File:The Wire - Season 3.jpg

Summary[edit]

• Source: The Wire season 3 DVD cover
• Copyright holder: HBO
• Description: The DVD cover of the third season of the HBO television drama series The Wire showing Wood Harris as Avon Barksdale (main left), Idris Elba as Stringer Bell (main right), Dominic West as Jimmy McNulty (left in reflection) and Sonja Sohn as Kima Greggs (right in reflection).

Fair use for The Wire season 3[edit]

This image, The_Wire_-_Season_3.jpg, is being linked here; though the picture is subject to copyright I (Opark 77) feel it is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

• The photo is of low resolution to the original, and therefore it does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell, produce, or advertise the show in any way
• It is used to identify the subject of the article
• It features members of the starring cast
• It is accompanied by commentary on the cast, the season, the DVD and the show in general

Licensing[edit]

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