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[edit] Fair use
This image is a widely distributed promotional image from the American television show, American Idol. The image is of low resolution, used for informational purposes, and it is believed that the use of this image actually accomplishes the copyright owner's goal of promoting the artist depicted. It is believed that the use of the image on Wikipedia does not undermine the potential market for the sale or licensing of this image.
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- Source: www.americanidol.com
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- (del) (cur) 04:46, 15 March 2007 . . Rich3000 (Talk | contribs) . . 440×330 (26,544 bytes) (I read over the fair use policy but it's not clear to me whether it would apply to this image or not. It comes from http://www.americanidol.com/photos/top24/view/?set=18&seq=36 and this promotional photo is to be used only to identify the singer. )
- (del) (rev) 04:37, 15 March 2007 . . Rich3000 (Talk | contribs) . . 440×330 (21,566 bytes) (I reviewed the fair use guidelines, but it's not clear to me whether they apply to this image or not. It was downloaded from http://www.americanidol.com/photos/top24/view/?set=18&seq=35 and is only to be used to illustrate the article about this singer. )
- (del) (rev) 03:56, 15 March 2007 . . Rich3000 (Talk | contribs) . . 165×90 (4,308 bytes) (Promotional image posted at http://www.americanidol.com/contestants/season6/)
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