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Adam Neate. Print (2008)

This is one of 1000 prints left in the streets of London on 14 July 2008.

Retrieved from skyarts, 18 November 2008.

Fair use in Adam Neate
This low resolution image is used in Adam Neate, an article about the artist and his work, and is credited as a piece of artistic work. It is significant as an example of one of 1,000 similar prints left in the streets of London on 14 November 2008, each estimated to be worth £1,000. This gained significant news coverage. It is considered that the image significantly helps the reader's understanding of the topic and that understanding of the topic would be impaired without it. It is considered that this will not cause commercial harm to the copyright holder. It is believed that this is fair use and does not infringe copyright. There is no known free alternative available.

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, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.

The image is used for non-profit purposes. This factor is noted as relevant by the Act.