File:Blue Drop Characters.jpg

Fair use for Blue Drop[edit]

Though the picture is subject to copyright I (Kazu-kun) feel it is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

• it was created out of three low-resolution copies of artworks depicting the main characters of the three different media that comprise the Blue Drop franchise .
• it does not limit the copyright owners rights to sell the series on DVD or manga volumes in any way.
• it illustrates the main characters and aids commentary on the plot outline; the picture shows characters' traits that are discussed in the article.
• there is no free alternative depicting the main characters of the series.
• The copyright is held by Akihito Yoshitomi

Licensing[edit]

This image is an illustration of a character or characters in a comic book, video game, or animated television program or film. The copyright for it is most likely held by either the publisher/producer and/or artist(s) producing the work in question. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of character artwork: for commentary on the character or characters in question, where no free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information, 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 for more information.

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