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[edit] Fair use rationale

Non-free / fair use media rationale for Comics Guaranty LLC
Description	Action Comics #1 (June 1938), graded and sealed by Comic Guaranty LLC. Cover art by Joe Shuster.
Source	Apparent file taken from Comic Guaranty LLC's official website. Original file would have been placed there for promotional purposes.
Article	Comics Guaranty LLC
Portion used	Full front of the slabbed comic.
Low resolution?	300px size unsuitable to use for high end reproduction.
Purpose of use	For identification purposes in conjunction with discussion of the topic of the article. This image, Action_Comics_-1_June_1938.jpg, is being linked here; though the picture is subject to copyright I (GentlemanGhost Talk) feel it is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because: The image was made public on the grading company's official website; [1] It is a low resolution copy of a comic book cover; It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the comic book in any way; It does not limit the grading company's ability to sell their services in any way; Copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the comic book cover art on another comic book; Copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the CGC grade on another comic book; The image is significant; it is the cover to Action Comics issue 1, the first appearance of Superman, thought to be the first super-hero; The image illustrates concepts mentioned in the article, including "slabbing", the Blue Universal label, and the alphanumeric grade;
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. The packaging is also copyrighted and trademarked, likewise a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.
Other information	All DC Comics characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are Trademarks & Copyright © 1938 DC Comics, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Grading and packaging © 2006 - 2007 Certified Guaranty Company, LLC.

[edit] Licensing

This image is from a comic strip, webcomic or from the cover or interior of a comic book. The copyright for this image is most likely owned by either the publisher of the comic or the writer(s) and/or artist(s) which produced the comic in question. It is believed that

the use of low-resolution images of the cover of a comic book to illustrate:
- the issue of the comic book in question;
- the periodical comic book series of which this issue is a part; or
- the copyrighted comic book character(s) or group(s) on the cover of the issue in question;
or the use of low-resolution images of a single panel from a comic strip or an interior page of a comic book to illustrate:
- the scene or storyline depicted, or
- the copyrighted character(s) or group(s) depicted on the excerpted panel in question;
where no free alternative exists or can be created,
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. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/copyright for more information.

To the uploader: please add a fair use rationale as described on Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	17:50, 23 May 2007	300×477 (59 KB)	J Greb (Talk \| contribs)	(Reduced size as per Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/copyright#Resolution.)