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1 Summary
2 Re. Source
3 Fair use rationale for use in article The Man in the Net
- 3.1 Significance of image for use in the article
4 Licensing

[edit] Summary

Description: Theatrical screen-capture (title screen) of film--The Man in the Net. Image may have been cropped, edited for clarity, and is a low resolution capture to prevent piracy.

Actors: Not applicable
Source of image: Movie Title Screens by Steven Hill.
Web site: http://www.shillpages.com/movies/mm.shtml

[edit] Re. Source

Derived from a digital capture of: the film's title from DVD of film. 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 The Man in the Net

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.
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 film noir produced in [1959], the last year of the noir classical period.
The image of the subject screen title is used as the film's primary means of visual identification in the The Man in the Net article.

[edit] Licensing

This image is a screenshot from a copyrighted film, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by the studio which produced the film, and possibly also by any actors appearing in the screenshot. It is believed that the use of a limited number of web-resolution screenshots

for identification and critical commentary on the film and its contents
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:Non-free use rationale guideline, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	06:09, 11 December 2007	450×275 (80 KB)	Luigibob (Talk \| contribs)	(==Summary== Description: Theatrical screen-capture (title screen) of film--''The Man in the Net''. Image may have been cropped, edited for clarity, and is a low resolution capture to prevent piracy. * Actors: Not applicable * Source of image: Movie Titl)