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Description Original title card for the Warner Brothers cartoon short Speaking of the Weather, part of the Merrie Melodies series produced by Leon Schlesinger and distributed by The Vitaphone Corporation. Originally released to theaters on September 4, 1937, the cartoon is centered around literary figures coming to life in a drugstore whose owner has just closed the facility for the night.
Author or
copyright owner
Warner Bros. Pictures; original copyright by The Vitaphone Corporation.
Source (WP:NFCC#4) YouTube screen capture of the short
Date of publication September 4, 1937
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) Speaking of the Weather
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) This is the original title card for the short. Its significance is to help the readers identify the cartoon, assuring them that they have reached the right article containing critical commentary about the film.
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free media because
(WP:NFCC#1)
It is a screenshot from a copyrighted work and there is almost certainly no free equivalent for this copyrighted title card. Any substitute that is not a derivative work would fail to convey the meaning intended or would fail the supposed purpose of identification or commentary.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) This is merely an image of the title card and does not feature any additional footage from the film. The title card is used here alone and in its entirety in order for the intended significance thereof to be conveyed.
Respect for
commercial opportunities
(WP:NFCC#2)
This work is not used in a manner that is likely to replace the intended market role of the original copyrighted media. Multiple items of non-free content are not used if one item can convey equivalent significant information, and an entire work is not used if a portion will suffice. There is little likelihood that this file would be used for deliberate copyright infringement, if it were ever used for that purpose at all.
Other information The use of this image in its respective article complies with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines regarding non-free content and with the fair use provisions of United States copyright law.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Speaking of the Weather//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Speaking_of_the_Weather_title_card.pngtrue

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current23:50, 8 December 2017Thumbnail for version as of 23:50, 8 December 2017368 × 270 (170 KB)DatBot (talk | contribs)Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
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