File:Damnation Alley 1977.jpg

Summary edit

Movie advertisement poster for Damnation Alley - © 1977 20th Century Fox

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.

To the uploader: Please add a detailed non-free use rationale for each article the image is used in, which must also declare compliance with the other parts of the non-free content criteria, as well as the source of the work and copyright information. For example non-free use rationales, see Wikipedia:Use rationale examples. This tag should only be used for posters. Try using Template:Non-free use rationale poster to state the rationale. To patrollers and administrators: If this image has an appropriate rationale please append |image has rationale=yes as a parameter to the license template. Fair use true

Fair use rationale edit

For an article about a film, the original theatrical advertisement poster is one of the most important images that could be included. Various posters and artwork have been produced over the years to promote this film, however this is the original artwork, intended by 20th Century Fox for wide distribution.

It is believed the use of this image in the article Damnation Alley (film) is covered by the "fair use" legal doctrine because:

1. This image is being used to illustrate the film which is the topic of this article.
2. Its use in Wikipedia is for nonprofit educational purposes only and does not detract from the original work.
3. It is of much lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality).
4. It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to market or sell the work in any way.
5. No free or public domain images have been located for this film poster.