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Cover of the privately printed book 25 Cats Name (sic) Sam and One Blue Pussy by Andy Warhol Photograph taken by D C McJonathan of copy number 18 which had been given to Edgar de Evia and Robert Denning in 1954.

[edit] Fair use in 25 Cats Name Sam and One Blue Pussy

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 book from which the cover illustration was taken.
2. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
3. 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.
4. It is a low resolution image.
5. The image is only a small portion of the commercial product.
6. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.

[edit] Fair use in Andy Warhol

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 author of the book with in depth discussion of the book from which the cover illustration was taken.
2. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the topic section of the article.
3. 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.
4. It is a low resolution image.
5. The image is only a small portion of the commercial product.
6. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.

[edit] Licensing

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