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1968 American Motors (AMC) Javelin from CKD assembled in Germany by Karmann Image: Scan of cover of the sales brochure (in German) The image was freely provided to promote an item.

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[edit] Fair use for "1969-AMC-Javelin-by-Karmann.jpg" in three Wikipedia articles

The image shown here is claimed to be used under the fair use in the following:

because of the following reasons:

There is no "free" equivalent of the actual factory sales brochure cover showing the 1969 AMC Javelin that was built by Karmann.
This has been previously published.
The name of the photographer/artist is unknown.
It is of lower resolution than the original, so it will not detract from the value of any original image.
The image is only being used for informational purposes.
The material is encyclopedic and otherwise meets general Wikipedia content requirements.
This meets the media-specific policy requirements.
The image is used in at least one article -- see: Complete knock down, Karmann, and AMC Javelin.
The material contributes to the article by specifically illustrating a relevant section within the text about these automobiles.
The image does not detract from the reputation of the subject.

This work is copyrighted and unlicensed. It does not fall into one of the blanket acceptable non-free content categories listed at Wikipedia:Non-free content#Images or Wikipedia:Non-free content#Audio clips. However, it is believed that the use of this work in the articles "Complete knock down", "AMC Javelin" and "Karmann":

To illustrate the subject in question
Where no free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information
On the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation ([1]),

qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:Copyrights.

To the uploader: this tag is not a sufficient claim of fair use. You must also include the source of the work, all available copyright information, and a detailed non-free use rationale.

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current	02:47, 18 July 2006	345×481 (25 KB)	CZmarlin (Talk \| contribs)	(1968 American Motors (AMC) Javelin from CKD assembled in Germany by Karmann Image: Scan of cover of the sales brochure (in German) The image is freely provided to promote an item. {{Publicity}})