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[edit] Summary

Panel from the Adventures of Tintin by Hergé. Source:scan. Used in article: Minor characters in The Adventures of Tintin.

[edit] Fair use rationale

It is believed that this image is subject to fair use in the article because:

The image is used for identification and critical commentary of the article's subject.
The image is being used in an informative way and should not detract from the original work.
The image is a web-resolution image, of lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of inferior quality).
As only one panel of a multiple page story, the image does not limit the copyright owner's ability to sell the issue from which it came.
It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to market or sell the work in any way.
It depicts s fictional subject (such as a character) that is copyrighted.
It would be impossible to create a replacement image which would not be subject to the original author's copyright.
The image is only used to illustrate the fictional subject(s).
It is used in Wikipedia only for educational purposes and is not used for profit.
Its use on Wikipedia does not compete with the copyright holder.
Its use on Wikipedia is not expected to decrease the value of the copyright to its holder.

[edit] Licensing

This image is an illustration of a character or characters in a comic book, video game, or animated television program or film. The copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher/producer and/or artist(s) producing the work in question. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of character artwork:

for commentary on the character or characters in question,
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 as described on Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.