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Description	A photo of Sri Lankan politician Baddegama Samitha Thero
Author or copyright owner	Parliament of Sri Lanka
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Original publication: An official photograph from the Parliament of Sri Lanka released because of Samitha Thero getting into Parliament Immediate source: https://www.parliament.lk/members-of-parliament/directory-of-past-members/viewMember/310
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Baddegama Samitha Thero
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	for visual identification of the person in question, at the top of their biographical article
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	This is likely the most free image of Samitha Thero that exists
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	Just used on the Baddegama Samitha Thero article
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	It is from a government organization
Other information	The subject of the photograph has been deceased since: 30 May 2021 There are much better photos of him, but this one is the most free.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Baddegama Samitha Thero//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Baddegama_Samitha_Thero.jpgtrue

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qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:Copyrights.
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