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[edit] Summary

Detail from panel depicting the character Spirou, late 30s, copyright Rob-Vel, Dupuis; source: [1]

[edit] Fair use rationale

It is believed that this image, Rob-vel-spirou1.jpg, is subject to fair use in the article Spirou et Fantasio because:

This image illustrates the text next to which it appears, which describes the characters portrayed.
The image is used for identification and critical commentary of the article subject
This particular image is considered significant because it represents a first publication event
It is of much lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality).
It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to market or sell the work in any way.
This image is used on various websites, so its use on Wikipedia does not make it significantly more accessible or visible than it already is.
The image is being used in an informative way and should not detract from the original work.
No free or public domain images may be located for this item.

It is believed that this image, Rob-vel-spirou1.jpg, is subject to fair use in the article Robert Velter because:

The image is used for identification and critical commentary of the article subject
The image is used to provide a sample of the comic book artist's work
This particular image is considered significant because it represents a first publication event
It is used in Wikipedia only for educational purposes and is not used for profit.
It is of lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality).
It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to market or sell the work in any way.
No free or public domain images may be located for this item.
Its use on Wikipedia does not compete with the copyright holder.
Its use on Wikipedia is not expected to decrease the value of the copyright to its holder.

Non-free / fair use media rationale for Spirou (character)
Description	Late 30s Spirou, as designed by Rob-Vel
Source	http://spiroutj.free.fr/hist/robv.htm
Article	Spirou (character)
Portion used	panel detail
Low resolution?	Yes
Purpose of use	For identification in critical commentary, for educational purposes demonstrating origin.
Replaceable?	No

[edit] Licensing

This image is an illustration of a character or characters in a comic book, video game, or animated television program or film. The copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher/producer and/or artist(s) producing the work in question. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of character artwork:

for commentary on the character or characters in question,
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 for more information.

To the uploader: please add a detailed fair use rationale as described on Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	04:06, 8 January 2007	170×259 (12 KB)	Murgh (Talk \| contribs)	({{character-artwork}} It is believed that this image, Rob-vel-spirou1.jpg, is subject to fair use in the article Spirou et Fantasio because: # This image illustrates the text next to which it appears, which describes the characters portrayed. #It is )