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1 Summary
2 Source
3 Fair use rationale
4 Licensing

[edit] Summary

This is a copyrighted image that has been released by a company or organization to promote their work or product in the media, such as advertising material or a promotional photo in a press kit.

The copyright for it is most likely owned by the company who created the promotional item or the artist who produced the item in question; you must provide evidence of such ownership. Lack of such evidence is grounds for deletion.

It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of promotional material

to illustrate the work or product being discussed;
where the image is unrepeatable, i.e. a free image could not be created to replace it;
on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Copyrights for more information.

To the uploader: please add a detailed fair use rationale for each use, as described on Wikipedia:Image description page, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.

[edit] Source

http://www.nba.com/encyclopedia/players/bill_russell.html

[edit] Fair use rationale

I, (Onomatopoeia 14:54, 3 December 2006 (UTC)) am aware that this picture is copyright by the NBA. However, I assert (assuming good faith) that including this copyrighted picture into the Bill Russell Wikipedia article falls under fair use:

it is a historically significant photo of Bill Russell, who won a record 11 NBA titles and therefore is regarded as one of the most incredible NBA basketball players of all time
the photo was prior released to the public by the NBA
It no way infringes the possibilities of the NBA to sell its products
it is of much lower resolution than the original photo: copies made from it will be of very inferior quality
the photo is only being used for informational purposes. No commercial use is foreseen. A picture of the basketball player in question would significantly enhance the Wikipedia article.
Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because it shows the subject of this article, Bill Russell. It also depicts him holding (yet another) MVP trophy, depicting him in an iconic and highly fitting matter, as he is the record NBA winner of all time.
No free alternatives seem to exist!

—Onomatopoeia 14:54, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Licensing

The image was proposed for deletion as a replaceable fair use image. The result of the debate was to Keep the image as no adequate free-licensed image exists or can be created.

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(del) (cur) 07:15, 4 February 2007 . . Quadzilla99 (Talk | contribs) . . 220×286 (17,103 bytes) (== Summary == {{promotional}} ==Source== http://www.nba.com/encyclopedia/players/bill_russell.html ==Fair use rationale== I, (Onomatopoeia 14:54, 3 December 2006 (UTC)) am aware that this picture is copyright by the NBA. However, I)
(del) (rev) 14:54, 3 December 2006 . . Onomatopoeia (Talk | contribs) . . 275×357 (46,841 bytes) (==Source== http://www.nba.com/encyclopedia/players/bill_russell.html ==Fair use rationale== I, (~~~~) am aware that this picture is copyright by the NBA. However, I assert (assuming good faith) that including this copyrighted picture into the Bill Russel)