File:G Magazine cover April 2009.jpg

April 2009 cover of G Magazine, featuring a photo of Brazilian model Ricardo Villani.

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Fair use for G Magazine[edit]

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

1. It illustrates an educational article about the entity that the image represents; namely it is the first issue of the magazine.
2. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
3. It is of lower resolution than the original, and thus not suitable for production of counterfeit goods.
4. The image is not used in such a way a reader would be confused into believing that the article is written or authorized by the owner of the image.
5. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value, as all issues of the magazine are similarly copyrighted.
6. The photo is only being used for informational purposes.

Source[edit]

The ultimate source is G Magazine itself, the intermediate steps, namely who exactly photographed scanned it in, is not crucial for copyright principles, being that they would be reproductions without originality.