| Description |
The John D. Chick Trophy |
|---|---|
| Source | |
| Article | |
| Portion used |
Entire trophy |
| Low resolution? |
No |
| Purpose of use |
To illustrate the John D. Chick article with a trophy associated with it. |
| Replaceable? |
No, the trophy is copyrighted and pictures of it to illustrate it cannot legally be licensed under a free content license. |
| Other information |
This file is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 License. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of John D. Chick Trophy//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:John_D._Chick_Trophy.jpgtrue | |
Licensing
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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
- to illustrate the three-dimensional work of art in question,
- to discuss the artistic genre or technique of the work of art
- or to discuss the artist or the school to which the artist belongs
- 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.