File:House (1977) special effects cat.png

Summary[edit]

Screenshot from the film House (1977) showing an example of the special effects in the film.

Source: © 1977, Toho / © 2009, The Criterion Collection

Fair use[edit]

It is believed that this image, House (1977) special effects cat.png, is subject to fair use in the article House (1977 film) because:

1. This image illustrates the text next to which it appears, which describes an important style of the special effects in the film.
2. It is of much lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality).
3. It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to market or sell the work in any way.
4. This image is used on various websites, so its use on Wikipedia does not make it significantly more accessible or visible than it already is.
5. The image is being used in an informative way and should not detract from the original work.
6. No free or public domain images have been located for this item.

Licensing[edit]

This image is a screenshot from a copyrighted film, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by the studio which produced the film, and possibly also by any actors appearing in the screenshot. It is believed that the use of a limited number of low-resolution screenshots for critical commentary and discussion of the film and its contents on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, qualifies as fair use under the Copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.

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