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Fair use rationale

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Non-free media data
Description

Cover of Sherry the Showgirl vol. 2 , Sept. 1956 ( Atlas Comics (1950s) )

Source
Portion used

Full front cover as published.

Low resolution?

Low; unsuitable to use for high end reproduction.

Other information

All Marvel Comics characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are TM & © Marvel Comics, © 1956 Marvel Characters, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

  1. It illustrates an educational article about the visual artist.
  2. The image is used as one of the primary means of visual identification of the article topic, an artist, for which an illustrative depiction of the artist's work is necessary for encyclopedic understanding
  3. The image depicts one of the artist's signature 1950s "career girl" characters (which included Millie the Model, Nellie the Nurse, etc.)
  4. The image depicts a nascent example of the artist's highly recognizable trademark style that would later become the house style of Archie Comics
  5. The use of the cover will not affect the value of the original work 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 book.
  6. It is a low-resolution image.
  7. The image is only a small portion of the commercial product.
  8. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.
Non-free media rationale for Dan DeCarlo
Article

Dan DeCarlo

Purpose of use

To illustrate the work of the visual artist who is the article's subject

Replaceable?

No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Licensing

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current22:14, 14 September 2009Thumbnail for version as of 22:14, 14 September 2009194 × 299 (21 KB)Malo (talk | contribs)Fair-use Resize -374x575 --> 194x299 as per WP:NFCC

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