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This is a screenshot of Star Trek's character Hikaru Sulu from the episode Balance of Terror. It is used for identification of, and critical commentary upon the fictional character "Hikaru Sulu"

[edit] Licensing

This image is a screenshot of a copyrighted television program or station ID. As such, the copyright for it is most likely owned by the company or corporation that produced it. It is believed that the use of a limited number of web-resolution screenshots

for identification and critical commentary on the station ID or program 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, might be copyright infringement. For more information, see Wikipedia:Non-free content.

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.

[edit] Fair Use Rationale for Hikaru Sulu

There exists no free alternative, nor can one be created. Hikaru Sulu is a fictional character, all images of him are necessarily copyrighted.
This image respects commercial opportunities - a cropped screenshot cannot meaningfully compete with a 44 minute episode.
The image represents a minimal use - it is a cropped screenshot - less than a single frame from an episode that has over 50 000 frames. It is of a reasonable low resolution.
The image has been previously published, in the broadcasted, as well as sold on DVD Star Trek episode "Balance of Terror"
The image is of a major character from a culturally significant series of television shows. It is encyclopedic.
The image generally meets the image use policy.
The image is used in at least one article, Hikaru Sulu.
The image contributes strongly to the article. As a fictional character, the subject is more easily visualised.
The image is used only in the article namespace.
The image is from http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Sulu, the copyright is owned by Paramount Pictures.