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Non-free media information and use rationale true for Blackmark
Description	Cover, Blackmark, Bantam paperback novel, 1971, art by Gil Kane
Source	http://www.vaultauctions.com/images/auctions/9/s-L600.JPG
Article	Blackmark
Portion used	Full cover
Low resolution?	yes
Purpose of use	To illustrate the single, historically significant publication that is the subject of the article. Graphic novels are a visual medium, and it is difficult if not impossible to properly describe the comic without an illustration of it.
Replaceable?	No free alternative available
Other information	Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because: It illustrates an educational article about the graphic novel from which the cover illustration was taken. The graphic novel is historically significant as one of the first modern graphic novels, or arguably the first, as discussed within the article. The image is used as the only means of visual identification of the article topic. The use of the cover will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original. In particular, copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the graphic novel. It is a low-resolution image. The image is only a small portion of the commercial product. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Blackmark//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Blackmark_paperback.JPGtrue

Non-free media information and use rationale true for Gil Kane
Description	Cover, Blackmark, Bantam paperback novel, 1971, art by Gil Kane
Source	http://www.vaultauctions.com/images/auctions/9/s-L600.JPG
Article	Gil Kane
Portion used	Full cover
Low resolution?	yes
Purpose of use	To illustrate the work of the writer-artist-creator in his own article. Graphic novels are a visual medium, and it is difficult if not impossible to properly describe the comic without an illustration of it.
Replaceable?	No free alternative available
Other information	Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because: It illustrates an educational article about the writer-artist-creator. This graphic novel is historically significant as one of the first modern graphic novels, or arguably the first, as discussed within the article. The use of the cover will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original. In particular, copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the graphic novel. It is a low-resolution image. The image is only a small portion of the commercial product. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Gil Kane//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Blackmark_paperback.JPGtrue

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Cover, Blackmark, Bantam paperback novel, 1971, art by Gil Kane

Source: http://www.vaultauctions.com/images/auctions/9/s-L600.JPG

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	06:28, 13 January 2018		247 × 403 (26 KB)	Theo's Little Bot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	15:40, 28 November 2005	No thumbnail	257 × 420 (45 KB)	Tenebrae (talk \| contribs)	Cover, ''Blackmark'', Bantam paperback novel, 1971, art by Gil Kane Source: http://www.vaultauctions.com/images/auctions/9/s-L600.JPG

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