File:StoneSmoking.jpg

Summary
Description: Low-resolution reproduction of screenshot from the movie Basic Instinct (1992), featuring star Sharon Stone Corporate author/copyright holder: Sony Pictures Source: Image capture from DVD

Fair use in film noir
The image linked here is claimed by Wikipedia editor DCGeist to be used under fair use as:
 * 1) it is a single screenshot from a historically significant feature-length film;
 * 2) it is of much lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality);
 * 3) its use does not impair the copyright holder's ability to sell or promote the film in any way;
 * 4) it is being used only for informational purposes; and
 * 5) its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because it supports a discussion of one of the most notable films in the genre's recent history, and specifically of it expressionistic visual code, as sourced in the article and depicted in the image.