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[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.

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Non-free / fair use media rationale for Darth Vader
Description	Copyrighted film still image of the fictional character Darth Vader from the Star Wars franchise.
Source	A screenshot of The Empire Strikes Back.
Article	Darth Vader
Portion used	full image
Low resolution?	Yes, less than 300 pixels on the larger axis
Purpose of use	The image serves as the primary means of visual identification of the subject. It illustrates educational articles about the work from which it was taken.
Replaceable?	No. All images of this fictional character are copyrighted.

It is believed that this image, DVader.jpeg, is subject to fair use in the article Darth Vader because:

This image illustrates the text next to which it appears, which describes the character portrayed.
It is of much lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality).
It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to market or sell the work in any way.
This image is used on various websites, so its use on Wikipedia does not make it significantly more accessible or visible than it already is.
The image is being used in an informative way and should not detract from the original work.
No free or public domain images have been located for this item.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	14:21, 27 January 2007	248×262 (20 KB)	Kelner (Talk \| contribs)	(Reverted to earlier revision)
	05:14, 29 June 2006	248×262 (20 KB)	A Man In Black (Talk \| contribs)	(A screenshot of A New Hope, originally taken by ru.Wikipedia user Lone Guardian and posted at ru:Изображение:Darth_Vader.jpg. ==Licensing== {{film-screenshot}})