Malice_Mizer_-_Gekka_No_Yasoukyoku.jpg (289 × 346 pixels, file size: 32 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Summary
Rock band Malice Mizer in a promotional photograph in 1998. Clockwise from top-left: Mana, Kami, Közi, Yu~ki, Gackt.
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Fair use for Malice Mizer
Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:
- It is of much lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality).
- The photo is only being used for informational purposes.
- Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because the photo illustrates the object of discussion in the article.
- No free alternative exists; the band has been inactive since 2001 and one of the depicted individuals is dead.
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| current | 22:21, 1 November 2017 | | 289 × 346 (32 KB) | DatBot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) |
| 11:04, 15 August 2011 | No thumbnail | 365 × 437 (53 KB) | DASHBot (talk | contribs) | Bot: Rescaling Fair Use Image (shutoff) |
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