File:Oxcart-train1947partition.jpg

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Although this image, Oxcart-train1947.jpg, may be subject to copyright, its use is in accordance with U.S. fair use laws as follows:

   it is a low resolution copy of the original;
   the image is significant because it is of one of the most famous images of the partition of British India taken by photographer Margaret Bourke-White for Life Magazine.
   the image is not available in the public domain.
   the image being used only in the wikipedia page Partition of India and is being used only for educational reasons and not for profit;

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   To illustrate the subject in question
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qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:Copyrights. To the uploader: this tag is not a sufficient claim of fair use. You must also include the source of the work, all available copyright information, and a detailed non-free use rationale. Fair Use Rationale

Although this image, Oxcart-train1947.jpg, may be subject to copyright, I (Fowler&fowler«Talk» 13:33, 24 April 2007 (UTC)) feel it is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

   it is a low resolution copy of the original;
   the image is significant because it is of one of the most famous images of the partition of British India taken by photographer Margaret Bourke-White for Life Magazine.
   the image is not available in the public domain.
   the image is being used only for educational reasons and not for profit;