File:Spideychapterone-1.jpg

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Fair use rationales[edit]

Non-free media information and use rationale true for Spider-Man: Chapter One
Description

This is a scan of the cover to Spider-Man Chapter One #1 (December 1998), art by John Byrne (comics), copyright Marvel Comics

Source

Scan

Article

Spider-Man: Chapter One

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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:

  1. It is a low resolution copy of a comic book cover, hence, only a small portion of the commercial product;
  2. 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;
  3. Copies of this image could not be used to make illegal copies of the comic book;
  4. 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;
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Spider-Man: Chapter One//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spideychapterone-1.jpgtrue
Non-free media information and use rationale true for John Byrne (comics)
Description

This is a scan of the cover to Spider-Man Chapter One #1 (December 1998), art by John Byrne (comics), copyright Marvel Comics

Source

Scan

Article

John Byrne (comics)

Portion used

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:

  1. It is a low resolution copy of a comic book cover, hence, only a small portion of the commercial product;
  2. 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;
  3. Copies of this image could not be used to make illegal copies of the comic book;
  4. 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;
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of John Byrne (comics)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spideychapterone-1.jpgtrue

Summary[edit]

Cover to Spider-Man Chapter One #1 (December, 1998). Art by John Byrne (comics). [1] This image is a homage to Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko's August, 1962 cover for Amazing Fantasy #15, which was the first appearance of Spider-Man Image:AmazingFantasy15.jpg.

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current02:13, 6 July 2017Thumbnail for version as of 02:13, 6 July 2017260 × 383 (37 KB)DatBot (talk | contribs)Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
13:59, 1 October 2005No thumbnail400 × 590 (80 KB)Hueysheridan (talk | contribs)Cover to ''Spider-Man Chapter One'' #1 (December, 1998). Art by John Byrne. [http://www.comics.org/details.lasso?id=62409] This image is a homage to Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko's 1962 cover for ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15, which was
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