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Promotional image of film: The Great Balls of Fire!. (1989) Actors: Dennis Quaid as Jerry Lee Lewis and Steve Allen as himself.

Photograph by: Bob Marshak

Source: English IMdb. http://www.imdb.com/gallery/mptv/1157/Mptv/1157/5077_0022.jpg?path=gallery&path_key=0097457

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Derived from a digital capture (photo/scan) of promotional image of the Film (creator of this digital version is irrelevant as the copyright in all equivalent images is still held by the same party). Copyright held by the film company or the artist. Claimed as fair use regardless.

[edit] Fair use rationale for use in article Great Balls of Fire! (film)

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

• This image is being used to illustrate the article of the movie in question and is used for informational purposes only.
• This image is of low resolution of promotional image of film.
• Because of the low resolution, copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the image.
• It is believed that this image will not devalue the ability of the copyright holder to profit from the original work, in fact, it may encourage sales.
• The image is itself a subject of discussion and critical commentary in the article.
• Image is needed for educational purposes only in relation to the subject it is discussing and to identify the film in cinematic history.
• Image used for critical commentary, reporting, and teaching qualifies as Fair Use.
• The image is significant because it was used to promoted a notable 1989 film of a legendary early rock and roll star: Jerry Lee Lewis. Image of Steve Allen is also important because he was a pioneer of talk shows in the 1950s. Hence the image is ideal for the article.

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