File:SaintLogo.png
SaintLogo.png (125 × 329 pixels, file size: 15 KB, MIME type: image/png)
Summary[edit]
Cropped image from this file. Copyright 1967, Fiction Publishing Company. This file has been cropped and uploaded for the express purpose of illustrating the most well-known form of the Saint stick figure logo, for use on the article Simon Templar. This logo (or variants thereof) appears on virtually every edition of Simon Templar Saint adventures, and was created by the illustrator Eugene Hastain, a friend of the author Leslie Charteris. As a logo of well-known literary franchise, its use in Wikipedia is supported by fair use as it is a unique logo connected to only one franchise. Precedent for use of such logos includes the lead image (as of 3/7/2007) on James Bond of that franchise's 007/gun logo. Per the rules indicated on the Logo image tag (see below), such a logo may be used to illustrate the "item in question" which in this case is Simon Templar and the Saint franchise. There is no possible way the use of this logo in the Wikipedia article could have any effect on the commercial value of said logo or of the magazine from which this version was scanned. The use of this artwork also: 1. reduces the need to use a photograph of one of the actors who has played the role, thereby avoiding fair use issues with regards to an image of a person as well as WP:NPOV issues regarding which portrayer to illustrate and 2. it reduces the need to use a copyrighted book cover as an illustration by instead using a very small component of a 40-year-old magazine cover.
Licensing[edit]
 | This is a logo of an organization, item, or event, and is protected by copyright. The use of low-resolution images on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, of logos for certain uses involving identification and critical commentary may qualify as non-free use under the Copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. Certain commercial use of this image may also be trademark infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:Logos.
Use of the logo here does not imply endorsement of the organization by Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation, nor vice versa. |
Fair use rationale[edit]
| Description |
This image is being used to illustrate the article Simon Templar and is used for informational or educational purposes only. |
|---|---|
| Source |
Derived from a scan of the artwork (creator of this digital version is irrelevant as the copyright in all equivalent images is still held by the same party). Copyright held by the company or the artist. Claimed as fair use regardless. Note: the artist of this work is Eugene Hastain. |
| Article | |
| Portion used |
Cropped portion |
| Low resolution? |
Is low and only as much resolution as necessary to identify and show the style of artwork used for the article, not enough to be used for piracy. The fact this is only a portion of the original cover renders it impractical for use in producing a pirated copy of the magazine issue. |
| Purpose of use |
Illustrates the article Simon Templar which provides enough critical commentary for fair use to be applicable. It is an image of a famous and widely used logo/symbol used as universal branding for the Simon Templar "The Saint" series of books and stories. See Summary above for further detail. |
| Replaceable? |
No free equivalent can equal this image (any would be a derivative of this artwork or similar artworks). |
| Other information |
Image in this form is already widely distributed to identify the artwork so we degrade no market value by providing it ourselves. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Simon Templar//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SaintLogo.pngtrue | |
File history
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| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
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| current | 04:08, 6 April 2011 | | 125 × 329 (15 KB) | Hydrargyrum (talk | contribs) | retouch scratches & scan defects |
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