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[edit] Fair use rationale

Non-free / fair use media rationale for The Sandman (Vertigo)
Description	Front of the slipcover for The Absolute Sandman volume 1 (2006). Art by Dave McKean.
Source	http://www.amazon.ca/Absolute-Sandman-1-Neil-Gaiman/dp/1401210821/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207951644&sr=8-2
Article	The Sandman (Vertigo)
Portion used	Full front of the slipcover as published.
Low resolution?	162px size unsuitable to use for high end reproduction.
Purpose of use	Illustration of a specific point within the article.
Replaceable?	No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.
Other information	All DC Comics characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are Trademarks & Copyright © 2006 DC Comics, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

[edit] Licensing

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- the copyrighted character(s) or group(s) depicted on the excerpted panel in question;
where no free alternative exists or can be created,
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current	20:57, 1 October 2007	162×240 (91 KB)	SeizureDog (Talk \| contribs)
	23:24, 2 February 2007	240×240 (59 KB)	Gwern (Talk \| contribs)	(The cover for ''Absolute Sandman'' number 1. From[http://ec3.images-amazon.com/images/P/1401210821.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg] and converted to PNG and compressed by myself. {{book-cover}})