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Summary[edit]

Description: Low-resolution reproduction of screenshot from the documentary motion picture Melodie der Welt (1929), directed by Walter Ruttmann
Corporate author/original rights holder: Tobis Filmkunst
Source: Deutsches Filminstitut

Fair use in sound film[edit]

The image linked here is claimed by Wikipedia editor DCGeist to be used under fair use as:

1. it is a single screenshot from a historically significant feature-length film;
2. it is of much lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality);
3. its use does not impair the copyright holder's ability to sell or promote the film in any way;
4. it is being used only for informational purposes; and
5. its inclusion adds significantly to the article because it illustrates the first European feature sound film, as discussed in the accompanying text.

Licensing[edit]

This image is a screenshot from a copyrighted film, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by the studio which produced the film, and possibly also by any actors appearing in the screenshot. It is believed that the use of a limited number of low-resolution screenshots for critical commentary and discussion of the film and its contents on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, qualifies as fair use under the Copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.

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