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[edit] Summary

Description: Low-resolution reproduction of screenshot from the movie The Jazz Singer (1927), featuring star Al Jolson as Jack Robin, in blackface, performing "My Mammy"
Copyright holder: Warner Bros.
Source: Image capture from DVD

[edit] Fair use in The Jazz Singer (1927 film)

The image linked here is claimed by Wikipedia editor DCGeist to be used under fair use as:

it is a single screenshot from a historically significant feature-length film;
it is of much lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality);
its use does not impair the copyright holder's ability to sell or promote the film in any way;
the image is being used only for informational purposes; and
its inclusion adds significantly to the article because it illustrates the star of the movie and a crucial scene in it, with Jolson's famous appearance in blackface.

[edit] Licensing

This image is a screenshot from a copyrighted film, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by the studio which produced the film, and possibly also by any actors appearing in the screenshot. It is believed that the use of a limited number of web-resolution screenshots

for identification and critical commentary on the film and its contents
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 for more information.

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

The use of this image in the article(s) The Jazz Singer (1927 film) was reviewed by Kaiba on 23:43, 11 February 2008 (UTC) and deemed likely to qualify as fair use, as it is believed to meet all criteria as described in Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria. This image's use on other pages or in different contexts may require additional review.