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* 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|''Great Library of Greyhawk'' wiki]], hosted on servers in the United States by '''Greyhawk Online'''; | * 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 | qualifies as Fair Use under Copyright law of the United States. Any other usage of this image, on the ''Great Library of Greyhawk'' or elsewhere, might be [[wikipedia:copyright infringement|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. {{#ifeq:{{{image_is_of_living_person|}}}|no||<br> | 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. {{#ifeq:{{{image_is_of_living_person|}}}|no||<br> | ||
Revision as of 10:21, 24 May 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 the Great Library of Greyhawk 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. |