File:Black Water 2012 Will Gill.jpg

Summary[edit]

Media data and Non-free use rationale

Description	Black Water, 2012 by Will Gill 30" x 42" Acrylic ink on Grafix Drafting Film
Author or copyright owner	Will Gill
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Original publication: The image was first published on the artist's website. Immediate source: http://www.williamgill.ca/painting-2012.html
Date of publication	2012
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Will Gill (artist)
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	The image depicts a major painted work of the artist.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	It is an original work of art. There is no alternative illustration.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	This file will be displayed once, on the artist's page.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	The image is a low resolution copy of the original work and would be unlikely to impact sales of prints or be usable as a desktop backdrop.
Other information	Aside from the claim that this file qualifies for use without permission under fair use, this file is also available under a license that permits unrestricted redistribution in unaltered form but forbids derivative works. Files licensed under such terms do not meet the definition of Free Cultural Works as adopted by the Wikimedia Foundation, and are therefore considered non-free on Wikipedia and may only be used under Wikipedia's non-free content policy. This tag must only be used with a non-free license tag and a valid fair use rationale as required by policy.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Will Gill (artist)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Black_Water_2012_Will_Gill.jpgtrue

Licensing[edit]

This image represents a two-dimensional work of art, such as a drawing, painting, print, or similar creation. The copyright for this image is likely owned by either the artist who created it, the individual who commissioned the work, or their legal heirs. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of artworks: for purposes of critical commentary on: the specific work in question, the artistic genre or technique employed in the artwork, or the artistic school or tradition to which the artist is associated, as applied within the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers located in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other use of this image, whether on Wikipedia or elsewhere, could potentially constitute a copyright infringement. For further information, please refer to Wikipedia's guidelines on non-free content. Fair use //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Black_Water_2012_Will_Gill.jpg true

Fair use in Will Gill (artist)[edit]

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

1. This is a historically significant work that could not be conveyed in words.
2. Inclusion is for information, education, and analysis only.
3. Its inclusion in the article(s) adds significantly to the article(s) because it shows a major type of work produced by the artist.
4. The image is a low resolution copy of the original work and would be unlikely to impact sales of prints or be usable as a desktop backdrop.
5. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.