File:Premier rendez vous 1941.jpg

Poster for the 1941 film Premier rendez-vous (US title: Her First Affair)

http://www.cinema-francais.fr/les_films/films_d/films_decoin_henri/premier_rendez_vous.htm

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2. It doesn't limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the film in any way, in fact, it may encourage sales.
3. Because of the low resolution, copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the artwork/image.
4. The image is itself a subject of discussion in the article or used in the infobox thereof.
5. The image is significant because it was used to promoted a notable film.
6. As film poster art, the image is not replaceable by free content; any other image that shows the packaging of the film would also be copyrighted.

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