially as part of a publicly or widely distributed document. In particular, US courts have ruled that the public may not have the right to obtain a copy of a mugshot from the government, but that if obtained, may be published. This template is not a valid license tag alone. Please accompany it with an appropriate license. |
 | This image is a faithful digitisation of a unique historic image, and the copyright for it is most likely held by the person who created the image or the agency employing the person. It is believed that the use of this image may qualify as non-free use under the Copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information. Please remember that the non-free content criteria require that non-free images on Wikipedia must not "[be] used in a manner that is likely to replace the original market role of the original copyrighted media." Use of historic images from press agencies must only be of a transformative nature, when the image itself is the subject of commentary rather than the event it depicts (which is the original market role, and is not allowed per policy). | ||
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| current | 08:15, 7 May 2018 | | 250 × 313 (95 KB) | Vwanweb (talk | contribs) | Booking photograph of American convicted murderer John Bittrolff by Suffolk County Police Department, New York, U.S., 21 July 2014. {{Non-free use rationale 2 |Description = July 2014 booking (mugshot) image of Suffolk County, New York (state) murderer John Bittrolff. |Author = Suffolk County Police Department, New York, U.S. |Source = [ https://www.longislandpress.com/2017/07/05/manorville-man-convicted-of-killing-2-women-in-199... |
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