File:Dtwof panel.jpg

Summary edit

A panel from the comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For. © and art by Alison Bechdel. Source: scanned from "Invasion of the Dykes To Watch Out For" compilation paperback.

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Fair use rationale for Dykes to Watch Out For edit

This image is being linked here, though it is subject to copyright its covered by U. S. fair use law because:

1. No free alternative can exist to illustrate the content of the comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For;
2. It is a low resolution copy of an individual panel from a long-running comic strip;
3. It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the comic strip in any way;
4. Copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the comic strip;
5. The image is significant: it illustrates several of the main characters in Dykes to Watch Out For: Mo, Sydney, Ginger and Samia;
6. The characters illustrated are discussed in the article and more easily understood through visualization, thus using this image to illustrate the article content is considered fair use.