File:Calvin's mom and dad.png

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Non-free media information and use rationale true for Calvin and Hobbes
Description	small character illustration of Calvin's parents
Source	Calvin and Hobbes strip for May 5, 1986
Article	Calvin and Hobbes
Portion used	Excerpt from fourth panel of four-panel strip
Low resolution?	Small size unsuitable to use for high quality reproduction
Purpose of use	Image is used for purposes of illustration in the above-named article
Replaceable?	Image is protected by copyright, therefore a free use alternative won't exist.
Other information	Although the picture is originally copyright, it is covered by fair use because: It is a low resolution copy of a portion of a comic book panel, hence, only a small portion of the commercial product; The use of the image will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to sell or distribute the original comic book; Copies of this image could not be used to make illegal copies of the comic book; The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of topics in the article. For a visual medium such as comic books, words alone cannot adequately describe the subject;
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Calvin and Hobbes//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Calvin%27s_mom_and_dad.pngtrue

Non-free media information and use rationale true for Secondary characters in Calvin and Hobbes
Description	small character illustration of Calvin's parents
Source	Calvin and Hobbes strip for May 5, 1986
Article	Secondary characters in Calvin and Hobbes
Portion used	Excerpt from fourth panel of four-panel strip
Low resolution?	Small size unsuitable to use for high quality reproduction
Purpose of use	Image is used for purposes of illustration in the above-named article
Replaceable?	Image is protected by copyright, therefore a free use alternative won't exist.
Other information	Although the picture is originally copyright, it is covered by fair use because: It is a low resolution copy of a portion of a comic book panel, hence, only a small portion of the commercial product; The use of the image will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to sell or distribute the original comic book; Copies of this image could not be used to make illegal copies of the comic book; The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of topics in the article. For a visual medium such as comic books, words alone cannot adequately describe the subject;
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Secondary characters in Calvin and Hobbes//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Calvin%27s_mom_and_dad.pngtrue

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- the scene or storyline depicted, or
- the copyrighted character(s) or group(s) depicted on the excerpted panel in question;
where no free alternative exists or can be created,
on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

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23:51:25, 15 August 2005 (UTC) . . KFan II (Talk | Contribs) . . 152x121 (3,326 bytes) (Calvin (from Calvin and Hobbes)'s mom and dad. )

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02:37:17, 4 May 2007 (UTC) Remember the dot (Talk | Contribs) (ShouldBePNG)
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07:10:57, 26 October 2005 (UTC) 158.169.131.14 (Talk | Contribs)
23:51:25, 15 August 2005 (UTC) KFan II (Talk | Contribs) (Calvin (from Calvin and Hobbes)'s mom and dad.)

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List of Calvin and Hobbes characters