File:Hello kitty character portrait.png

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Summary

Non-free media information and use rationale true for Hello Kitty
Description	Full portrait of the character Hello Kitty
Source	Official Sanrio website http://www.hellokitty.ne.jp/english/kt_family.html
Article	Hello Kitty
Portion used	screenshot of flash page cropped to just the image of the character
Low resolution?	yes
Purpose of use	The image is used for visual identification and illustration of a subject of public interest. The significance of the image is to illustrate the visual appearance and style of the character in an article containing critical commentary about the character, in a way that words alone could not convey.
Replaceable?	Because the design of the character is copyright protected there is almost certainly no free equivalent. Any equivalent alternatives would also be derivative works. Any substitute that is not a derivative work would fail to convey the meaning intended, would tarnish or misrepresent its image, or would fail its purpose of identification or commentary.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Hello Kitty//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hello_kitty_character_portrait.pngtrue

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for commentary on the character or characters in question,
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current	13:44, 20 February 2011		247 × 312 (13 KB)	Siawase (talk \| contribs)	{{Non-free use rationale \|Article = Hello Kitty \|Description = Full portrait of the character Hello Kitty \|Source = Official Sanrio website http://www.hellokitty.ne.jp/english/kt_family.html \|Portion = scre

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