File:A Step into the past TVB HK.jpg

Fair use in A Step into the Past edit

Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

1. It is one screenshot used that cannot be used to recreate the original series.
2. It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the product in any way.
3. It is used to identify the show.
4. It shows the main characters of the series. It is also the same as the international promotional poster released publicly. It cannot be used to recreate the show.
5. It is the main subject of the article and cannot be replaced with a free image.

Summary edit

(TVB, A Step into the Past)

Licensing edit

This image is of a poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher or the creator of the work depicted. It is believed that the use of scaled-down, low-resolution images of posters to provide critical commentary on the film, event, etc. in question or of the poster itself, not solely for illustration 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.

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