ButtersStotch.png (256 × 389 pixels, file size: 107 KB, MIME type: image/png)
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| Description |
The character of Butters Stotch, from the animated television series South Park |
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| Portion used |
Selection of article subject only. Other characters and background elements removed from source promotional still. |
| Low resolution? |
Yes |
| Purpose of use |
This image depicts the design elements and visual appearance of the character Butters Stotch. Its use provides identification by visual cue of the character, and facilitates critical commentary by illustrating the composition and design chosen by the artist-developers: simple geometric shapes, and primary colors, including on the distinctive costume, reflecting the two-dimensional "cutout" style of the show. |
| Replaceable? |
No; as a copyrighted or trademarked item, or derivative work of one, it is not likely any free equivalent that could serve the same purpose will be released in the future. |
| Other information |
Though the picture is subject to copyright, its use here is valid under U.S. fair use laws because:
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| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Butters Stotch//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ButtersStotch.pngtrue | |
Licensing: edit
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qualifies as fair use under Copyright law of the United States. Any other usage of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, might be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:Publicity photos. Additionally, the copyright holder may have granted permission for use in works such as Wikipedia. However, if they have, this permission likely does not fall under a free license.  Please note that our policy usually considers fair use images of living people that merely show what they look like to be replaceable by free-licensed images and unsuitable for the project. If this is not the case for this image, a rationale must be provided proving that the image provides information beyond simple identification or showing that this image is difficult to replace by a free-licensed equivalent. Commercial third-party reusers of this image should consider whether their use is in violation of the subject's publicity rights.
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| current | 20:51, 26 March 2023 | | 256 × 389 (107 KB) | QuestFour (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 04:14, 10 October 2020 (UTC) |
| 20:46, 26 March 2023 | No thumbnail | 215 × 327 (30 KB) | QuestFour (talk | contribs) | ||
| 04:14, 10 October 2020 | No thumbnail | 256 × 389 (107 KB) | QuestFour (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 22:10, 30 October 2018 (UTC) | |
| 14:00, 9 October 2020 | No thumbnail | 627 × 992 (635 KB) | QuestFour (talk | contribs) | ||
| 22:10, 30 October 2018 | No thumbnail | 256 × 389 (107 KB) | DatBot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) | |
| 02:12, 29 October 2018 | No thumbnail | 300 × 456 (125 KB) | Us4er4444 (talk | contribs) | ||
| 06:10, 17 February 2016 | No thumbnail | 256 × 389 (113 KB) | Theo's Little Bot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) | |
| 22:43, 1 August 2009 | No thumbnail | 300 × 456 (130 KB) | SoSaysChappy (talk | contribs) | {{Non-free media rationale |Description=The character of Butters Stotch, from the animated television series ''South Park'' |Article=Butters Stotch |Source=[http://www.comedycentral.com/press/index.jhtml Comedy Central Press] |Portion=All |Purpose |
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