File:'Cosmos Ball' by Takashi Murakami, molded plastic, 2000.jpg

Cosmos Ball by Takashi Murakami, molded plastic, 2000, Honolulu Museum of Art accession 2012-12-04

Fair use in Takashi Murakami[edit]

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4. The image is a low resolution copy of the original work and would be unlikely to impact sales of prints or be usable as a desktop backdrop.
5. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.

Fair use in Polychrome[edit]

1. It’s a polychrome artwork by a key artists for the beginning of the 21st century
2. The image is a low resolution copy of the original work and would be unlikely to impact sales of prints or be usable as a desktop backdrop.
3. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.

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