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[edit] Fair use rationale

Non-free / fair use media rationale for Black Lightning
Description	Artwork for the cover of Secret Origins vol. 2, #26 (May, 1988). Art by Kevin Nowlan.
Source	http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=44411&zoom=4
Article	Black Lightning
Portion used	Partial artwork for the front cover. Cropping and removal of background by original uploader User:Lesfer.
Low resolution?	250px size unsuitable to use for high end reproduction.
Purpose of use	Illustration of an example of the character's original appearance within the article.
Replaceable?	No free use image available. As this is a fictional, copyrighted character, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.
Other information	All DC Comics characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are Trademarks & Copyright © 1988 DC Comics, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

[edit] Licensing

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- the issue of the comic book in question;
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- the scene or storyline depicted, or
- the copyrighted character(s) or group(s) depicted on the excerpted panel in question;
where no free alternative exists or can be created,
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 and Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/copyright for more information.

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current	01:41, 16 February 2008	250×315 (33 KB)	J Greb (Talk \| contribs)	(Reduced size as per Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/copyright#Resolution.)