File:AltonImage221.jpg

Summary

Description: Screen-capture of cinematographer--John Alton. Image may have been cropped, edited for clarity, and is a low resolution capture to prevent piracy.

• Cinematographer: John Alton
• Source of image: Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers (c) Albert Steeman.
• Web site: http://www.cinematographers.nl/GreatDoPh/alton.htm

Re. Source

Derived from a digital capture of: screen-capture. The creator of this digital version is irrelevant as the copyright in all equivalent images is still held by the same party. Copyright held by the film company or the artist. The image claimed as fair use regardless.

Fair use rationale for use in article John Alton

Although this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws. Wikipedia editor Luigibob claims fair use because:

• A FREE licensed media cannot be reasonably found or created because Mr. Alton passed away in [1996].
• This image is being used to illustrate the article of the biography in question and is used for informational purposes only.
• This is a low resolution image. Because of the low resolution, image could not be used to make illegal copies for sale.
• The image has been published outside Wikipedia; see source above.
• It is believed that this image will not devalue the ability of the copyright holder to profit from the original work. In fact, it may encourage sales. As such, the image does not in any way limit the ability of the copyright owners to market or sell their product.
• The image is itself a subject of discussion and used for critical commentary in the article.
• Image is needed for educational purposes in relation to the subject it is discussing and to identify the film in the cinematic and biographical history of the person.

Significance of image for use in the article

• The image is significant because it was used to promote a notable film cinematographer, one of the pioneers in film noir photography, and who in 1951 won a cinematography Academy Award for his efforts.
• The image of the cinematographer is used as the film's primary means of visual identification in the John Alton article.

Conclusion

• For the above stated reasons image used for critical commentary, reporting, and/or teaching qualifies as Fair Use.

Licensing

This image is a screenshot from a copyrighted film, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by the studio which produced the film, and possibly also by any actors appearing in the screenshot. It is believed that the use of a limited number of low-resolution screenshots for critical commentary and discussion of the film and its contents 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, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.

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