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[edit] Fair use rationales

Non-free / fair use media rationale for Rogue (comics)
Description	This is a scan of the cover to Uncanny X-Men #359, art by Chris Bachalo, copyright Marvel Comics
Source	Scan
Article	Rogue (comics)
Portion used	Cover
Low resolution?	Small size unsuitable to use for high quality reproduction
Purpose of use	Image is used for purposes of illustration in the above-named article, a subject of public interest.
Replaceable?	Image is protected by copyright, therefore a free use alternative won't exist.
Other information	Although the picture is originally copyright, it is covered by fair use because: It is a low resolution copy of a comic book cover, hence, only a small portion of the commercial product; The use of the image 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; Copies of this image could not be used to make illegal copies of the comic book; 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;

[edit] Fair use rationale

This image, Rogue.jpg, is being linked here; though the picture is subject to copyright I (RossF18 16:59, 27 July 2007 (UTC)) feel it is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

No free alternative can exist given the likeness of the character is a trademark and thus protected (Wikipedia:Non-free use met);
It is a low resolution copy of a comic book cover;
The image was released to the media to promote the issue in question (Respect for commercial opportunities. Non-free content is not used in a manner that is likely to replace the original market role of the original copyrighted media Wikipedia:Non-free use met);
1. (a) Minimal usage.
2. (b) Minimal extent of use.
It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the comic book in any way;
Copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the comic book cover art on another comic book;
The comic is significant for the character (as it is one of only few she appeared in), provides a great illustration of the character for the article, and provides a visual animosity between Kimura and X-23 (which is key apsect of her personality in the article). Non-free content is used only if its presence would significantly increase readers' understanding of the topic, and its omission would be detrimental to that understanding.(Wikipedia:Non-free use met);
Content. Non-free content meets general Wikipedia content requirements and is encyclopedic.
Previous publication. Non-free content must have been published outside Wikipedia (Wikipedia:Non-free use met).
Media-specific policy. The material meets Wikipedia's media-specific policy. For example, images must meet Wikipedia:Image use policy. (Wikipedia:Non-free use met);
One-article minimum. Non-free content is used in at least one article. (Wikipedia:Non-free use met);
Restrictions on location. Non-free content is allowed only in articles (not disambiguation pages), and only in article namespace, subject to exemptions. (To prevent an image category from displaying thumbnails, add to it; images are linked, not inlined, from talk pages when they are a topic of discussion.) (Wikipedia:Non-free use met);
Image description page. The image or media description page contains the following: (a) Attribution of the source of the material and, if different from the source, of the copyright (Wikipedia:Non-free use met (see below)

[edit] Licensing

This image is from a comic strip, webcomic or from the cover or interior of a comic book. The copyright for this image is most likely owned by either the publisher of the comic or the writer(s) and/or artist(s) which produced the comic in question. It is believed that

the use of low-resolution images of the cover of a comic book to illustrate:
- the issue of the comic book in question;
- the periodical comic book series of which this issue is a part; or
- the copyrighted comic book character(s) or group(s) on the cover of the issue in question;
or the use of low-resolution images of a single panel from a comic strip or an interior page of a comic book to illustrate:
- the scene or storyline depicted, or
- the copyrighted character(s) or group(s) depicted on the excerpted panel in question;
where no free alternative exists or can be created,
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 and Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/copyright for more information.

To the uploader: please add a fair use rationale as described on Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.