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[edit] Fair use rationale in Army of Darkness (comics)

This picture is being used in Wikipedia's biography article for Ash the main character of the Army of Darkness series (Dark Horse Comics), and is being at Army of Darkness (comics). Although it is subject to copyright, the editors of Wikipedia, among them myself (Caribbean H.Q.) in particular, feel that it is covered by US fair use laws because:

• It is a low resolution still image; The image resolution has been significantly decreased from the original, so copies made from it would be of inferior quality
• It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the related product in any way

Further, we believe our use of the image is fair because it is not being used merely to decorate the related article, but rather:

• The image is being used for the purpose of identifiying the appearance of subject in the article
• The publisher has released no such images into the public domain, and a replacement image could not be created that would adequately provide the same information

Particularly because:

• It illustrates the character's first appearance which is being place in the article's infobox so that the reader can identify the subjects appearance.

[edit] Summary

Cover of Army of Darkness #1 published by Dark Horse Comics

[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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