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Fair use rationale

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Non-free media data
Description

Cover of Spyman vol. 1, 1 (Sept. 1966) Cover art by George Tuska (pencils & inks, main image) & Jim Steranko (pencils & inks, inset)

Source

"Spyman #1". Grand Comics Database Project. Retrieved 6 November 2006.

Portion used

Full front cover as published, a small percentage of the comic book.

Low resolution?

Low, unsuitable to use for high end reproduction. In particular, it could not be used to make illegal copies.

Other information

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

  1. It illustrates educational articles about, respectively below, an artist associated with the comic-book series, and the series itself.
  2. The image is used as the sole or one of the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
  3. The use of the cover will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original. In particular, copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the comic book.
  4. It is a low-resolution image.
  5. The image is only a small portion of the commercial product.
Non-free media rationale for Jim Steranko
Article

Jim Steranko

Purpose of use

Illustration of the artist's work. Comic books are visual medium, and an illustration of a comic-book artist's work is critical to understanding the subject of this article, a comic-book artist. In addition, this is a historically significant work, depicting the artist's first published work in comic books.

Replaceable?

No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Non-free media rationale for Spyman
Article

Spyman

Purpose of use

To provide an example of the comic-book series that is the subject of this article. Comic books are visual medium, and a representative illustration of a comic-book series is critical to understanding the subject of this article.

Replaceable?

No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters and a copyrighted publication, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

Licensing

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File history

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Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current02:43, 4 July 2017Thumbnail for version as of 02:43, 4 July 2017257 × 388 (37 KB)DatBot (talk | contribs)Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
18:53, 6 November 2006No thumbnail400 × 605 (85 KB)Tenebrae (talk | contribs)Cover ''Spyman'' #1 (Sept. 1966) - Harvey Comics (defunct co.) - art by Geroge Tuska (pencils & inks, main image) & Jim Steranko (pencils & inks, inset) http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=20345&zoom=4

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