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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{{#if: {{{1|}}} | as established by these [{{{1}}} terms of use]{{category handler|file=[[Category:Promotional photos]]}} | {{category handler|file=[[Category:Publicity photographs with no terms]]}} | 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{{#if: {{{1|}}} | as established by these [{{{1}}} terms of use]{{category handler|file=[[Category:Promotional photos]]}} | {{category handler|file=[[Category:Publicity photographs with no terms]]}} | ||
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It is believed that the use of some images of promotional material to illustrate: | It is believed that the use of some images of promotional material to illustrate: | ||
*the person(s), product, event, or subject in question; | * 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; | * where the image is unrepeatable, i.e. a free image could not be created to replace it; | ||
*on the [[Main_Page| | * on the [[Main_Page|''Great Library of Greyhawk'' wiki]], hosted on servers in the United States by '''Greyhawk Online'''; | ||
qualifies as Fair Use under Copyright law of the United States. Any other usage of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, might be [[wikipedia:copyright infringement|copyright infringement]]. See [[Wikipedia:Non-free content]] and [[Wikipedia:Publicity photos]]. | qualifies as Fair Use under Copyright law of the United States. Any other usage of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, might be [[wikipedia:copyright infringement|copyright infringement]]. See [[Wikipedia:Non-free content]] and [[Wikipedia:Publicity photos]]. | ||
Revision as of 09:06, 17 March 2024
| This is a copyrighted image that has been released by a company or organization to promote their work or product in the media, such as advertising material or a promotional photo in a press kit. 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 Great Library of Greyhawk wiki, hosted on servers in the United States by Greyhawk Online;
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 a wiki. 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 inclusion on this wiki. 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.
To the uploader:
|image has rationale=yes as a parameter to the license template. |