File:Robert Berdella Kansas City December 1986.png

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Media data and Non-free use rationale
Description A photo of Robert A. Berdella Jr., taken in December 1986 at his Westport shop.
Author or
copyright owner
Bob Travaglione
Source (WP:NFCC#4) Original publication: Originally published in December 1986 as a promotion for subject's shop, Bobs Bazaar Bizarre. Widely published in Kansas City Star after this date

Immediate source: http://www.slogun.com/cos%20site/AGPAGE.HTM

Date of publication December, 1986
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) Robert Berdella
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) for visual identification of the person in question, at the top of his/her biographical article
Not replaceable with
free media because
(WP:NFCC#1)
* The subject of the photograph has been deceased since: October, 1992
  • The image is of a very low resolution quality.
  • The image is of historical importance to the article
  • It is unlikely that a freely-licensed image suitable for illustrating the infobox exist, owing to the nature of the section.
  • The (low quality) reproduction of this photograph can be reasonably described as "irreplaceable" and meets the Non-free content criteria - in particular given the fact it has been widely distributed outside of Wikipedia in much greater quality since 1986 and particularly 1988, that no free alternative exists and that the image is significant given the content of the article.
  • Image is of a low resolution quality, therefore making commercial use of reproduced copies of the image extremely unlikely
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) * Image is significantly cropped (in addition to being of a low resolution quality), therefore making commercial use of reproduced copies of the image highly unlikely
  • Having named the source from where the image was taken, plus the original author of this image in question as well as meeting the criteria outlined, this image meets the Non free use rationale guidelines outlined by Wikipedia (NFCC10).
  • The image is significant given the content of the article.
  • As per NFCC9 in addition to NFCC3: Given the name of the file, plus the nature of the content, ambiguous use of the image is unlikely
Respect for
commercial opportunities
(WP:NFCC#2)
* The original author of the image has been specifically named.
  • The portion used here is significantly cropped from the original image
  • The image is of a very low resolution quality.
  • The image is of historical importance to the article
  • As stated above, this image is of a very low resolution quality, therefore making commercial use of reproduced copies of the image extremely unlikely
  • Image is black and white, whereas original is in color.
  • NFCC3 states and I quote: "An entire work is not used if a portion will suffice. Low -rather than high- resolution/fidelity/bit rate is used". The naked eye can see this image is of a low resolution quality. In addition, the image is significantly cropped from the original image.
  • The one image is intended for use in the infobox.
Other information The subject of the photograph has been deceased since: October 8, 1992


  • This particular image has already been widely distributed in the media via various methods since 1988 and, in doing so, this image has been displayed in both a better visual quality, in its entirety, and in a much higher resolution.
  • Intended content of the (reduced size, inferior quality and cropped) image is not intended for use in a manner detrimental to the original copyrighted media (NFCC2)
  • The image is intended for SOLE use in the infobox relating to the subject of the article(NFCC3)
  • This image has already been widely distributed in the media since 1986, via various methods, and, in doing so, this image has been displayed in both a better visual quality and in a higher resolution (NFCC4).
  • Image is pertinent to article (NFCC5)
  • This image is relevant to the article in question, and would significantly increase readers' understanding of the topic.
  • The image will be used in this article upon Robert A. Berdella only (NFCC6, NFCC7 & NFCC8)
  • Given the specific name I have given to the file, plus the nature of the content, ambiguous use of the image is extremely unlikely (NFCC9)
  • Having specifically named the website from where I captured the image, plus having specifically named the original author of the image in question, as well as meeting the specific criteria outlined, this image meets the Non-free use rationale guidelines outlined by Wikipedia (NFCC10).
  • Subject deceased since October, 1992.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Robert Berdella//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Robert_Berdella_Kansas_City_December_1986.pngtrue

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