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Non-free / fair use media rationale for Mihoshi Kuramitsu
Description	Mihoshi Kuramitsu in the Tenchi Muyo anime.
Source	Sctreenshot from "Tenchi Muyo Ryo-Ohki" Episode #4.
Article	Mihoshi Kuramitsu
Portion used	Full image.
Low resolution?	Yes.
Purpose of use	Illustration of fictional character in the Tenchi Muyo anime.
Replaceable?	No fair use equivalent.

[edit] Fair use for Mihoshi Kuramitsu

Though the picture is subject to copyright I (David A) feel it is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

It is a low resolution anime screenshot;
It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the original product or any adaptations thereof in any way;
The image is only being used for informational purposes;
It illustrates a character of the anime series in question and aids in commentary on the plot.

[edit] Licensing

This image is an illustration of a character or characters in a comic book, video game, or animated television program or film. The copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher/producer and/or artist(s) producing the work in question. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of character artwork:

for commentary on the character or characters 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 as described on Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.