File:Revolving Door ad screenshot.png

Fair-use rationale


Fair use rationale for Revolving Door ad screenshot.png
 * It is believed that the use of this screenshot on the English-language Wikipedia to illustrate commentary on Revolving Door, a pro-George H. W. Bush television ad aired during the 1988 United States Presidential campaign, in the Wikipedia article

Revolving Door (advertisement)

falls under the "Non-profit educational" clause of the Fair Use doctrine currently upheld by United States law. (17 U.S.C. § 107)
 * The image is irreplaceable; a free analogue is impossible to produce as the original will be covered by copyright for the foreseeable future.
 * A low resolution of the original digital image is used, therefore the portion of the copyrighted work used is of inherently lower quality than the original, reducing the risk of competitiveness and therefore the effects of this copy on the market for or value of versions held by the owner of the copyright.
 * This images is used elsewhere on the Internet, so its use on Wikipedia does not make it significantly more accessible or visible than it already is.
 * The image is being used in an informative way and should not detract from the original work, nor does it imply endorsement of the article in question by the image's author.