File:ComusBand.jpg
Summary
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| Description |
promotional picture of band, c. 1971 |
|---|---|
| Source |
Band's own website, originally Dawn Records, long since defunct. |
| Article | |
| Portion used |
all, as a lesser position would be inadequate |
| Low resolution? |
yes, and there is no realistic possibility of infringing commercial opportunities here |
| Purpose of use |
as illustration and recognition; those readers unfamiliar with early 1970s prog/acid/folk music will be edified by the ethos depicted in the image. |
| Replaceable? |
not replaceable as no copyright-free images of this band are known to exist. In particular, the non-free content requirement that "images of living people that merely show what they look like to be replaceable by free-licensed images and unsuitable" is of no application here, since this image shows these people at the time when they achieved notability, and any later image would not achieve the same purpose. Also, there are few images of the band collectively, and cannot be replaced by individual images, since none are known to exist. |
| Other information |
The band was originally notable nearly 40 years ago; although they have recently reformed, to a limited extent, it will not be possible to express their original image without using this fair-use image. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Comus (band)http://70.231.62.181/index.php/File:ComusBand.jpgtrue | |
Licensing
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The copyright for it is most likely owned by the company who created the promotional item or the artist who produced the item in question; you must provide evidence of such ownership. Lack of such evidence is grounds for deletion.
It is believed that the use of some images of promotional material to illustrate:
- the person(s), product, event, or subject in question;
- where the image is unrepeatable, i.e. a free image could not be created to replace it;
- on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation;
qualifies as fair use under Copyright law of the United States. Any other usage of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, might be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:Publicity photos.
Additionally, the copyright holder may have granted permission for use in works such as Wikipedia. However, if they have, this permission likely does not fall under a free license.
Please note that our policy usually considers fair use images of living people that merely show what they look like to be replaceable by free-licensed images and unsuitable for the project. If this is not the case for this image, a rationale must be provided proving that the image provides information beyond simple identification or showing that this image is difficult to replace by a free-licensed equivalent. Commercial third-party reusers of this image should consider whether their use is in violation of the subject's publicity rights.
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| current | 17:16, 5 March 2017 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | 282 × 354 (30 KB) | ~2025-31217-19 (talk) | opt for pushpin map |
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