File:Joe Btfsplk Excerpt.png

Summary edit

This is a Fair Use of an excerpt from March 20, 1947 Li'l Abner strip. Although this is still under copyright, inclusion here qualifies for Fair Use under US Copyright law because:

• It is used for a non-commercial and hopefully educational purpose.
• It is representative of the topic:

It shows Joe Btfsplk in action.

It contains the phrase "Joe Btfsplk, the world's worst jinx".

It is signed by Al Capp

• It is only a small part of the overall work, i.e. half of a single day's installment.
• It should not affect the commercial viability of the copyright (IMHO it should enhance it).

Licensing edit

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History of Image:Joe Btfsplk Excerpt.jpg edit

• 2007-04-30T20:42:15Z Cydebot (Talk | contribs) (650 bytes) (Robot - Renaming non-free template "Comicscene" per [[Wikipedia:Non-free content/templates]].)
• 2006-03-13T16:49:25Z BayBoy (Talk | contribs) (Strengthened Fair Use rationale)
• 2006-03-13T16:39:41Z BayBoy (Talk | contribs) (Fair Use)
• 2006-03-13T16:39:41Z BayBoy (Talk | contribs) (860x516) (267409 bytes)