Image:Batman mask of the phantasm poster.jpg

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[edit] Fair use rationale

Non-free / fair use media rationale for Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Description

Promotional poster for Batman: Mask of the Phantasm. (1993 release date).
Source
  1. Derived from a digital capture (photo/scan) of the Film Poster/ VHS or DVD Cover (creator of this digital version is irrelevant as the copyright in all equivalent images is still held by the same party). Copyright held by the film company or the artist. Claimed as fair use regardless.
Article

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Portion used

Full poster as published.
Low resolution?

298px size unsuitable to use for high end reproduction.
Purpose of use

Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

  1. It's a low resolution copy of a Film Poster / VHS or DVD Cover.
  2. It doesn't limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the film in any way, in fact, it may encourage sales.
  3. Because of the low resolution, copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the artwork/image.
  4. The image is itself a subject of discussion in the article or used in the infobox thereof.
  5. The image is significant because it was used to promoted a notable film.
Replaceable?

No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.
Other information

All DC Comics characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are Trademarks & Copyright © 1993 DC Comics, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Presentation © 1993 Warner Brothers Animation.

[edit] licensing

Copyrighted This image is of a poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher or the creator of the work depicted. It is believed that the use of scaled-down, low-resolution images of posters
  • to provide critical commentary on the film, event, etc. in question or of the poster itself, not solely for illustration
  • 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 well as the source of the work and copyright information.

[edit] Original uploader information

  • 01:38, 9 March 2006 . . Tertiary7 (Talk | contribs) . . 503×755 (61,728 bytes) (Promotional poster for Batman: Mask of the Phantasm. {{movieposter}})

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