File:Chengqiao artifact no. 35 cast iron.png

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Description The photograph depicts one of the earliest cast iron objects, a lump of cast iron (artifact no. 35) found in Grave no. 1 at Chengqiao, excavated in 1964 at Jiangsu, China.
Author or
copyright owner
Wang Zunguo
Source (WP:NFCC#4) Excavation reports Wang Zunguo et al.; Iron and Steel in Ancient China
Date of publication 1965
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) Cast iron
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) To support encyclopedic discussion of this work in this article. The illustration is specifically needed to support the following point(s):

This photograph illustrates the early history of cast iron.

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The only available photographs of this artifact are copyrighted.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) This image will only be used in the cast iron article and nowhere else.
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This image is of a low resolution, and its use will be minimal.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Cast iron//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chengqiao_artifact_no._35_cast_iron.pngtrue

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Fair use for Cast iron[edit]

Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:
  1. It is a historically significant photo of a famous artifact.
  2. It is of much lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality).
  3. The photo is only being used for informational purposes.
  4. Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because the photo and its historical significance are the object of discussion in the article.

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