File:Spider Woman 1978 Issue 9.jpg

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Summary[edit]

This is a scan of the cover of Spider-Woman #9 (December 1978), art by Carmine Infantino and Bob Wiacek, used in accordance with fair use policy (see below) for the purpose of depicting the character the Needle. The image was obtained from http://www.spiderfan.org/comics/images/spiderwoman/009.jpg

Licensing[edit]

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the use of low-resolution images of the cover of a comic book to illustrate:
- the issue of the comic book in question;
- the periodical comic book series of which this issue is a part; or
- the copyrighted comic book character(s) or group(s) on the cover of the issue in question;
or the use of low-resolution images of a single panel from a comic strip or an interior page of a comic book to illustrate:
- the scene or storyline depicted, or
- the copyrighted character(s) or group(s) depicted on the excerpted panel in question;
where no free alternative exists or can be created,
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 and Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/copyright for more information.
Fair use

Fair use rationales[edit]

Non-free media information and use rationale true for Needle (comics)
Description	the cover of Spider-Woman #9 (December 1978), depicting the character the Needle
Source	http://www.spiderfan.org/comics/images/spiderwoman/009.jpg
Article	Needle (comics)
Portion used	Front cover
Low resolution?	Small size unsuitable to use for high quality reproduction
Purpose of use	Image is used for purposes of illustration in the above-named article, a subject of public interest.
Replaceable?	Image is protected by copyright, therefore a free use alternative won't exist.
Other information	Although the picture is originally copyright, it is covered by fair use because: It is a low resolution copy of a comic book cover, hence, only a small portion of the commercial product; The use of the image will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to sell or distribute the original comic book; Copies of this image could not be used to make illegal copies of the comic book; The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of topics in the article. For a visual medium such as comic books, words alone cannot adequately describe the subject; This particular issue is considered significant because it is the first appearance of this character.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Needle (comics)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spider_Woman_1978_Issue_9.jpgtrue

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	06:55, 26 March 2017		254 × 391 (38 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	21:58, 14 July 2006	No thumbnail	494 × 761 (97 KB)	GentlemanGhost (talk \| contribs)	This is a scan of the cover of ''Spider-Woman'' #9 (December 1978), art by Carmine Infantino and Bob Wiacek, used in accordance with fair use policy (see below) for the purpose of depicting the character the Needle (comics). The image was

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Needle (comics)