File:Rob-vel-spirou1.jpg

Summary[edit]

Detail from panel depicting the character Spirou, late 30s, copyright Rob-Vel, Dupuis; source: [1]

Fair use rationale[edit]

It is believed that this image, Rob-vel-spirou1.jpg, is subject to fair use in the article Spirou & Fantasio because:

• This image illustrates the text next to which it appears, which describes the characters portrayed.
• The image is used for identification and critical commentary of the article subject
• This particular image is considered significant because it represents a first publication event
• It is of much lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality).
• It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to market or sell the work in any way.
• 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.
• The image is being used in an informative way and should not detract from the original work.
• No free or public domain images may be located for this item.

It is believed that this image, Rob-vel-spirou1.jpg, is subject to fair use in the article Robert Velter because:

• The image is used for identification and critical commentary of the article subject
• The image is used to provide a sample of the comic book artist's work
• This particular image is considered significant because it represents a first publication event
• It is used in Wikipedia only for educational purposes and is not used for profit.
• It is of lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality).
• It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to market or sell the work in any way.
• No free or public domain images may be located for this item.
• Its use on Wikipedia does not compete with the copyright holder.
• Its use on Wikipedia is not expected to decrease the value of the copyright to its holder.

Licensing[edit]

This image is an illustration of a character or characters in a comic book, video game, or animated television program or film. The copyright for it is most likely held by either the publisher/producer and/or artist(s) producing the work in question. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of character artwork: for commentary on the character or characters in question, where no free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information, on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. 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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