File:NikolaTodev1.jpg

Summary

Fair use in Nikola Todev

Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

1. It illustrates an educational and memorial article about famous deceased actor.
2. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
3. It's a low resolution movie screenshot.
4. It doesn't limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the films with the actor in any way, in fact, it may encourage sales.
5. Because of the low resolution, copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the artwork/image.
6. The image is itself a subject of discussion in the article or used in the infobox or articles connected with the actor Nikola Todev or some of his films thereof.
7. The image is significant because it gives a clue for a notable deceased actor.

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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