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[edit] Fair use for Johnny the Homicidal Maniac

Non-free / fair use media rationale for Johnny C.
Description

A panel scan featuring the eponymous character from the comic book Johnny the Homicidal Maniac
Source

Johnny the Homicidal Maniac
Article

Johnny C.
Portion used

One panel
Low resolution?

Yes. Actual panel is much larger, size is such that sales are unaffected.
Purpose of use

To identify the comic book character in question.
Replaceable?

No free alternative available as it is under copyright.
Other information
  1. it is a low resolution copy of a comic book panel;
  2. it does not limit the copyright owners rights to sell the comic book in any way;
  3. copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the comic book;
  4. it is used for identification and critical commentary

[edit] Licensing

Copyrighted 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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