File:TLMArielsBeginningDVD.jpg

Summary[edit]

DVD cover of the direct-to-video Disney film The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning, obtained from https://www.amazon.com

Fair Use Rationale:

• No free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately depict the detail and identify the subject matter of the article in the same way, based on the fact that the DVD cover is of copyrighted characters.
• The DVD cover is of low resolution.
• The DVD cover does not limit the copyright owners' rights to distribute the film in any way.
• The DVD cover meets general Wikipedia content requirements.
• The DVD cover contributes significantly to The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning article by giving visual aid of a main aspect of how the film was marketed.
• The DVD cover is being used for informational purposes only and is not considered to detract from the film in any way.

Licensing:[edit]

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To the uploader: Please add a detailed non-free use rationale for each article the image is used in, which must also declare compliance with the other parts of the non-free content criteria, as well as the source of the work and copyright information. For example non-free use rationales, see Wikipedia:Use rationale examples. This tag should only be used for video covers. Try using Template:Non-free use rationale video cover to state the rationale. To patrollers and administrators: If this image has an appropriate rationale please append |image has rationale=yes as a parameter to the license template. Fair use true