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[edit] Summary

Description: German video cover of film (as per Amazon)-- Kameradschaft. Image may have been cropped, edited for clarity, and is a low resolution capture to prevent piracy.

• Actors: Not applicable
• Source of image: Amazon web site (Germany)
• Web site:

http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000GG4NOW/imdb-button/

[edit] Re. Source

Derived from a digital capture of: video cover. The creator of this digital version is irrelevant as the copyright in all equivalent images is still held by the same party. Copyright held by the film company or the artist. The image claimed as fair use regardless.

[edit] Fair use rationale for use in article Kameradschaft

Although this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws. Wikipedia editor Luigibob claims fair use because:

• This image is being used to illustrate the article of the movie in question and is used for informational purposes only.
• This is a low resolution image. Because of the low resolution, image could not be used to make illegal copies for sale.
• The image has been published outside Wikipedia; see source above.
• It is believed that this image will not devalue the ability of the copyright holder to profit from the original work. In fact, it may encourage sales. As such, the image does not in any way limit the ability of the copyright owners to market or sell their product.
• The image is itself a subject of discussion and used for critical commentary in the article.
• Image is needed for educational purposes in relation to the subject it is discussing and to identify the film in cinematic history.

[edit] Conclusion

• Image used for critical commentary, reporting, and/or teaching qualifies as Fair Use.

[edit] Significance of image for use in the article

• The image is significant because it was used to promote a notable German film produced and released in [1931].
• The image of video cover is used as the film's primary means of visual identification in the Kameradschaft article.

[edit] Licensing

This image is the cover of a videotape, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, etc. and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the video or the studio which produced the video in question. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of video covers to illustrate the videotape 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 for each use, as described on Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.

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