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Fair Use rationale for use of the image in The Pirates of Penzance

The use of the image in the article The Pirates of Penzance qualifies under the fair use doctrine because:

1. It is a low resolution copy of the DVD;
2. It is a historically significant photo of famous individuals together in a notable production that is now closed, and no free equivalent is available or could be created;
3. It is included in the article for non-profit purposes of criticism, comment, and scholarship;[1]
4. The use of the image will not deprive the copyright holder of any income or opportunities; and
5. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the section of the article discussing the production depicted.

Fair Use rationale for use of the image in Linda Ronstadt

The use of the image in the article Linda Ronstadt qualifies under the fair use doctrine because:

1. It is a low resolution copy of the DVD;
2. It is a historically significant photo of the subject of the article (Ronstadt) and other famous individuals together in a notable theatre production that is now closed, and no free equivalent is available or could be created;
3. It is included in the article for non-profit purposes of criticism, comment, and scholarship;[2]
4. The use of the image will not deprive the copyright holder of any income or opportunities; and
5. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the section of the article discussing the performance depicted.

[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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