File:Myfirstwedding lg.jpg

Summary[edit]

The original U.S. theatrical poster for the film My First Wedding (2006).
The copyright © in this image is owned by UKFS 4 LLP and 9109-3922 Quebec Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Fair use in My First Wedding[edit]

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

1. The image is of lower resolution than the original poster (copies made from it will be of inferior quality).
2. It doesn't limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the film in any way, in fact, it may encourage sales.
3. For an article about a film, the original poster is arguably one of the most important images that could be included.
4. The image is itself a subject of discussion in the article or used in the infobox thereof.
5. The poster is intended to provide an illustration for a well-known and significant film, and the purpose of the poster is to suggest something of the film's style.
6. The poster's use on Wikipedia is entirely encyclopedic in nature.
7. The poster is being used for informational purposes only, and its use is not believed to detract from the original film in any way.
8. The poster is used on various websites, and its use on Wikipedia does not make it significantly more accessible than it already is.

Source[edit]

1. Derived from a digital capture (photo/scan) of the Film Poster (creator of this digital version is irrelevant as the copyright in all equivalent images is still held by the same party). Copyright held by the film companies. Claimed as fair use regardless.

Licensing:[edit]

This image is of a poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher or the creator of the work depicted. It is believed that the use of scaled-down, low-resolution images of posters to provide critical commentary on the film, event, etc. in question or of the poster itself, not solely for illustration 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.

To the uploader: Please add a detailed non-free use rationale for each article the image is used in, which must also declare compliance with the other parts of the non-free content criteria, as well as the source of the work and copyright information. For example non-free use rationales, see Wikipedia:Use rationale examples. This tag should only be used for posters. Try using Template:Non-free use rationale poster to state the rationale. To patrollers and administrators: If this image has an appropriate rationale please append |image has rationale=yes as a parameter to the license template. Fair use true