File:SpongeBob SquarePants main characters.png
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Summary
[edit | edit source]| Description |
Illustration of the characters in the series. |
|---|---|
| Source |
Nickelodeon |
| Article | |
| Portion used |
Entire |
| Low resolution? |
Yes |
| Purpose of use |
To support encyclopedic discussion of this work in this article. The image is being in used to depict the series' characters, who have distinctive designs. The image is fair use because it illustrates the characters, allowing readers to visually comprehend what is being described. |
| Replaceable? |
No free alternative could possibly exist. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of SpongeBob SquarePantshttp://70.231.62.181/index.php/File:SpongeBob_SquarePants_main_characters.pngtrue | |
| Description |
Illustration of the characters in the series. |
|---|---|
| Source |
Nickelodeon |
| Article | |
| Portion used |
Entire |
| Low resolution? |
Yes |
| Purpose of use |
To serve as the primary means of visual identification dedicated to the work in question. |
| Replaceable? |
No free alternative could possibly exist. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of List of SpongeBob SquarePants charactershttp://70.231.62.181/index.php/File:SpongeBob_SquarePants_main_characters.pngtrue | |
Licensing
[edit | edit source]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.
- for commentary on the character or characters 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,
File usage
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