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Summary

Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free video cover true for Zatōichi (2003 film)
Description	This is the cover art of Zatōichi. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the distributor, Shochiku Office Kitano, the publisher of the video or the studio which produced the video.
Source	It is believed that the cover art can or could be obtained from the publisher or studio.
Article	Zatōichi (2003 film)
Portion used	The entire front cover. Because the image is cover art, a form of product packaging, the entire image is needed to identify the product, properly convey the meaning and branding intended, and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the image.
Low resolution?	The copy is of sufficient resolution for commentary and identification but lower resolution than the original video cover. Copies made from it will be of inferior quality, unsuitable as artwork on pirate versions or other uses that would compete with the commercial purpose of the original artwork.
Purpose of use	Main infobox. The image is used for identification in the context of critical commentary of the work for which it serves as cover art. It makes a significant contribution to the user's understanding of the article, which could not practically be conveyed by words alone. The image is placed in the infobox at the top of the article discussing the work, to show the primary visual image associated with the work, and to help the user quickly identify the work and know they have found what they are looking for. Use for this purpose does not compete with the purposes of the original work, namely the video cover creator's ability to provide video cover design services and in turn marketing video to the public.
Replaceable?	As a video cover, the image is not replaceable by free content; any other image that shows the packaging of the video would also be copyrighted, and any version that is not true to the original would be inadequate for identification or commentary.
Other information	Use of the video cover in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy and fair use under United States copyright law as described above.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Zatōichi (2003 film)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Zatoichi_017.jpgtrue

Rational for Zatoichi and Zatōichi (2003 film)

Describes the subject of several articles
Not being used for commercial purposes
Does not inhibit the owner from marketing the product

Licensing

This image is of a film poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher or the creator of the work depicted. It is believed that the use of scaled-down, low-resolution images of film posters

to provide critical commentary on the film in question or of the film poster itself, not solely for illustration
where no free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information,
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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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	06:57, 22 November 2017		265 × 375 (27 KB)	Theo's Little Bot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	16:19, 10 March 2010	No thumbnail	325 × 460 (47 KB)	DASHBot (talk \| contribs)	Bot: Rescaling Fair Use Image (shutoff)

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