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There is no free alternative to portray L, a character from a comic

[edit] Summary

http://jump.shueisha.co.jp/deathnote/charalist/index.html#03

[edit] Licensing

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- the issue of the comic book in question;
- the periodical comic book series of which this issue is a part; or
- the copyrighted comic book character(s) or group(s) on the cover of the issue in question;
or the use of low-resolution images of a single panel from a comic strip or an interior page of a comic book to illustrate:
- 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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[edit] Fair use

Non-free / fair use media rationale for L (Death Note)
Description	From the manga version of Death Note, fair use.
Source	Death Note manga
Article	L (Death Note)
Portion used	A section of a page with L's head
Low resolution?	yes
Purpose of use	To illustrate L in the manga
Replaceable?	There are no free alternatives to this picture - it portrays a fictional character in a manga.