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William Shatner as Denny Crane in Boston Legal
[edit] Fair Use for William Shatner
The image Shatner as Denny Crane.jpg is being linked here; though the picture is originally copyright, I (RadioKirk talk to me 17:39, 8 April 2006 (UTC)) believe this image is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:
- It is a copy of a photograph released and intended by ABC Television for promotional distribution;
- No free or public domain images have been located for this purpose;
- The image does not limit the copyright owners' rights to distribute any home video in any way; and
- The image is being used for informational purposes only, and its use is not believed to detract from the subject or his work in any way.
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The assertion that the use of this image qualifies as fair use has been disputed by pd_THOR (talk • contribs). The reason for this dispute is that the licensing requires a "detailed fair use rationale for each use". Please provide a rationale as to why this image qualifies as fair use. If no acceptable rationale can be provided, this image may be nominated for deletion in the future. |
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