File:Muh-hund-originallit.JPG

Summary[edit]

Image depicting Muhammad as a Roundabout Dog by Lars Vilks, with permission by the cartoonist.

Licensing[edit]

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 on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, qualifies as fair use under the copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.

To the uploader: 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. For example non-free use rationales, see Wikipedia:Use rationale examples. This tag should only be used for posters. Try using Template:Non-free use rationale poster to state the rationale. 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 true

Summary of Fair-Use in Lars Vilks Muhammad drawings controversy[edit]

Use of the image in the Wikipedia article Lars Vilks Muhammad drawings controversy is believed to qualify as fair use since:

1. It is not of sufficient resolution for commercial printing.
2. It is politically significant, as the drawing depicted sparked, among other things, controversy lasting several months, death threats against the cartoonist, boycotts of its country of origin and many protests.
3. It adds significantly to the Lars Vilks Muhammad drawings controversy article and is being used there for informational purposes only.
4. It can not be replaced by a free image unless the author releases makes it free.