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Summary

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Wolverine uses his claws for the first time in Origin #2.

Fair use rationales

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Non-free media information and use rationale true for Wolverine (character)
Description

This is a scan of Wolverine: The Origin #2 (February 2014), art by Andy Kubert, copyright Marvel Comics

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Scan

Article

Wolverine (character)

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Panel

Low resolution?

Small size unsuitable to use for high quality reproduction

Purpose of use

Image is used for purposes of illustration in the above-named article, a subject of public interest.

Replaceable?

Image is protected by copyright, therefore a free use alternative won't exist.

Other information

Although the picture is originally copyright, it is covered by fair use because:

  1. It is a low resolution copy of a comic book cover, hence, only a small portion of the commercial product;
  2. The use of the image will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to sell or distribute the original comic book;
  3. Copies of this image could not be used to make illegal copies of the comic book;
  4. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of topics in the article. For a visual medium such as comic books, words alone cannot adequately describe the subject;
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Wolverine (character)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wolverine-first-claws.jpgtrue
Non-free media information and use rationale true for Origin (comics)
Description

This is a scan of Wolverine: The Origin #2, art by Andy Kubert, copyright Marvel Comics

Source

Scan

Article

Origin (comics)

Portion used

Panel

Low resolution?

Small size unsuitable to use for high quality reproduction

Purpose of use

Image is used for purposes of illustration in the above-named article, a subject of public interest.

Replaceable?

Image is protected by copyright, therefore a free use alternative won't exist.

Other information

Although the picture is originally copyright, it is covered by fair use because:

  1. It is a low resolution copy of a comic book cover, hence, only a small portion of the commercial product;
  2. The use of the image will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to sell or distribute the original comic book;
  3. Copies of this image could not be used to make illegal copies of the comic book;
  4. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of topics in the article. For a visual medium such as comic books, words alone cannot adequately describe the subject;
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Origin (comics)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wolverine-first-claws.jpgtrue

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File history

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Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current07:19, 14 December 2017Thumbnail for version as of 07:19, 14 December 2017259 × 385 (23 KB)Theo's Little Bot (talk | contribs)Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
13:45, 25 February 2005No thumbnail300 × 447 (125 KB)Brian0918 (talk | contribs)Wolverine uses his claws for the first time in ''Origin #2''. Fair use: small size. {{fairuse}}

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