File:Absoluteplanetary.jpg

Cover of the compilation Absolute Planetary published by DC Comics.
Fair use rationale for Planetary (comics)
[edit]This image of the main cast of the comic Planetary, Absoluteplanetary.jpg is being linked here; though the picture is subject to copyright I (Hiding Talk) feel it is covered by our fair use policy and the U.S. fair use laws because:
- it is a low resolution copy of a digitally released representation of a cover to one collection of the series;
- it does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the comic strip story itself or representations of the cover in any way;
- copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the cover artwork in another comic book or cover collection;
- the image is significant because it is by the artistic creator, John Cassaday;
- the image illustrates the cast of the comic book in question, and as such discussed in the article;
- the image allows the reader to understand the nature of the characters and the work;
- the image illustrates points made within the article regarding the artistic style used within the work
Fair use rationale for John Cassaday
[edit]This image of the main cast of the comic Planetary, Absoluteplanetary.jpg is being linked here; though the picture is subject to copyright I (Hiding Talk) feel it is covered by our fair use policy and the U.S. fair use laws because:
- it is a low resolution copy of a digitally released representation of a cover to one collection of the series;
- it does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the comic strip story itself or representations of the cover in any way;
- copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the cover artwork in another comic book or cover collection;
- the image is significant because it is by the artistic creator, John Cassaday;
- the image illustrates the cast of the comic book in question, and as such discussed in the article;
- the image allows the reader to understand the nature of the characters and the work;
- the image illustrates points made within the article regarding the artistic style used within the work
- the use of low-resolution images of the cover of a comic book to illustrate:
- the issue of the comic book in question;
- the periodical comic book series of which this issue is a part; or
- the copyrighted comic book character(s) or group(s) on the cover of the issue in question;
- or the use of low-resolution images of a single panel from a comic strip or an interior page of a comic book to illustrate:
- the scene or storyline depicted, or
- the copyrighted character(s) or group(s) depicted on the excerpted panel in question;
- where no free alternative exists or can be created,
- on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,
qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/copyright for more information.