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Description An image of Stephen Nichols as Steve Johnson on Days of Our Lives, as depicted in 2020.
Author or
copyright owner
Days of Our Lives, a production of Corday Productions, Inc., Sony Pictures Television and NBC.
Source (WP:NFCC#4) Self-taken screen-capture, derived from production of Days of Our Lives, from the May 22, 2020, episode.
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) Steve Johnson (Days of Our Lives)
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) The image serves as the primary means of visual identification of the subject, illustrating a single educational article. It is virtually impossible to accurately describe the character for a sufficient picture in one's mind with mere words. This image is being used in the infobox of the article, which is a quick run down of the most important aspects of the article. The image is of the character, an image of Nichols would not depict the character in the correct way and would likely mislead general readers using the article for research.
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free media because
(WP:NFCC#1)
As a promotional (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. While a free image of the actor could be found, any such version is not true to the original character and would be inadequate for identification or commentary.
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)
Use of the still in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy and fair use under United States copyright law, as described above.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Steve Johnson (Days of Our Lives)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stephen_Nichols_as_Steve_Johnson.pngtrue
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