File:SpelljammerAdventuresInSpaceBox.jpg

Summary[edit]

Description[edit]

Cover of boxed game, Spelljammer: AD&D Adventures in Space by Jeff Grubb (TSR, Inc., 1989)

Source[edit]

Scan of box cover

Date[edit]

5. May 2006

Author[edit]

Original box cover artwork by Jeff Easley; Scan by Fairsing

Permission[edit]

(Reusing this file)

Fair use of copyrighted material (cover of boxed game)[edit]

Licensing[edit]

Copyrighted[edit]

This image is of a board game cover, and the copyright for it is most likely held by the publisher of the board game. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of board game covers

• to illustrate the board game 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:Fair use for more information.

Fair use for Spelljammer[edit]

The use of this image in the article named / linked above is claimed as Fair use of copyrighted material because:

• it is a low resolution copy of the cover art of a board game;
• the article named above concerns the game in question;
• the inclusion of the image in the named article makes a significant contribution to the article because it illustrates the game in question;
• no free version of the image is available that would serve the equivalent purpose;
• the inclusion of the image in the named article does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the game in any way;
• the image cannot be used to replace the original market role of the product.

Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free book cover for Spelljammer: AD&D Adventures in Space[edit]

Description[edit]

This is the front cover art for the book Spelljammer: AD&D Adventures in Space written by Jeff Grubb. The book cover art copyright is believed to belong to Wizards of the Coast.

Source[edit]

It is believed that the cover art can or could be obtained from Wizards of the Coast.

Article[edit]

Publication: AD&D Adventures in Space

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.

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.

Licensing[edit]