File:Ian Beale shooting.png

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Summary

Media data and Non-free use rationale
Description	An image of Adam Woodyatt as Ian Beale on EastEnders, after the character is shot in 1996.
Author or copyright owner	EastEnders, a production of BBC Studios
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Self-taken screen-capture, derived from production of EastEnders, from the 7 December 1996 episode.
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Ian Beale
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	The subject (Ian Beale after he is shot) is mentioned in the article and an image helps readers imagine the situation better than text ever could.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	The software or website from which the screenshot is taken is copyrighted and not released under a free license, so creation of a free image is not possible.
Not replaceable with textual coverage because (WP:NFCC#1)	As a non-free image, the image is not replaceable by free content; the copyright holders have not released similar images into public domain or allowed free use, and any other screenshot would be similarly copyrighted.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	Use will not affect the value of the original work that has been published elsewhere on the Internet or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original. In particular, copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the video.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	The use of a low resolution screenshot from software or a website will not impact the commercial viability of the software or site.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Ian Beale//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ian_Beale_shooting.pngtrue

Licensing

This image is a screenshot of a copyrighted television program. As such, the copyright for it is most likely owned by the company or corporation that produced it. It is believed that the use of a limited number of low-resolution screenshots

for identification of and critical commentary on the television program and its contents
on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies as fair use under the Copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, might be copyright infringement. For more information, see Wikipedia:Non-free content.
Fair use

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