To illustrate an original encyclopedic article about the subject, on Wikipedia. The image is used to illustrate to a reader the appearance of convicted serial killer John William Cooper.
No. The subject has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a whole-life tariff, meaning he will never be released from prison. No further free image is likely to be created.
The image was released to the public by Dyfed-Powys Police, who would not lose profit from its further distribution. It is believed to be free for distribution and reuse. It has been extensively disseminated in the news media — TV and print and digital — since its first release. It is a low resolution image and lacks significant creative elements.
This media is a booking photo, more commonly known as a mug shot, normally produced in the regular operations of a law enforcement agency or correctional facility.
Some booking photos (such as those produced by the FBI) are in the public domain, while others may be copyrighted.
Laws concerning disclosure of information, data protection and privacy may be applicable, especially as part of a publicly or widely distributed document.
In particular, US courts have ruled that the public may not have the right to obtain a copy of a mugshot from the government, but that if obtained, may be published.
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This photograph is copyrighted and is NOT under a free license. However, it is believed that the use of this work in the article "John Cooper (serial killer)":
to provide visual identification of one or more specific individual(s), or an identifiable gathering of them,
where the individual(s) concerned are deceased, or where access would for practical purposes be impossible,
and for whom there is no known representation under a 'free' license,