File:Bakemonogatari Up.png

Fair use rationale

Non-free media data – non-free light novel cover

Description	This is the front cover art for the light novel Bakemonogatari (Vol. 1) (化物語（バケモノガタリ）（上）, Bakemonogatari (Jō)) written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by VOFAN. The light novel cover art copyright is believed to belong to the publisher, Kodansha, or the cover artist.
Source	Scanned cover of Bakemonogatari (Vol. 1)
Portion used	The entire front cover. Because the image is a light novel cover, a form of product packaging, the entire image is needed to identify the product, properly convey the meaning and branding intended, and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the image.
Low resolution?	Yes
Other information	This image does not limit the copyright holder's ability to profit.

Non-free media rationale – non-free light novel cover for Monogatari (series)

Article	Monogatari (series)
Purpose of use	Main infobox. The image is used for identification in the context of critical commentary of the work for which it serves as cover art. It makes a significant contribution to the user's understanding of the article, which could not practically be conveyed by words alone. The image is placed in the infobox at the top of the article discussing the work, to show the primary visual image associated with the work, and to help the user quickly identify the work and know they have found what they are looking for. Use for this purpose does not compete with the purposes of the original work, namely the light novel cover creator's ability to provide light novel cover design services and in turn marketing light novels to the public.
Replaceable?	As a light novel cover, the image is not replaceable by free content; any other image that shows the packaging of the light novel would also be copyrighted, and any version that is not true to the original would be inadequate for identification or commentary. Using a different image in the infobox would be misleading as to the identity of the work.

Non-free media rationale – non-free light novel cover for List of Monogatari novels

Article	List of Monogatari novels
Purpose of use	Header. The image is used for identification in the context of critical commentary of the work for which it serves as cover art. It makes a significant contribution to the user's understanding of the article, which could not practically be conveyed by words alone. The image is placed at the beginning of the article or section discussing the work, to help the user quickly identify the work and know they have found what they are looking for. Use for this purpose does not compete with the purposes of the original work, namely the light novel cover creator's ability to provide light novel cover design services and in turn marketing light novels to the public.
Replaceable?	As a light novel cover, the image is not replaceable by free content; any other image that shows the packaging of the light novel would also be copyrighted, and any version that is not true to the original would be inadequate for identification or commentary. Using a different image as a header would be misleading as to the identity of the work.

Licensing

This image is of book cover(s), and the copyright for it is most likely owned either by the artist who created the cover(s) or the publisher of the book(s). It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of book covers

to illustrate an article discussing the book in question
on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

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. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.
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