File:ManThingDVDCover.jpg

Cover of the film "Man-Thing" based on the Marvel Comics character.

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Fair use edit

This image, ManThingDVDCover.jpg, is being linked here; although the picture is subject to copyright I (User:MidnightDreary) feel it is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

• According to the Wikipedia:Fair use tag for DVD covers, "it is believed that the use of low-resolution images of DVD covers, to illustrate the movie in question, qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law." The DVD cover is a scanned .jpg file taken directly from the MGM DVD cover of Man-Thing (film). The image has been added to the article to assist in critical commentary/discussion of the film in question. Also:

1. It is of much lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality).
2. It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to market or sell the work in any way.
3. This image is used on various websites, so its use on Wikipedia does not make it significantly more accessible or visible than it already is. -Midnightdreary 02:26, 27 March 2007 (UTC)