File:The Americans (Robert Frank).jpg

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Cover scan of The Americans by Robert Frank, sixth printing, 1997.

Fair use in The Americans[edit]

Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

  1. It illustrates an educational article about the book from which the cover illustration was taken.
  2. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
  3. The image illustrates the most recent edition of the book, in the context of an academic and historical explanation of that book.
  4. The use of the cover will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original. In particular, copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the book.
  5. It is a low resolution image.
  6. The image is only a small portion of the commercial product.
  7. The book and its contents are copyrighted, so this image is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.

Fair use in Robert Frank[edit]

Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

  1. It illustrates an educational article about the artist who authored the photographic book from which the cover illustration was taken.
  2. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the book, which is a highly significant topic discussed at length within the article Robert Frank.
  3. The use of the cover will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original. In particular, copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the book.
  4. It is a low resolution image.
  5. The image is only a small portion of the commercial product.
  6. The book and its contents are copyrighted, so this image is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.

Licensing[edit]

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current06:33, 17 October 2004Thumbnail for version as of 06:33, 17 October 2004300 × 266 (44 KB)Postdlf (talk | contribs)Cover scan of ''The Americans'' by Robert Frank, sixth printing 1997
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