File:Michon-Doll.jpg

Psychobilly Death Doll, painting by Alex Michon, shown in Goth Moth at Transition Gallery, November 20–December 19, 2004

247 x 340, 22.6 KB, Fair use of low resolution image to accompany article about the artist.

Retrieved April 1, 2006 from Transition Gallery website

Fair use rationale in Alex Michon
This low resolution image is used in Alex Michon, an article about the artist and her work, and is credited as a piece of artistic work. It is considered that this significantly helps the reader's understanding of the topic and that understanding of the topic would be impaired without it. It is a notable image that has featured in the media and shows the visual characteristics of her work. It is considered that this will not cause commercial harm to the copyright holder. It is believed that this is fair use and does not infringe copyright. There is no known free alternative available.

According to section 107 of the United States Copyright Act of 1976 :

The fair use of a copyrighted work...for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.

The image is used for non-profit purposes. This factor is noted as relevant by the Act.