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An extension of About Images and Copyright.


Allowed without credit aside sourcing to the work

  • Screenshots from motion (cinema, TV, web video) works.
  • Official covers or posters that are used to represent the work.

Allowed with credit

  • Promotional Concept Art
  • xkcd gives TV Tropes permission to use whole comics.
  • Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal gives TV Tropes permission to use whole comics.
  • Artists that allow republishing their work. (Awkward Zombie)
  • IP-Selected art that has "Used with permission" caption.
  • Less than 50% of the panels of a comic released in per-page format.
  • Less than 50% of the art officially published on an image hosting platform.
  • Illustrations in a book or newspaper.

Individual images with permission

Not allowed

  • Artists that request to not republish their work.
  • Over 50% of the panels of a comic released in per-page format without specific consent.
  • Over 50% of the art officially published on an image hosting platform without specific consent.
  • Stock photos and clipart, period.
  • Scans of the merchandise, T-Shirts, and etc that can only be obtained via purchase.

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