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Non-free media information and use rationale true for Japan (band)
Description	Promotional photograph forJapan's Tin Drum album (1981).
Source	Polydor
Article	Japan (band)
Portion used	whole
Low resolution?	The copy is of sufficient resolution for commentary and identification but lower resolution than the original image. Copies made from it will be of inferior quality, unsuitable as artwork on pirate versions or other uses that would compete with the commercial purpose of the original artwork.
Purpose of use	Identification and critical commentary in the Japan (band) article, a subject of public interest. The image confirms to readers they have reached the correct article, and illustrates the group.
Replaceable?	No free alternative could be created to clearly illustrate the topic in question. The band have been split for twenty years time, and a new one is unlikely. Currently available images are of low quality and do not illustrate all the band members. A free contemporary image would not convey the same information.
Other information	Use of the promotional photograph in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy and fair use under United States copyright law as described above. The image meets general Wikipedia content requirements and is encyclopaedic.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Japan (band)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Japan-tin-drum.jpgtrue

This image of a promotional photograph is being linked here; though it is subject to copyright, it is believed to meet with Wikipedia's fair use image policy for use in this article because:

it is a low-resolution reproduction;
it does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the photograph in any way;
it is being used only for informational purposes;
its inclusion adds significantly to the article because it illustrates the article's primary subject matter; and
it is irreplaceable by a free image as the band is defunct and the bassist is dead.

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on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation;

qualifies as fair use under Copyright law of the United States. Any other usage of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, might be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:Publicity photos.

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	06:02, 20 August 2016		420 × 237 (14 KB)	Theo's Little Bot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	16:44, 19 August 2016	No thumbnail	600 × 339 (137 KB)	Gentlecollapse6 (talk \| contribs)	{{Non-free use rationale \|Article=Japan (band) \|Description=Promotional photograph forJapan's Tin Drum album (1981). \|Source=Polydor \|Portion=whole \|Low_resolution=The copy is of sufficient resolution for commentary and identification but lower resolu...

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Japan (band)
File:Name of the band plus name of the musicians.jpg (file redirect)