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[edit] Summary

Theatrical poster of color film noir: Slightly Scarlet.

Source of image: DVD Beaver. http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDReviews22/slightly_scarlet_dvd_review.htm

[edit] Re Source

Derived from a digital capture (photo/scan) of the film poster. 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. Claimed as fair use regardless.

[edit] Fair use rationale for use in article Slightly Scarlet

Although this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

• This image is being used to illustrate the article of the movie in question and is used for informational purposes only.
• This image is a low resolution of the film poster.
• 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

• Image is significant because it was used to promote a notable color film noir in 1956. Only 11 film noirs were shot in color during the "classic period of film noir.
• The image of poster is used as the film's primary means of visual identification in the Slightly Scarlet article.

[edit] Licensing

This image is of a poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher or the creator of the work depicted. It is believed that the use of scaled-down, low-resolution images of posters to provide critical commentary on the film, event, etc. in question or of the poster itself, not solely for illustration 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 well as the source of the work and copyright information.

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