File:AstralMan bySamGrainger.jpg

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Description

Comic-book panel featuring superhero Astral Man by Sam Grainger, from The Best of Star-Studded Comics (Hamster Press, 2004)

Source

http://www.billschelly.com/media/SS-AstralMan.jpg

Article

Sam Grainger

Portion used

Detail from a single comic-book panel

Low resolution?

yes

Purpose of use

To illustrate the work of the artist in the artist's own article

Replaceable?

No free alternative available

Other information

Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

  1. It illustrates an educational article about the artist who is the subject of the article.
  2. It is historically significant as an illustration of one of the artist's earliest creations, an original character that appeared in the fan press. Moreover, it is an unadorned example of the pencil art of an artist best known for his ink art.
  3. The image is used as one of the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
  4. The use of the 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 comic book.
  5. It is a low-resolution image.
  6. The image is only a small portion of the commercial product.
  7. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.
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Summary

Comic-book panel featuring superhero Astral Man by Sam Grainger, from The Best of Star-Studded Comics (Hamster Press, 2004)

Source: http://www.billschelly.com/media/SS-AstralMan.jpg

Licensing

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Fair use rationale

This image meets the following fair-use criteria:

  • No free alternative possible
  • Is the only available illustration of this character created by the article's subject and referred to in the article
  • Is a small, low-resolution image
  • Does not deprive the subject of ability to make money in any way, and is not being used in misleading manner

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