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Types of Kryptonite, from Action Comics Annual #10, Art by John Sibal and Gary Frank

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[edit] Fair use for Kryptonite

Non-free / fair use media rationale for Kryptonite
Description

A panel from Action Comics Annual #10
Source No source specified. Please edit this image description and provide a source.
Article

Kryptonite
Portion used

Two panels
Low resolution?

Low
Purpose of use

To depict the the fictional substance Kryptonite
Replaceable?

No free alternative exists as it is under copyright. Therefore, it is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.
Other information

Although the picture is originally copyright, it is covered by fair use because:

  1. it is a low resolution copy of a comic book pnael, hence, only a small portion of the commercial product;
  2. The use of the panel will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to sell or distribute the original comic book.
  3. copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the comic book;
  4. It illustrates educational articles about the subtance Kryptonite;
  5. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of topics in the article. For a visual medium such as comic books, words alone cannot adequately describe the subject;
  6. This image is especially useful as it depicts a multiple varieties of Kryptonite, as discussed in the article;

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File change date and time 18:18, 7 February 2007
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