File:GoldenBoyPoster.jpg

Golden Boy film poster

The image, as used in the article Golden Boy (1939 film) qualifies under the fair use doctrine because:

• it is a low resolution copy of the image;
• its use will not deprive the copyright holder of income or opportunities;
• it cannot be replaced by an equivalent free substitute; and
• it is the primary visual representation of the film that is the subject of the article, and so it adds substantially to the reader's understanding of the article.

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