| Description |
This is the front cover art for the manga {{{Article}}}. The manga cover art copyright is believed to belong to the publisher or the cover artist. |
|---|---|
| Source |
It is believed that the cover art can or could be obtained from the publisher. |
| Article |
[[{{{Article}}}]] |
| Portion used |
The entire front cover. Because the image is a manga cover, a form of product packaging, the entire image is needed to identify the product, properly convey the meaning and branding intended, and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the image. |
| Low resolution? |
The copy is of sufficient resolution for commentary and identification but lower resolution than the original manga cover. Copies made from it will be of inferior quality, unsuitable as artwork on pirate versions or other uses that would compete with the commercial purpose of the original artwork. |
| Purpose of use |
Main infobox. The image is used for identification in the context of critical commentary of the work for which it serves as cover art. It makes a significant contribution to the user's understanding of the article, which could not practically be conveyed by words alone. The image is placed in the infobox at the top of the article discussing the work, to show the primary visual image associated with the work, and to help the user quickly identify the work and know they have found what they are looking for. Use for this purpose does not compete with the purposes of the original work, namely the manga cover creator's ability to provide manga cover design services and in turn marketing mangas to the public. |
| Replaceable? |
As a manga cover, the image is not replaceable by free content; any other image that shows the packaging of the manga would also be copyrighted, and any version that is not true to the original would be inadequate for identification or commentary. Using a different image in the infobox would be misleading as to the identity of the work. |
| Other information |
Use of the manga cover in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy and fair use under United States copyright law as described above. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of [[{{{Article}}}]]//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Manga_rationaletrue | |
Licensing
 | This image is of book cover(s), and the copyright for it is most likely owned either by the artist who created the cover(s) or the publisher of the book(s). It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of book covers
qualifies as fair use under the copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, might be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information. |
 | This template should always be substituted (i.e., use {{subst:Manga rationale}}). Any accidental transclusions will be automatically substituted by a bot. |
This template is to help users write fair use rationales for non-free manga covers and other manga art as required by WP:NFC and WP:FURG.
Usage
edit(copy this to your image page)
{{subst:Manga rationale
| Article =
| Use = <!-- Choose: Infobox / Header / Section / Author / Other -->
| Article2 =
| Use2 = <!-- Choose: Infobox / Header / Section / Author / Other -->
| Article3 =
| Use3 = <!-- Choose: Infobox / Header / Section / Author / Other -->
| Article4 =
| Use4 = <!-- Choose: Infobox / Header / Section / Author / Other -->
| Article5 =
| Use5 = <!-- Choose: Infobox / Header / Section / Author / Other -->
<!-- OPTIONAL FIELDS -->
| Title =
| Volume =
| Author =
| Illustrator =
| Publisher =
| Cover_artist =
| Website =
| Owner =
| Other purpose =
<!--OVERRIDE FIELDS -->
| Description =
| Source =
| Portion =
| Low resolution =
| Purpose =
| Replaceability =
| Other information =
| Licensing = <!--Choose: On / Off -->
}}
Explanation of fields
edit| Parameter | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Article(n) | Article name, no brackets. |
| Use(n) | How is the image used in the article? Choose one:
|
| Optional fields | |
| Title | Name of manga, if different than article. |
| Volume | If part of a multi-volume series, the volume number of the cover. |
| Author | The author or creator of the manga. |
| Illustrator | The illustrator of the manga, if different from the author. |
| Publisher | The publisher of the manga. |
| Cover_artist | The cover artist of the manga. |
| Website | If taken from the web, where? |
| Owner | Who owns the copyright, if known. |
| Other purpose | If |Use=Other, explain how the image is used in the article. This will be inserted into the standard boilerplate explanation.
|
| Override fields | |
| Description | A description of the copyrighted material, if the boilerplate description is not accurate. |
| Source | If not from the website, specifically where and how did you get the image? |
| Portion | If you did not use the whole cover, what part did you use and why? |
| Low resolution | If the image is unusually large or small, why? |
| Purpose | If use is not one of the above categories, explain how you use it. |
| Replaceability | Explain why the image cannot be replaced with free use, if boilerplate explanations are not accurate. |
| Other information | Any other information you think helps the image's fair use case. |
| License | Turns the non-free license for book covers on or off. Default: On |
See also
edit- For other specific rationale templates, look in Category:Non-free use rationale templates.
- {{Non-free use rationale}} is the general rationale template for which this template is based on.
- {{Non-free media data}} combined with {{Non-free media rationale}} is a less clumsy way of adding Non-free use rationales in situations where an image is used in multiple articles. These templates are used by this template by use of
|Format=.