Licensing notes

Fair Use

It is believed the use of the image to provide critical commentary on the film, photo, image, event, etc. in question or of the poster itself qualifies as fair use under the copyright law of the United States.

Under U.S. copyright law and British common law, there is a concept of “fair use” (or “fair dealing”). It is believed the work can be used without authorization for purposes of reporting, information on current events, research, commenting on, criticism, teaching, or education and that it does not impact the market value of the work. When the public good is served, publishers do not need permission from the copyright holder to make copies of a copyrighted work.

CC0 Public Domain

A type of Creative Commons license that enables the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted “work”. The copyright was relinquished, and material released into the public domain.

Commercial License

A commercial license was purchased or granted for the work.

Creative Commons

A license that enables the free distribution of an otherwise copyrighted “work”.

Editorial Use (Fair Use)

Under U.S. copyright law and British common law, there is a concept of “fair use” (or “fair dealing”). It is believed the work can be used without authorization for purposes of reporting, information on current events, research, commenting on, criticism, teaching, or education and that it does not impact the market value of the work. When the public good is served, publishers do not need permission from the copyright holder to make copies of a copyrighted work.

Free Photo Website

It is believed the work is freely available for use per Creative Commins, GNU Free Documentation, Public Domain, etc.

GNU Free Documentation

The GNU Free Documentation License (GNU FDL or simply GFDL) is a copyleft license for free documentation, designed by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) for the GNU Project. It is similar to the GNU General Public License, giving readers the rights to copy, redistribute, and modify (except for “invariant sections”) a work and requires all copies and derivatives to be available under the same license

News Release Media

The copyright of the material remains with the companies who contribute it, but, because it’s intended as PR material, it is implied it can be used to support editorial or sales content relating to the products it depicts, either in print or online.

Public Domain

It is believed the work is in the public domain and is free for use by anyone for any purpose without restriction under copyright law.

Product Photo (Fair Use)

Under U.S. copyright law and British common law, there is a concept of “fair use” (or “fair dealing”). It is believed the work can be used without authorization for purposes of reporting, information on current events, research, commenting on, criticism, teaching, or education and that it does not impact the market value of the work. When the public good is served, publishers do not need permission from the copyright holder to make copies of a copyrighted work.

Self-Taken

The work was created by Geek Slop.

Fair use with modification

The image has been used in a limited manner as the basis for a new artistic creation that adds new expression, added value, new aesthetics, and modified insights. The new work in no way deprives the copyright owner of income or potential market for their work.

Social Media Source (Fair Use)

Under U.S. copyright law and British common law, there is a concept of “fair use” (or “fair dealing”). It is believed the work can be used without authorization for purposes of reporting, information on current events, research, commenting on, criticism, teaching, or education and that it does not impact the market value of the work. When the public good is served, publishers do not need permission from the copyright holder to make copies of a copyrighted work.