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[edit] Summary

This is a picture of a "Plastic Goblin Shark" figurine being sold by the Tapir and Friends Wildlife World, based in Astoria, Oregon.

[edit] Source

The image was taken directly from the Tapir and Friends Wildlife World website, http://www.tapirback.com/tapirgal/gifts/friends/sharks/goblin-shark-plastic-f1009.htm

Uploader: User:Shrumster

[edit] Fair Use Rationale

This image being linked here is of a sculpture, the copyright to which is the property of Tapir and Friends Wildlife World.

I (Shrumster) feel it is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because: This image is being used for information purposes only. It adds significantly to the article(s) linked to by displaying the that the subject of the article Goblin shark has been the subject of a commercially-sold, plastic figure. It is believed that the use of this image on Wikipedia will have no impact on the commercial value of the image, the product displayed within the image, or any other works the image is currently used in.

[edit] Licensing

This photograph is of a work of art created and copyrighted by Tapir and Friends Wildlife World . As such, it is used on Wikipedia under Fair Use guidelines only (rationale above).

This is a two-dimensional representation of a copyrighted sculpture, statue or any other three-dimensional work of art. As such it is a derivative work of art, and per US Copyright Act of 1976, § 106(2) who owns copyright of the original has the exclusive right to authorize derivative works.

Per § 107 it is believed that reproduction for criticism, comment, teaching and scholarship constitutes fair use and does not infringe copyright.

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• to illustrate the three-dimensional work of art in question,
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• 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. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement.

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

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• (del) (cur) 20:06, 8 February 2007 . . Shrumster (Talk | contribs) . . 350×152 (16,621 bytes) (== Summary == This is a picture of a "Plastic Goblin Shark" figurine being sold by the Tapir and Friends Wildlife World, based in Astoria, Oregon. ==Source== The image was taken directly from the Tapir and Friends Wildlife World website, http://www.tapir)

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