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Non-free/fair use media rationale for Chris Moore (illustrator)

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  • Selected to give a representative portrayal of the artist's style and his most notable recent work, for the SF masterworks series.

Although this image is subject to copyright, its use here is covered by US fair use laws because:

  1. The image is only being used in the article about the illustrator (Chris Moore (illustrator)) for informational and educational purposes.
  2. Use of the image enhances the article in a manner that mere prose cannot, and meets all criteria in WP:NFCC.
  3. The image is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.
  4. The image is a low resolution image of the book cover, in an inferior graphics format (JPEG).
  5. The image is only a small portion of the commercially sold product (ie the book).
  6. The use of this image will not affect the value of the original artwork.
  7. The use of this image will not limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute or make a profit from the original. In particular, copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the book.

Non-free/fair use media rationale for The Stars My Destination

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  • Selected as the current identifying art for the book in the UK and a plurality of other territories; and to show a contemporary interpretation of the book, in particular of its distinctive central character Gully Foyle, by a notable artist (Chris Moore), for a notable series (SF Masterworks), making a valuable contrast to the original 1950s cover art.

Although this image is subject to copyright, its use here is covered by US fair use laws because:

  1. The image is only being used in the article about the book (The Stars My Destination) for informational and educational purposes.
  2. It is an image of the cover of the most recent UK edition of this book, by a notable artist, for a notable series.
  3. Use of the book cover visually identifies the book and its author in a manner that mere prose cannot, and meets all criteria in WP:NFCC.
  4. This image enhances the article in which it's displayed, as it provides an immediate relevance to the reader more capably than the textual description alone.
  5. The image is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.
  6. The image is a primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
  7. The image is a low resolution image of the book cover, in an inferior graphics format (JPEG).
  8. The image is only a small portion of the commercially sold product (ie the book).
  9. The use of this image will not affect the value of the original artwork.
  10. The use of this image will not limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute or make a profit from the original. In particular, copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the book.

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File history

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Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current06:43, 25 November 2017Thumbnail for version as of 06:43, 25 November 2017255 × 390 (21 KB)Theo's Little Bot (talk | contribs)Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
20:39, 5 July 2005No thumbnail310 × 475 (147 KB)Sunburst (talk | contribs)the stars my destination

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