File:LadyofPain.jpg

Summary[edit]

Non-free media use rationale - non-free book cover for Lady of Pain[edit]

Description[edit]

This is the front cover art for the book Lady of Pain as commissioned for the cover of Dragon Magazine #339. The book cover art copyright is believed to belong to the publisher, Paizo Publishing or the cover artist, R.K. Post.

Source[edit]

May be found at the following website: http://www.sithvixen.com/print/rkpost/LadyofPain.jpg.

Article[edit]

Lady of Pain

Portion used[edit]

The entire front cover. Because the image is a book cover, 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?[edit]

The copy is of sufficient resolution for commentary and identification but lower resolution than the original book 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[edit]

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 book cover creator's ability to provide book cover design services and in turn marketing books to the public.

Replaceable?[edit]

As a book cover, the image is not replaceable by free content; any other image that shows the packaging of the book would also be copyrighted, and any version that is not true to the original would be inadequate for identification or commentary. Using a different image in the infobox would be misleading as to the identity of the work. No other published images of the character in question exist that do not also include text or titles from a magazine or book, or are cropped versions of the same. No suitable replacement exists.

Other information[edit]

Use of the book cover in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy and fair use under United States copyright law as described above.

Lady of Pain[edit]

I posed for this in October or November and it was published in December 2005. The magazine is called Dragon and is made by Paizo Publishing, LLC. They specialize in hobby gaming and whatnot. This shot came out on the cover of Dragon #339, January 2006 edition. It can be purchased online at Paizo.com Issue#339 or at Barnes and Noble (Chapters in Canada) for a limited time.

http://www.sithvixen.com/print.html

http://paizo.com/dragon/products/issues/2006/339

Licensing[edit]

Copyright[edit]

This image is an illustration of a character or characters in a comic book, video game, or animated television program or film. The copyright for it is most likely held by either the publisher/producer and/or artist(s) producing the work in question. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of character artwork:

• for commentary on the character or characters in question,
• on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. 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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