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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.

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Image courtesy of Doug Gilford's Mad Cover Site

[edit] Fair use rationale

This low-resolution illustration qualifies as fair use since the publication is the subject of critical commentary.

Non-free / fair use media rationale for Mad (magazine)
Description

First issue of MAD magazine.
Source

http://www.collectmad.com/madcoversite/ Doug Gilford's Mad Cover Site
Article

Mad (magazine)
Portion used

Cover only, a small portion of the magazine.
Low resolution?

Yes, ~50 dpi.
Purpose of use

The image serves as the primary means of visual identification of the subject (the magazine). It illustrates educational articles about the magazine from which the cover illustration was taken.
Replaceable?

There is no free equivalent of this magazine cover, so the image cannot be replaced by a free image.
Other information The use of the cover will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original. In particular, copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the magazine.

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current04:18, 28 December 2007347×500 (147 KB)Swtpc6800 (Talk | contribs) (Fair use resolution)
13:53, 28 August 2005694×999 (277 KB)Pepso (Talk | contribs)

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Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 50 dpi
Vertical resolution 50 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 Windows
File change date and time 20:17, 27 December 2007
Color space sRGB