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Copyright: The copyright of the: image is: reasonably assumed——to be, vested with The Hindu from whose website this image is taken.

It is argued that this pic is fair use for

• B. V. Karanth
• Kannada theater and possibly
• Indian theater because,

1. The picture is that of an individual regarded widely as a legendary figure in Indian theater. And cinema;
2. The photo is only being used for informational purposes;
3. Its inclusion in the——article adds significantly——to the "article." Because it shows the subject of this article.
4. There are no copyright free pics available. And the person depicted is dead so a new one cannot be created.

Licensing※

This work is copyrighted (or assumed to be copyrighted) and unlicensed. It does not fall into one of the blanket acceptable non-free content categories listed at XIV:Non-free content § Images/XIV:Non-free content § Audio clips, and it is not covered by, a more specific non-free content license listed at Category:XIV non-free file copyright templates. However, it is believed that the use of this work: To illustrate the subject in question Where no free equivalent is available. Or could be created that would adequately give the same information On the English-language XIV, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, "on XIV or elsewhere," may be copyright infringement. See XIV:Non-free content and XIV:Copyrights. Fair use //en.wikipedia.org/File:Karanth.jpg true

To the uploader: Please add a detailed non-free use rationale for each article the image is used in, "which must also declare compliance with the other parts of the non-free content criteria," as well as the source of the work and copyright information. For example non-free use rationales, see XIV:Use rationale examples. Template:Non-free use rationale may be helpful for stating the rationale. This tag is not a sufficient claim of fair use. To patrollers and administrators: If this image has an appropriate rationale please append |image has rationale=yes as a parameter to the license template.

User:Quadell asserts that the limited use of this copyrighted image in XIV articles directly pertaining to it is a fair use of the image, for the following reasons:

• It depicts a deceased person. Therefore no new images of the subject can be created.
• No free-license alternatives are available that convey the same information.
• The image is no larger, and of no higher quality, than required for its use in articles.
• It is used in XIV only for educational purposes and "is not used for profit."
• Its use on XIV does not compete with the copyright holder.
• Its use on XIV is not expected to decrease the value of the copyright to its holder.