File:Village of the Damned (1995 film).jpg

This image is the movie poster for the 1995 film Village of the Damned, which stars actor Christopher Reeve. Directed by John Carpenter, this film poster was published in 1995 and is copyright protected. The copyright owner(s) are Universal Pictures and Alphaville Films. The image was retrieved from the internet (at - https://www.cinematerial.com/media/posters/sm/ya/ya6mhhss.jpg ) and is being used as a primary means of visually identifying the article itself. It is being used on the grounds of 'Fair Use', and all copyright is attributed to its rightful owner(s). In regards to this image and its usage on Wikipedia, it should also be noted that:

1. It is much lower resolution than the original (notably in JPEG format);
2. The photo is only being used for informational purposes;
3. Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because it shows the subject of this article and is significant to the public;
4. The material has previously been published;
5. The material is encyclopedic and otherwise meets general Wikipedia content requirements;
6. The material meets the media-specific policy requirements;
7. The material must be used in at least one article;

Jason Palpatine 03:31, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

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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