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Copy Photography Computator

You have determined that a photographic reproduction of this work is not readily available as a commercial slide or licensed digital image at a fair price from a provider. Appropriate action:

You may acquire this image as a copy photograph under the provisions of Fair Use for restricted purposes only.

Recommended action: 

Review the definition for "Fair Use" and assess the four Fair Use factors to this particular image. You may wish to use the following resources to help with this assessment --

• Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators
  (USCO:  Circular 21:  Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators)   http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ21.pdf
• Checklist for Fair Use (Indiana University/Purdue University)
  (Indiana University/Purdue University)   http://www.iupui.edu/~copyinfo/fuchecklist.html
• The Fair Use Test
  (Benedict O'Mahoney:  The Copyright Website:   Fair Use)   http://www.benedict.com/basic/fairuse/fairtest.htm
• Fair Use of Copyrighted Works (CETUS)
  (Consortium for Educational Technology in University Systems (CETUS):  Fair Use:  Overview and Meaning for Higher Education)   http://www.cetus.org/fair5.html

What am I allowed to do with my copy photograph of this image?

Your answers have indicated that this image belongs to the following category:

CATEGORY I: The underlying work is protected by copyright

WARNING!  Note the following use restrictions:

You should use this image only for the specific purposes or applications permitted under the provisions of Fair Use.

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