File:Sharbat Gula.jpg
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Summary
| Description | Photo of Sharbat Gula, titled "Afghan Girl" and featured on the front cover of the June 1985 issue of National Geographic Magazine. |
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| Author or copyright owner |
Steve McCurry |
| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | Steve McCurry |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | Afghan Girl |
| Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) | The image serves as the primary means of visual identification of the subject (the photograph) |
| Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1) |
The image itself is the subject of the said article, so it could not be replaced with a free image. |
| Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) | |
| Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2) |
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| Other information | For a non-free historic image "the image itself is the subject of commentary rather than the event it depicts" This photo is the subject of the article it is used in, Afghan Girl, and the article can validly claim fair use, for critical commentary and discussion, of the photograph that it is about. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Afghan Girl//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sharbat_Gula.jpgtrue | |
Licensing
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