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Scan of a comic book cover from c.1940. Copyright Dell Comics.

Non-free / fair use media rationale for Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold
Description	Cover of Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold. Copyright Dell Comics, c.1940
Source	Scan of comic cover by image uploader.
Article	Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold
Portion used	Only the comic's front cover is used, in low resolution. This image is only a small portion of the commercial product.
Low resolution?	The image is of sufficient resolution for illustration, but considerably lower resolution than original. Any copies made from this image would be of inferior quality, unsuitable as artwork on pirate versions or other uses that would compete with the commercial purpose of the original artwork. The image does not in any way limit the ability of the copyright owners to market or sell their product.
Purpose of use	This comic cover is used as the primary means of visual identification of the comic, a subject of public interest, for informational and educational purposes.
Replaceable?	Image is protected by copyright, therefore a free use alternative won't exist.
Other information	Use of this image in the above article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy and fair use under United States copyright law as described above.

Non-free / fair use media rationale for Four Color
Description	Cover of Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold, one of the earlier issues of Four Color, featuring Walt Disney's Donald Duck. Note the Four Color title below the price. Copyright Dell Comics, c.1940
Source	Scan of comic cover by image uploader.
Article	Four Color
Portion used	Only the comic's front cover is used, in low resolution. This image is only a small portion of the commercial product.
Low resolution?	The image is of sufficient resolution for illustration, but considerably lower resolution than original. Any copies made from this image would be of inferior quality, unsuitable as artwork on pirate versions or other uses that would compete with the commercial purpose of the original artwork. The image does not in any way limit the ability of the copyright owners to market or sell their product.
Purpose of use	This comic cover is used as the primary means of visual identification of the comic, a subject of public interest, for informational and educational purposes.
Replaceable?	Image is protected by copyright, therefore a free use alternative won't exist.
Other information	Use of this image in the above article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy and fair use under United States copyright law as described above.

[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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current	17:25, 1 October 2005	280×398 (44 KB)	23skidoo (Talk \| contribs)	(Scan of a comic book cover from c.1940. Copyright Dell Comics.)