File:Robert Wayne Williams.jpg
Robert_Wayne_Williams.jpg (265 × 373 pixels, file size: 32 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Summary[edit]
| Description | Undated photo (mugshot) of American convicted murderer Robert Wayne Williams. |
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| Author or copyright owner |
Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections |
| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | Original publication: Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections mugshot, via AP News Immediate source: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96990707/rw-williams/ |
| Date of publication | Unknown |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | Robert Wayne Williams |
| Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) | for visual identification of the person in question, at the top of their biographical article |
| Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1) |
Subject was incarcerated between 1979 and his execution in 1983. No known photos exist of the subject outside of those provided by the Department of Public Safety & Corrections, or taken by photographers during his trial. None of these photos are free. As the subject is deceased, no new photos can be taken. |
| Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) | This is a low-resolution image of no commercial value based on an inmate photo which may or may not be copyrighted, but cannot be commercially damaged by editorial reproduction and comment. It is the only image to be used in the article, as a representation of the article subject. As he acted alone, and there exist no free photos of his victims, a need for additional non-free posting is unlikely. |
| Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2) |
If this image is subject to copyright, it belongs to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections, Baton Rouge, LA. which is a government public service and not a commercial entity nor artist, and by using this low-resolution image it does not impact the department of any monetary value. |
| Other information | The subject of the photograph has been deceased since: 1983 |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Robert Wayne Williams//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Robert_Wayne_Williams.jpgtrue | |
Licensing[edit]
 | This media is a booking photo, more commonly known as a mug shot, normally produced in the regular operations of a law enforcement agency or correctional facility.
Some booking photos (such as those produced by the FBI) are in the public domain, while others may be copyrighted. Laws concerning disclosure of information, data protection and privacy may be applicable, especially as part of a publicly or widely distributed document. In particular, US courts have ruled that the public may not have the right to obtain a copy of a mugshot from the government, but that if obtained, may be published. This template is not a valid license tag alone. Please accompany it with an appropriate license. |
 | 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 Copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information. Please remember that the non-free content criteria require that non-free images on Wikipedia 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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