Image:Jack with Boris Karloff 1939.jpg

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Non-free / fair use media rationale for Jack Pierce
Description

Publicity picture from the 1939 film Son Of Frankenstein

Source

http://www.cinefania.com/terroruniversal/index.php?id=145

Article

Jack Pierce

Portion used

entire picture

Low resolution?

significantly lower than original

Purpose of use

To illustrate the article about the make-up artist Jack Pierce

Replaceable?

Copyrighted film and characters; only replaceable with other nonfree images

Other information

Summary

Rational for Jack Pierce


Fair use rationale for Jack Pierce

  1. Does not infringe on the marketing rights or profitability of the copyright holder.
  2. It is a lower reduced resolution as compared to the actual 1939 picture.
  3. Depicts copyrighted picture, of which no free alternative can be made
  4. Is used in the Jack Pierce article and demonstrates the third occurrence of a collaboation throughout the first three Frankenstein movies.
  5. The make-up is a what made the image of the cultural icon, the monster, who has become imortalized on everything from masks to advertising campaigns.This is thanks to the inovative design of the make-up Jack Pierce created with Boris Karloff.


Additional reasons for the make-up innovator:


  1. For an article about a make-up man, Jack Pierce. The photo is arguably one of the most important images that could be added of the two.
  2. No free or public domain images have been located for this picture.
  3. The image is of lower resolution than the original picture (copies made from it will be of inferior quality).
  4. The picture is to suggest something of the make-ups's genre and style.
  5. The picture is being used for informational purposes only, and its use is not believed to detract from the original publicity photo in any way.
  6. The publicity photo is used on various websites, and its use on Wikipedia does not make it significantly more accessible than it already is.
  7. The picture only use on Wikipedia is entirely encyclopedic in nature.


It is believed that this image, Jack Pierce and Boris karloff is subject to fair use in the article about the film and television actor because of the following reasons:


1] This image shows the make-up technique used for the actor and the how important the iconic make-up became over the decades into today's pop culture.


2] This image is used to represent the make-up artist and illustrate how one of many photographs were used to promote his long theatrical and television career in Hollywood.


3] It is of much lower resolution than the original (copies made from this shot will be of very inferior quality).

4] It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to market or sell the work in any way.

5] 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.

6] The image is being used in an informative way and should not detract from the original work.


7]No free or public domain images have been located for this photograph.

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current07:50, 30 April 2008197×300 (9 KB)Electric Japan (Talk | contribs) (== Summary == {{Non-free use rationale | Description = Publicity Picture used for Universal's 1939 "Son of Frankenstein" | Source = www.cinefania.com | Article = Jack Pierce | Portion = entire picture | Low_resolution )

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