Kurt: ==Summary for article John Laurie== {{Non-free use rationale 2 |Description = Image of the British actor John Laurie |Source = Scanned from a BBC publicity photograph |Author = Unknown BBC staff photographer |Article = John Laurie |Purpose = for visual identification of the person in question, at the top of his/her biographical article |Replaceability = No free equivalent exists that would effectively identify the individual in question. A replaceable free image for this individual is im...

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==Summary for article John Laurie== {{Non-free use rationale 2 |Description = Image of the British actor John Laurie |Source = Scanned from a BBC publicity photograph |Author = Unknown BBC staff photographer |Article = John Laurie |Purpose = for visual identification of the person in question, at the top of his/her biographical article |Replaceability = No free equivalent exists that would effectively identify the individual in question. A replaceable free image for this individual is im...

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== Summary ==
==Summary for article [[John Laurie]]==
{{Non-free use rationale 2
|Description = Image of the British actor John Laurie
|Source = Scanned from a BBC publicity photograph
|Author = Unknown BBC staff photographer
|Article = John Laurie
|Purpose = for visual identification of the person in question, at the top of his/her biographical article
|Replaceability = No free equivalent exists that would effectively identify the individual in question. A replaceable free image for this individual is impossible as he is deceased<br>
|Minimality = Use of image in the article complies with fair use under United States copyright law as described above.
|Commercial = The copy is of sufficient resolution for commentary and identification but lower resolution than the original. Copies made from it will be of inferior quality, unsuitable as artwork on pirate versions or other uses that would compete with the commercial purpose of the original artwork.
|Other information = The subject of the photograph has been deceased since: 23 June 1980
}}

== Fair use for [[Private Frazer]] ==
Although the picture is subject to copyright, it is covered by fair use provisions of U.S. copyright laws because:
# it is a low resolution scan of a BBC publicity photograph, and hence copies would have no or limited commercial value;
# it does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the TV show or derivative productions in any way;
# its use may encourage sales of DVDs of the series in which this character is shown
# the image is being used for non-profit, educational, and/or illustrative/editorial purposes only;
# the TV show ([[Dad's Army]]) featuring this image was produced by the [[w:BBC|BBC]], a [[w:Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom|public service broadcaster]];
# the character ([[Private Frazer]]) represented in the image played a major role in a culturally significant TV show.

==Licensing==
{{Non-free biog-pic|John Laurie|image has rationale=yes}}

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