Summary

Screen capture of actor James Beck in a BBC television series Dad's Army, episode 58, "The Honourable Man," originally recorded on 8 July 1973 and transmitted on 28 November 1973.

Fair use for James Beck

This image, James_Beck-1973.png, is being linked here. Although the picture is subject to copyright, I (Tm19) am of the opinion that it is covered by fair use provisions of U.S. copyright laws because:

1. it is a low resolution capture of a TV broadcast, and hence copies would have no or limited commercial value;
2. it does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the TV show or derivative productions in any way;
3. it represents only a small fraction of the original show, and hence could not be used to make illegal copies of the TV episode;
4. the image is being used for non-profit, educational, and/or illustrative/editorial purposes only;
5. the TV show (Dad's Army) featuring this image was produced by the BBC, a public service broadcaster;
6. the actor (James Beck) represented in the image played a major role in a culturally significant TV show.
7. the actor (James Beck) is deceased and can no longer provide images.

Fair use for Private Walker

This image, James_Beck-1973.png, is being linked here. Although the picture is subject to copyright, I (Jack1956) am of the opinion that it is covered by fair use provisions of U.S. copyright laws because:

1. it is a low resolution capture of a TV broadcast, and hence copies would have no or limited commercial value;
2. it does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the TV show or derivative productions in any way;
3. it represents only a small fraction of the original show, and hence could not be used to make illegal copies of the TV episode;
4. the image is being used for non-profit, educational, and/or illustrative/editorial purposes only;
5. the TV show (Dad's Army) featuring this image was produced by the BBC, a public service broadcaster;
6. the character (Private Walker) represented in the image played a major role in a culturally significant TV show.
7. the actor (James Beck) is deceased and can no longer provide images in character.

Licensing

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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 w:Copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image, on the GSD or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. Please remember that the non-free content criteria require that non-free images on The GSD 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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