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[edit] Summary

Non-free / fair use media rationale for Soun Tendo
Description	Soun in the Ranma ½ manga.
Source	A panel from the Ranma ½ manga. Vol.22, page 149.
Article	Soun Tendo
Portion used	Comic panel.
Low resolution?	Yes.
Purpose of use	To illustrate Soun Tendo fighting in his samurai armor.
Replaceable?	No fair use equivalent.

[edit] Fair use for Soun Tendo

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 scan of a comic (specifically, manga) panel;
It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the original manga or any adaptations thereof in any way;
The comic panel is only being used for informational purposes;
It illustrates a character of the manga 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.

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current	17:24, 11 November 2007	200×185 (34 KB)	David A (Talk \| contribs)
	17:20, 11 November 2007	347×322 (38 KB)	David A (Talk \| contribs)	(==Summary== {{Non-free fair use rationale \|Article=Soun Tendo \|Description=Soun in the Ranma ½ manga. \|Source=A panel from the Ranma ½ manga. Vol.22, page 149. \|Portion=Comic panel. \|Purpose=Event in the Ranma ½ manga, for illustration in S)