File:Dear Friends - Final Fantasy VIII.jpg

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The Dear Friends concert in Los Angeles. An officially created and publicized photograph by Square Enix. Source: [1] (direct link) (site redirects to login page unless JavaScript is disabled)

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Rationale for the fair use of this image in the article Discography of Final Fantasy VIII:

• Square Enix has not released any such images to the public domain
• The image is being used in an informative way and should not detract from the concert
• The image is a small, web-resolution image
• The image is used to illustrate important characteristics of the subject matter mentioned in the article, which conveys to the reader an idea of what they look like
• The image's only purpose it to aid in the description of the musical following of Final Fantasy VIII, and for no other purpose
• The image is only being used in the article namespace
• The image does not limit Square Enix's ability to sell further events

Rationale for the fair use of this image in the article Music of the Final Fantasy series:

• Square Enix has not released any such images to the public domain
• The image is being used in an informative way and should not detract from the concert
• The image is a small, web-resolution image
• The image is used to illustrate important characteristics of the subject matter mentioned in the article, which conveys to the reader an idea of what they look like
• The image's only purpose it to aid in the description of the musical following of Final Fantasy VIII, and for no other purpose
• The image is only being used in the article namespace
• The image does not limit Square Enix's ability to sell further events

Rationale for the fair use of this image in the article Final Fantasy concerts:

• Square Enix has not released any such images to the public domain
• The image is being used in an informative way and should not detract from the concert
• The image is a small, web-resolution image
• The image is used to illustrate important characteristics of the subject matter mentioned in the article, which conveys to the reader an idea of what they look like
• The image's only purpose it to aid in the description of the musical following of Final Fantasy VIII, and for no other purpose
• The image is only being used in the article namespace
• The image does not limit Square Enix's ability to sell further events