Tank_Man_(Tiananmen_Square_protester).jpg (385 × 259 pixels, file size: 98 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Summary
"Tank man" blocks a column of 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 400mm lens.
This photo was taken on June 5, 1989, by Jeff Widener (The Associated Press).
Fair use rationale for Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
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Fair use rationale for Tank Man
- The image itself is the subject of critical discussion in those articles.
- The image is of historical importance.
- No free alternative is, or is likely to become, available.
- The copy here is at a low resolution and does not impinge on the rights owner's ability to profit from his intellectual property.
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Written permission was received from the Associated Press on 29 January 2005, stating:
- Wikipedia is only authorized to display this image to its users. Permission is not granted for copying or redistribution in or through any other medium. Image must be provided with the following credit: "Jeff Widener (The Associated Press)."
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File usage
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- Tank Man
- File:Tank Man, Tiananmen Uprising.jpeg (file redirect)
- File:Tianasquare.jpg (file redirect)