File:Lightwave band.gif
Lightwave_band.gif (380 × 258 pixels, file size: 37 KB, MIME type: image/gif)
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| current | 23:53, 27 December 2011 | | 380 × 258 (37 KB) | Soul Crusher (talk | contribs) | == Fair use in Lightwave== Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because: # It illustrates an educational article about the entity that the image represents. # The image is used as the |
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