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[edit] Fair use rationale

  • An image of the South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker spray-painting graffiti on the church's LA headquarters sign, as a reference to the Scientology controversy of Trapped in the Closet.
  • Source: [1].
  • Image is of a low resolution, and not reproducible in a high quality format.
  • Use of the image does not harm the owner commercially, image was produced to promote South Park.
  • Image will be used in encyclopedic fashion, to illustrate aftermath of Scientology controversy of Trapped in the Closet.
  • Image will be used appropriately in article mainspace, and not in template space.

[edit] Rationale for fair use in article Trapped in the Closet (South Park)

  • It is a low resolution image.
  • It is used here for purely encyclopedic and informational purposes.
  • It does not harm the copyright owner commercially.
  • No freely-licensed alternative is available.

Furthermore, we believe this image is important to the article because:

  • It contributes significantly to the article by illustrating the Scientology controversy reference analyzed and discussed inside the article.
Non-free / fair use media rationale for Trapped in the Closet (South Park episode)
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Article

Trapped in the Closet (South Park episode)
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All
Low resolution?

Low resolution
Purpose of use

To illustrate key image from Rolling Stone cover issue on South Park, interview with Matt Stone and Trey Parker.
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None
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current15:35, 11 March 2007344×344 (107 KB)Michaelas10 (Talk | contribs) (== Summary == An image of the South Park creators Matt Stone and Tray Parker spray-painting grafitti on the church's LA headquarters sign, as a reference to the Scientology controversy of [[Trapped in the Closet (South Park)|Trapped in the Clo)

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