File:Babel-17.jpg

Summary

Low res scan of book cover (Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany, 1966 Ace first edition softcover) for use in illustrating book's article, retrieved from http://people.uncw.edu/smithms/Ace%20singles/sF-series/F-388.jpg

Cover art by Jerome Podwil.

Fair use rationale: This image is of a book cover only. It is sufficient resolution for illustration, but considerably lower resolution than original and therefore this image could not be used to make illegal copies of the book cover artwork. This book cover image is used for purposes of illustration in the article regarding the novel that the book cover image is from (Babel-17), and is a subject of public interest. The image is protected by copyright, therefore a free use alternative won't exist. The image copyright is owned by Ace Books.

Licensing

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to illustrate an article discussing the book in question
on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

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.
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