LeiFeng.poster.jpg (257 × 386 pixels, file size: 28 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Summary
editFair use of iconic image of Lei Feng in a Chinese propaganda poster.
Licensing
edit![]() | This image is of a poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher or the creator of the work depicted. It is believed that the use of scaled-down, low-resolution images of posters
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Description |
Chinese propaganda poster of Lei Feng by Qiu Wei (丘玮) |
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Source |
Chinese government |
Article | |
Portion used |
Entire image |
Low resolution? |
Yes |
Purpose of use |
To illustrate biographical article on this notable individual. As their notability stems from their use for propaganda, illustration with such propaganda is a crucial aspect of the article. |
Replaceable? |
possibly other Lei Feng poster images, which will have the same copyright status |
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Lei Feng//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LeiFeng.poster.jpgtrue |
Though this image could be a subject to copyright, its use is covered by the fair use laws because:
- It's a low resolution copy of an old Chinese communist poster.
- It is not clear if the poster is still copyrighted.
- It doesn't limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the poster in any way, in fact, it may encourage sales, if there are any.
- Because of the low resolution, copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the artwork/image.
- Notability of subject is based on propaganda as exemplified by poster
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current | 23:43, 14 December 2017 | ![]() | 257 × 386 (28 KB) | DatBot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) |
02:20, 7 July 2007 | No thumbnail | 298 × 448 (32 KB) | Ekem (talk | contribs) | Fair use of iconic image of Lei Feng in a Chinese propaganda poster. |
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