For an article about a film, the original theatrical advertisement poster is one of the most important images that could be included. Various posters and advertisements have been produced over the years to promote this film, however this is the original artwork, intended by
Associated British-Pathé Limited for wide distribution.
It is believed the use of this image in the article
The Dam Busters (film) is covered by the "fair use" legal doctrine because:
This image is being used to illustrate the film which is the topic of this article.
Its use in Wikipedia is for nonprofit educational purposes only and does not detract from the original work.
It is of much lower resolution than the original poster (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality).
It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to market or sell the work in any way.
No free or public domain images have been located for this film poster.
Licensing
This image is of a 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 posters
to provide critical commentary on the film, event, etc. in question or of the poster itself, not solely for illustration
Please add a detailed non-free use rationale for each article the image is used in, which must also declare compliance with the other parts of the non-free content criteria, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.
To patrollers and administrators: If this image has an appropriate rationale please append |image has rationale=yes as a parameter to the license template.
Fair use
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