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[edit] Fair use rationale

Non-free image data
Description	Cover of Batman: The Dark Knight #1 (1986). Art by Frank Miller. Title as per indicia of the original book.
Source	http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=40854&zoom=4
Portion used	Full front cover as published.
Low resolution?	300px size unsuitable to use for high end reproduction.
Other information	All DC Comics characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are Trademarks & Copyright © 1986 DC Comics, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Non-free image rationale for Batman
Article	Batman
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.

Non-free image rationale for Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Article	Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Purpose of use	For identification purposes in conjunction with discussion of the topic of 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.

Non-free image rationale for Frank Miller (comics)
Article	Frank Miller (comics)
Purpose of use	Illustration of the artist's work.
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.

Non-free image rationale for Modern Age of Comic Books
Article	Modern Age of Comic Books
Purpose of use	Illustration of an example 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.

[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	07:01, 18 May 2007	300×450 (27 KB)	J Greb (Talk \| contribs)	(Reduced size as per Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/copyright#Resolution.)