File:Ursula Herrmann Kidnapping September 1981.jpg

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Description Image depicts Ursula Herrmann, victim of infamous 1981 German kidnapping.
Author or
copyright owner
Family member 1981
Source (WP:NFCC#4) Original publication: First published in German media 1981

Immediate source: The Guardian. 24 September 2019. Direct link here

Date of publication September 1981
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) Kidnapping of Ursula Herrmann
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 has been deceased since 1981
  • No free equivalent of the image exists
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) * Per NFCC3 guidelines: "An entire work is not used, if a portion will suffice." The portion of the image used here is cropped from that used upon the source from where the image is taken. In addition, the image reproduced here uses a tinted, lower quality reproduction of the actual original image
  • Image is just 249x325px
  • As stated above, the image is cropped, and is not intended for use in any manner which can be described as detrimental to the original copyrighted media (NFCC2)
  • Per "minimal extent", the image is intended for usage in the infobox section of the Kidnapping of Ursula Herrmann article only.
Respect for
commercial opportunities
(WP:NFCC#2)
* Image is cropped, is not intended for use in any manner which can be described as detrimental to the original copyrighted media (NFCC2)
  • Image is of a tinted hue
  • Unique name given to file, also makes incorrect usage/ambiguous usage unlikely
  • Image has been extensively distributed throughout the media, including the internet (latterly), since 1981
Other information The subject of the photograph has been deceased since: 15 September 1981


The image is to be used solely in the header section of the article relating to the subject. This image has already been widely distributed in the media via various methods since 1981, and in doing so, this image has been displayed in both a better visual quality and in a higher resolution (NFCC4)

  • Strongly believed that the use of this image upon only the English-language Wikipedia, to illustrate the article in question, falls under the "Non-profit, educational" clause of the 'Fair Use' doctrine, currently upheld by U.S. law. (17 U.S.C. § 107.)
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Kidnapping of Ursula Herrmann//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ursula_Herrmann_Kidnapping_September_1981.jpgtrue

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