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Source: http://www.ferris.edu/htmls/news/jimcrow/who/who_pages/hotmikado.htm

Original Broadway show poster for The Hot Mikado

Use of this poster to illustrate the Wikipedia article on Blackface qualifies under the fair use doctrine of the U.S. copyright laws because:

It is a low resolution image;
It cannot be replaced by a free image;
Its use does not detract from the commercial value of the image; and
Its use is educational and contributes significantly to an understanding of the article.

Use of this poster to illustrate the Wikipedia article on The Hot Mikado (1939 production) qualifies under the fair use doctrine of the U.S. copyright laws because:

It is a low resolution image;
It cannot be replaced by a free image;
Its use does not detract from the commercial value of the image; and
Its use is educational and contributes significantly to an understanding of the article.

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This image is of a poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher or the creator of the work depicted. It is believed that the use of scaled-down, low-resolution images of posters

to provide critical commentary on the film, event, etc. in question or of the poster itself, not solely for illustration
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 well as the source of the work and copyright information.

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current	12:44, 9 July 2007	211×290 (17 KB)	Ssilvers (Talk \| contribs)	(Source: http://www.ferris.edu/htmls/news/jimcrow/who/who_pages/hotmikado.htm Original Broadway show poster for ''Hot Mikado'' Use of this poster to illustrate the Wikipedia article on this musical qualifies under the fair use doctrine of the U.S. co)