File:Rope cameo screenshot.jpg

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Fair use for Image in Rope (film)[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 and quality than the original video (copies made from it will be of inferior quality).
2. No free or public domain images have been located for this content.
3. The image does not limit the copyright owners' rights to distribute the show or DVDs in any way.
4. The image is intended to represent the nature of the film. Its inclusion in the article is important as an example of an element specifically detailed in the article.
5. The image is being used for informational purposes only, and its use is not believed to detract from the original show or DVD in any way.

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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