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Description	Robert Thompson and Jon Venables
Source	This image of Robert Thompson and Jon Venables was released by UK police and may considered to be in the public domain. However it is unlikely to have been formally placed into the public domain. It can also be argued that these photographs do not have any artistic perspective at all, what is a requirement for copyright protection in many jurisdictions. Formally speaking therefore, these image may be claimed to be fair use of an image whose copyright belongs with the Crown.
Article	Murder of James Bulger
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Purpose of use	To illustrate children convicted of murder
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