File:James Brown and Flames.jpg

Summary
James Brown and the Famous Flames at the Apollo Theater in 1964; photo by Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Corbis.

Rationale for fair use for James Brown

 * 1) This image is used for the purposes of criticism and comment on the musician James Brown.
 * 2) According to section 107 of the United States Copyright Act of 1976: "The fair use of a copyrighted work...for purposes such as criticism, comment,...scholarship...is not an infringement of copyright."
 * 3) The image is of considerably lower resolution than the original, and it is used for non-profit purposes. These two factors are noted as relevant by the Act.
 * 4) No free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information in a historical context.
 * 5) The image does not limit the copyright owners' rights to promote the recording artists or their work in any way.
 * 6) The image's inclusion in the article is important because it is the subject of and is discussed in the text.
 * 7) The image is being used for informational purposes only.
 * 8) The material has previously been published in numerous sources, with higher resolution images available elsewhere.