File:Commodore 16 001 (fair use).jpg

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Summary

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A photo of the Commodore 16 packaging

Non-free media information and use rationale true for Commodore 16
Description

A photo of the Commodore 16 packaging

Source

Photograph by User:Cbmeeks (originally uploaded to Wikipedia, transferred to Commons, transferred back here as not freely-usable). Packaging itself presumed to be from Commodore and copyrighted. See licensing notes below.

Article

Commodore 16

Portion used

Part of box: front and sides only.

Low resolution?

Yes

Purpose of use

To illustrate a commercial example of the product that is the subject of the article.

Replaceable?

Since it is a copyrighted packaging, the image is not replaceable with a "free content" image.

Other information

Licensing notes: The (re-)photograph was/is licensed by Cbmeeks under the "GFDL" and "cc-by-sa-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0". However, it cannot be used under those terms as Commodore (or their successor) still holds the copyright in the box art and hasn't released *that* under those terms.

Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Commodore 16http://70.231.62.181/index.php/File:Commodore_16_001_(fair_use).jpgtrue

Licensing

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Copyrighted
This image is of a branded product cover, and the copyright for it is most likely held by either the company responsible for marketing the product in question or the manufacturer which produced either the cover or product itself. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of branded product covers
  • To illustrate the product or brand in question,
  • Where no free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information,
  • on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies as fair use under the copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.

Attention
To the uploader:
  1. Please add a detailed non-free use rationale for each article the image is used in, which must also declare compliance with the other parts of the non-free content criteria, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.
  2. For example non-free use rationales, see Wikipedia:Use rationale examples.
  3. This tag should only be used for product cover images. Do not use it for other purposes.
  4. Template:Cover rationale may be helpful for stating the rationale.
To patrollers and administrators: If this image has an appropriate rationale please append |image has rationale=yes as a parameter to the license template.

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