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Fair use in Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact[edit]

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

1. It's a low resolution copy of a drawing.
2. It doesn't limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the drawing in any way, in fact, it may encourage sales.
3. Because of the low resolution, copies could not be used to make illegal prints/copies of the artwork/image.
4. The image illustrates a subject of discussion in the article.

Fair use in World War II political cartoons[edit]

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

1. It's a low resolution copy of a drawing.
2. It doesn't limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the drawing in any way, in fact, it may encourage sales.
3. Because of the low resolution, copies could not be used to make illegal prints/copies of the artwork/image.
4. The image illustrates a subject of discussion in the article, being cited as a famous example of the topic in multiple substantial and scholarly works such as Europe at War 1939-1945.

Fair use in David Low (cartoonist)[edit]

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

1. It's a low resolution copy of a drawing.
2. It doesn't limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the drawing in any way, in fact, it may encourage sales.
3. Because of the low resolution, copies could not be used to make illegal prints/copies of the artwork/image.
4. The image is not replaceable, in that no free image exists which could perform the same function.
5. The image itself is discussed in a section of the article.
6. The image is already widely distributed (e.g. used in history textbooks)