Summary
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Photograph of front page of Microsoft Sort product manual
Licensing
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- to illustrate the packaging of the software in question
- where no free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information,
- 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, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.
- Please add a detailed non-free use rationale for each article the image is used in, which must also declare compliance with the other parts of the non-free content criteria, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.
- For example non-free use rationales, see Wikipedia:Use rationale examples.
- This tag should only be used for software covers, do not use it for other purposes.
- Try using Template:Non-free use rationale software cover to state the rationale.
|image has rationale=yes as a parameter to the license template.
| Description |
This is the cover art for Microsoft Sort. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the distributor of the software or the publisher of the software or the developers of the software. |
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| Source |
The box/cover art can or could be obtained from the distributor. |
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| Portion used |
The entire cover: because the image is cover art, 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 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 a 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 artwork, namely the creator providing graphic design services to relevant concerns and software marketing to the public. |
| Replaceable? |
As cover art, the image is not replaceable by free content; any other image that shows the packaging of the item in question would also be copyrighted, and any version that is not true to the original would be inadequate for identification or commentary. |
| Other information |
Use of the cover art 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 Microsoft Sort//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MicrosoftSort1.jpgtrue | |
Fair use for Microsoft Sort
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Though this photograph taken by me of product packaging design subject to copyright, I feel its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:
- It is a photograph of a rare software product that few viewers will be aware of the existence of.
- The software product is not marketed nor available for sale.
- The photo is only being used for informational purposes.
- Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because it shows the subject of this article.
Curb Safe Charmer 19:30, 26 March 2007 (UTC)