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Summary edit
| Description | The image depicts a set of action figures based on the SpongeBob SquarePants show. The characters are SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, Mr. Krabs, Plankton, Karen, Sandy, Mrs. Puff, Pearl, and Gary. |
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| Author or copyright owner |
Pieter Klimesch (photographer, characters owned by Viacom) |
| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | https://www.flickr.com/photos/185760497@N04/49140403486 |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | SpongeBob SquarePants |
| Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) | The image is to demonstrate the tie-in products based on this series, which has become a multibillion-dollar merchandising phenomenon. The franchise's toys are detailed at length in the article and are a crucial, widely-reported part of the show's cultural impact. |
| Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1) |
No free image can be made of these copyrighted character designs. |
| Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) | Yes. Sufficient resolution for illustration, but considerably lower resolution than original. |
| Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2) |
Minimal commercial value on its own. Content is not used in a manner that is likely to replace the original market role of the original copyrighted media. The image does not limit the copyright owners' rights to distribute the show's merchandise. |
| Other information | With regards to the below template, specifically, this image has been sized to be as small as possible while still allowing the characters' faces, specifically Plankton's, to be visible. The small size of Plankton is crucial to the character and his associated merchandise. As the characters' visibility is important to the purpose of the image, it should not be made smaller. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of SpongeBob SquarePants//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SpongeBob-SquarePants-characters-toys.jpgtrue | |
 | This non-free media file has been set up with as small a version as possible, to comply with Wikipedia's non-free content policy and United States copyright law. The current resolution has been manually selected to achieve as small an image as possible without destroying the image content. According to Wikipedia's policy for non-free content, the amount of non-free work should be as little as possible. In particular, non-free media on Wikipedia should not be usable as substitutes for the original work. |
Licensing edit
 | This is a two-dimensional representation of a copyrighted sculpture, statue or any other three-dimensional work of art. As such it is a derivative work of art, and per US Copyright Act of 1976, § 106(2) whoever holds copyright of the original has the exclusive right to authorize derivative works. Per § 107 it is believed that reproduction for criticism, comment, teaching and scholarship constitutes fair use and does not infringe copyright. It is believed that the use of a picture
qualifies as fair use under the Copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, might be copyright infringement. |
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| current | 19:55, 29 November 2019 | | 600 × 375 (279 KB) | SBSPfan (talk | contribs) |
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