File:Tianasquare.jpg

This file was nominated at Wikipedia:Files for discussion on 2011 April 12. The result of the discussion was Keep for Tank Man only.

Summary[edit]

"Tank man" blocks a column of Type 59 tanks heading east on Beijing's Chang'an Boulevard (Avenue of Eternal Peace) near Tiananmen Square during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. This photo was taken from the sixth floor of the Beijing Hotel, about half a mile away, through a 400 mm lens. The name and fate of the man is unknown.

This photo was taken on June 5, 1989, by Jeff Widener (The Associated Press).

Licensing and permissions[edit]

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 fair use under United States copyright law. Other use of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Fair use 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).

If this tag does not accurately describe this image, please replace it with an appropriate one. Fair use true

Fair use rationales[edit]

As per Wikipedia:Non-free content#Unacceptable use#Images

• 6, "An image to illustrate an article passage about the image, if the image has its own article (in which case the image may be described and a link provided to the article about the image)";
• 7, "a photo from a press or photo agency (e.g., AP, Corbis or Getty Images), unless the photo itself is the subject of sourced commentary in the article".

So the usage of this particular picture should not be extended to articles which are only partially related to this photo, such as China or Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.