File:SweetPoster.jpg
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SweetPoster.jpg (261 × 381 pixels, file size: 25 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Summary
[edit]Description: Theatrical film poster of film--Murder, My Sweet. Image may have been cropped, edited for clarity, and is a low resolution capture to prevent piracy.
- Actors: Not applicable
- Source of image: U.C. Berkeley
- Web site: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/noir/hb-all.html
Re. Source
[edit]Derived from a digital capture of: the film poster. The creator of this digital version is irrelevant as the copyright in all equivalent images is still held by the same party. Copyright held by the film company or the artist. The image claimed as fair use regardless.
Fair use rationale for use in article Murder, My Sweet
[edit]Although this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws. Wikipedia editor Luigibob claims fair use because:
- This image is being used to illustrate the article of the movie in question and is used for informational purposes only.
- This is a low resolution image. Because of the low resolution, image could not be used to make illegal copies for sale.
- The image has been published outside Wikipedia; see source above.
- It is believed that this image will not devalue the ability of the copyright holder to profit from the original work. In fact, it may encourage sales. As such, the image does not in any way limit the ability of the copyright owners to market or sell their product.
- The image is itself a subject of discussion and used for critical commentary in the article.
- Image is needed for educational purposes in relation to the subject it is discussing and to identify the film in cinematic history.
Significance of image for use in the article
[edit]- The image is significant because it was used to promote a notable film noir produced in [1943-1944].
- The image of the poster is used as the film's primary means of visual identification in the Murder, My Sweet article.
Conclusion
[edit]- For the above stated reasons image used for critical commentary, reporting, and/or teaching qualifies as Fair Use.
Licensing
[edit]![]() | This image is of a film poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher or the creator of the work depicted. It is believed that the use of scaled-down, low-resolution images of film posters
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File history
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current | 06:33, 27 December 2017 | ![]() | 261 × 381 (25 KB) | Theo's Little Bot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) |
21:57, 24 January 2009 | No thumbnail | 292 × 427 (39 KB) | Before My Ken (talk | contribs) | even cropping of frame, enhance brightness and contrast |
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