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Non-free image data
Description

Artwork for the cover of Watchmen: Who Watches the Watchmen? (1987). Art by Dave Gibbons.
Source

http://movieblog.ugo.com/index.php/movieblog/C67/
Portion used

Portion of the artwork for the front cover of the sourcebook for the DC Heroes roleplaying game published by Mayfair Games and international editions of Watchmen. cf Image:Rorschach.jpg for partial image.
Low resolution?

300px size unsuitable to use for high end reproduction.
Other information All DC Comics characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are Trademarks & Copyright © 1987 DC Comics, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Non-free image rationale for Alan Moore
Article

Alan Moore
Purpose of use

Illustration of one of the writer's signature series/characters.
Replaceable?

No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.
Non-free image rationale for Dave Gibbons
Article

Dave Gibbons
Purpose of use

Illustration of the artist's work.
Replaceable?

No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.
Non-free image rationale for Events from the Modern Age of Comic Books
Article

Events from the Modern Age of Comic Books
Purpose of use

Illustration of an example within the article.
Replaceable?

No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.
Non-free image rationale for List of Watchmen characters
Article

List of Watchmen characters
Purpose of use

For identification purposes in conjunction with discussion of the topic of the article.
Replaceable?

No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.
Non-free image rationale for Superhero
Article

Superhero
Purpose of use

Illustration of an example and/or a specific point within the article.
Replaceable?

No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.
Non-free image rationale for Watchmen
Article

Watchmen
Purpose of use

Illustration of a point within the article, specifically the characters used in the publication.
Replaceable?

No free use image available. As these are fictional, copyrighted characters, a freely-licensed alternative could not reasonably be obtained.

[edit] Licensing

Copyrighted This image is from a comic strip, webcomic or from the cover or interior of a comic book. The copyright for this image is most likely owned by either the publisher of the comic or the writer(s) and/or artist(s) which produced the comic in question. It is believed that
  • the use of low-resolution images of the cover of a comic book to illustrate:
    • 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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