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Steve Carell as Michael Scott, in a promotional image for the US version of The Office.

[edit] Rationale of fair use for Steve Carell and Michael Scott (The Office)

The image is a publicity photo released by the network which owns the copyright, intended for wide distribution to promote the show.
The image is of a character and content discussed in the article text.
The image is of lower resolution and quality than the original photo (copies made from it will be of inferior quality).
No free or public domain images have been located for this subject.
The image does not limit the copyright owners' rights to distribute the show or DVDs in any way.
The image's inclusion in the article is important because it illustrates content discussed in the text, a recurring joke in the series.
The image is being used for informational purposes only.
The image is being used to illustrate the television show in question.

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This work is a copyrighted publicity photograph. It is believed that the use of some such photographs to illustrate:

the person(s), product, event, or subject in question
where the image is unrepeatable, i.e. a free image could not be created to replace it
on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law.

Other use of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, might be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Fair use and Wikipedia:Publicity photos.

Additionally, the copyright holder may have granted permission for use in works such as Wikipedia. However, if they have, this permission likely does not fall under a free license. As well, commercial third-party reusers of this image should consider whether their use is in violation of the subject's publicity rights, if the photograph is of a person.

To the uploader: This tag should only be used for images of a person, product, or event that is known to have come from a press kit or similar source, for the purpose of reuse by the media. Please add a detailed fair use rationale as described on Wikipedia:Image description page, as well as the source of the image, the photographer, and copyright information. Additionally, if the copyright holder has granted permission, please provide further details as to the terms.

This is a copyrighted image that has been released by a company or organization to promote their work or product in the media, such as advertising material or a promotional photo in a press kit.

The copyright for it is most likely owned by the company who created the promotional item or the artist who produced the item in question; you must provide evidence of such ownership. Lack of such evidence is grounds for deletion.

It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of promotional material

to illustrate the work or product being discussed;
where the image is unrepeatable, i.e. a free image could not be created to replace it;
on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Copyrights for more information.

To the uploader: please add a detailed fair use rationale for each use, as described on Wikipedia:Image description page, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.

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(del) (cur) 23:02, 9 July 2006 . . DrBat (Talk | contribs) . . 320×400 (20,505 bytes) (Steve Carell as Michael Scott, in a promotional image for the US version of ''The Office''.[http://tv.yahoo.com/tvpdb;_ylt=AsP35ljqXM3outq5hTZT5D1Qx70F?d=tvi&id=1808658198&cf=ph&pgid=1808658998&photoid=565919&pid=0]{{promophoto}})