File:GeneralZodForPresident20084.jpg

Summary edit

General Zod, Ursa, and Non as seen in Superman II.

Fair use rationale for General Zod edit

This image, Superman.jpg, is being linked here; though the picture is subject to copyright I, OrangeDog (τ • ε), feel it is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

1. No free alternative can exist given the likenesses of the depicted characters being trademarked and thus protected;
2. It is a low resolution copy of a screenshot;
3. It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the original work in any way;
4. Copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the film;
5. The image is used as it is a group shot of the three villains shown in the movie.

Fair use rationale for Ursa (comics) edit

This image, Superman.jpg, is being linked here; though the picture is subject to copyright I (marhawkman Talk) feel it is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

1. No free alternative can exist given the likenesses of the depicteed characters being trademarked and thus protected;
2. It is a low resolution copy of a screenshot;
3. It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the original work in any way;
4. Copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the film;
5. The image is used as it is a group shot of the three villains shown in the movie.

Fair use rationale for Non (DC Comics) edit

This image, Superman.jpg, is being linked here; though the picture is subject to copyright I (marhawkman Talk) feel it is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

1. No free alternative can exist given the likenesses of the depicteed characters being trademarked and thus protected;
2. It is a low resolution copy of a screenshot;
3. It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the original work in any way;
4. Copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the film;
5. The image is used as it is a group shot of the three villains shown in the movie.

Licensing edit

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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 is only for images which are screenshots from films. 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