File:Rhodesian reservists on patrol.jpg

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Summary

News photo of Rhodesian soldiers during the Bush War of the 1970s. This photo was originally produced by the state run Rhodesian news agency. This agency and indeed the nation of Rhodesia itself are no longer in existence. Therefore they may not hold copyright and any images produced by the Rhodesian government of its agencies are now public domain.

Licensing:

Fair use for Rhodesian Bush War

The image linked here is claimed to be used under fair use as:

1. it is a historically significant image of famous settlements;
2. the image is only being used for informational purposes.
3. Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because it illustrates an important event involving the subject of the article, and the illustration is of value to the general public.
4. There are no known free or public domain photographs of the image, and since war occurred approximately 30 years ago, no free replacement images are likely to exist.
5. This image does not limit the rights of the copyright owners' (if such owners do exist) to distribute the original image in any way.
6. The image is used for non-profit and informational purposes only

Fair use for FN FAL

The image linked here is claimed to be used under fair use as:

1. it is a historically significant image of famous settlements;
2. the image is only being used for informational purposes.
3. Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because it illustrates an important event involving the subject of the article, and the illustration is of value to the general public.
4. There are no known free or public domain photographs of the image.
5. This image does not limit the rights of the copyright owners' (if such owners do exist) to distribute the original image in any way.
6. The image is used for non-profit and informational purposes only
7. Image is used in this article under a fair use rationale to demonstrate use of the FAL rifle by Rhodesian Security Forces during the Rhodesian Bush War which occurred approximately 30 years ago. No free use images are therefore known or likely to exist. Since the photo itself would have been property of the now defunct Rhodesian government, the photo is likely now a public domain photo.

(Care must be taken when outrightly stating the Rhodesian Security Forces used "FN" FAL Rifles. "FN" was a common collective term for the FAL type Rifles that where in use and which included the British SLR and predominately the South African R1 Rifle, along with a number of original Belgium FN Rifles and some ex Israel FAL's. By the close of the war in the late 1970's, the Rifles in predominant use by regular forces where the R1 and G3. (Irregulars or "Auxiliary Forces" were initially issued with captured communist weapons such as the AK and SKS, but latterly these were withdrawn and replaced with G3's).