File:Versions of the Doctor.jpg

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Summary

Photoshopped collage of BBC promotional images from Doctor Who.

All images are BBC promotional photographs, and are copyright © to the BBC.

Sources for separate images

• First: http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/gallery/firstdoctor/hartnell16.shtml
• Second: http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/gallery/seconddoctor/troughton16.shtml
• Third: http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/gallery/thirddoctor/23.shtml
• Fourth: http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/gallery/fourthdoctor/32.shtml
• Fifth: http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/gallery/fifthdoctor/02.shtml
• Sixth: http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/gallery/sixthdoctor/09.shtml
• Seventh: http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/gallery/seventhdoctor/01.shtml
• Eighth: http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/gallery/tvmovie/dw14.shtml
• Ninth: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00s6bcl/p00s69bl
• Tenth: http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/s4/episodes/S0_09
• Eleventh: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00yx458/p00yx47z
• Twelfth: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0368vxw/p0368sh9
• Thirteenth: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06pmvd6/p06pmtvr
• Fourteenth: https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2022/doctor-who-david-tennant-14th-doctor
• Fifteenth: https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2022/doctor-who-the-look-doctor-ruby-sunday

Fair use for The Doctor (Doctor Who)

This image, Versions of the Doctor.jpg, is being linked here; though the images contained in the collage are copyright © to the BBC, it is believed that they are covered by the U.S. fair use law because:

1. The images in question are low-resolution copies of publicity photographs released between 1963 and 2022;
2. The images are being used to identify and for informational purposes about the lead character ("the Doctor") from Doctor Who;
3. The images are significant because they demonstrate the changing nature of the character in the programme's long history;
4. The use of the images in these articles will have no effect on the BBC's commercial use of the images in question.

Fair use for Doctor Who

This image, Versions of the Doctor.jpg, is being linked here; though the images contained in the collage are copyright © to the BBC, it is believed that they are covered by the U.S. fair use law because:

1. The images in question are low-resolution copies of publicity photographs released between 1963 and 2022;
2. The images are being used to illustrate the lead character and due to the show's longevity, the number of actors that have portrayed their part, and the show's concept of regenerations to explain the actor changes.
3. The images are significant because they demonstrate the changing nature of the character in the programme's long history;
4. The use of the images in these articles will have no effect on the BBC's commercial use of the images in question.

Licensing

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