Jump to content

File:Dykes to Watch Out For (Bechdel test origin).jpg

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dykes_to_Watch_Out_For_(Bechdel_test_origin).jpg (390 × 260 pixels, file size: 58 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Summary

[edit]
Non-free media information and use rationale true for Bechdel test
Description

A character (possibly Ginger) from Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel describes the criteria that have come to be known as the Bechdel test to her companion.

Source

Portion of "The Rule" in Dykes to Watch Out For sourced from this image on Bechdel's Flickr. Comic and issue by Alison Bechdel, circa 1985.

Article

Bechdel test

Portion used

Selected panels

Low resolution?

Yes

Purpose of use

To show visual representation of the comic strip origin of the Bechdel test. It is only being used to illustrate the article in question.

Replaceable?

This file is irreplaceable as the only extant image that depicts the origin of the Bechdel test. As Dykes to Watch Out For is under copyright, no free equivalent could reasonably be obtained or created to replace this media.

Other information
  • The use of this image on Wikipedia is contended to be a fair use, since it is used solely for educational purposes in a not-for-profit encyclopedia, is necessary for cultural and historical purposes, and the material value of the possible copyright is not believed to be lessened by its use here
  • It is believed that the use of this image on the English-language Wikipedia to illustrate an article on the topic in question falls under the "Non-profit educational" clause of the Fair Use doctrine currently upheld by United States law. (17 U.S.C. § 107)
  • It is a low resolution copy
  • It is only being used to illustrate the article in question
  • The image is irreplaceable; a free analogue is impossible to produce as the original will be covered by copyright for the foreseeable future
  • Owing to the limited web-resolution of the image, only a small portion of a copyrighted work is used
  • It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the image in any way
  • For the same reasons, the portion of the copyrighted work used is of inherently lower quality than the original, reducing the risk of competitiveness and therefore the effects of this copy on the market for or value of versions held by the owner of the copyright
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Bechdel test//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dykes_to_Watch_Out_For_(Bechdel_test_origin).jpgtrue

Licensing

[edit]

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current10:09, 8 November 2013Thumbnail for version as of 10:09, 8 November 2013390 × 260 (58 KB)Gobonobo (talk | contribs){{Non-free use rationale |Article = Bechdel test |Description = A character (possibly Ginger) from ''Dykes to Watch Out For'' by Alison Bechdel describes the criteria that have come to be known as the Bechdel test to her l...

The following page uses this file: