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Non-free media information and use rationale true for Dungeons & Dragons (1974)
Description

This is a scan of the cover to the original Dungeons & Dragons set by Gary Gygax, (TSR, Inc., 1974)

Source

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81ktUSGbaCL.jpg

Article

Dungeons & Dragons (1974)

Portion used

Cover

Low resolution?

Small size unsuitable to use for high quality reproduction

Purpose of use

Image is used for purposes of illustration in the above-named article, a subject of public interest.

Replaceable?

Image is protected by copyright, therefore a free use alternative won't exist.

Other information

Copyright holder: Wizards of the Coast (now part of Hasbro)

Although the picture is originally copyright, it is covered by fair use because:

  1. It is a low resolution copy of a comic book cover, hence, only a small portion of the commercial product;
  2. The use of the image will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to sell or distribute the original comic book;
  3. Copies of this image could not be used to make illegal copies of the comic book;
  4. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of topics in the article. For a visual medium such as comic books, words alone cannot adequately describe the subject;
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Dungeons & Dragons (1974)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:D%26d_Box1st.jpgtrue

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Original uploader information

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03:13, 20 August 2004 Gracefool (talk · contribs · logs)

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Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current00:19, 22 November 2019Thumbnail for version as of 00:19, 22 November 2019253 × 393 (122 KB)Veikk0.ma (talk | contribs)Higher quality.
06:16, 29 September 2007No thumbnail182 × 300 (14 KB)Melesse (talk | contribs)fair use reduce

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