File:Hit Comics 1.jpg
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The Red Bee on the cover of Hit Comics #1 (July 1940), Quality Comics.
Fair use in Red Bee (comics)[edit]
Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:
- The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
- The image is from the cover of a comic book that represents a significant use of the character Red Bee, namely its debut appearance.
- The use of the comic book cover will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original. In particular, copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the book.
- It is a low resolution image.
- The image is only a small portion of the commercial product.
- The character is copyrighted, and so it is impossible to replace it with an uncopyrighted or freely licensed image.
Fair use rationale[edit]
Description |
Cover of Hit Comics #1 (July 1940), |
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Source |
scan |
Article | |
Portion used |
Full front cover as published. |
Low resolution? |
low resolution unsuitable to use for high-end reproduction. |
Purpose of use |
The image is used as one of the primary means of visual identification of the article topic, a historically important comic-book publisher. The image depicts one of the defunct Quality Comics' most important artists, Lou Fine, discussed within the article text. |
Replaceable? |
No free use image available. |
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Quality Comics//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hit_Comics_1.jpgtrue |
This image is from a comic strip, webcomic or from the cover or interior of a comic book. The copyright for this image is most likely owned by either the publisher of the comic or the writer(s) and/or artist(s) which produced the comic in question. It is believed that
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. | |
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current | 21:13, 6 October 2017 | 262 × 379 (45 KB) | Ronjones (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image to NFCC guideline | |
02:51, 22 June 2005 | No thumbnail | 350 × 507 (160 KB) | Postdlf (talk | contribs) | The Red Bee on the cover of ''Hit Comics'' #1 (July, 1940), Quality Comics. {{comiccover}} |
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