File:Carsanimation.png

A work in progress screenshot of computer animation, from the film by Pixar, Cars, originally released in June 2006.

1. Description: A screenshot from the film Cars.
2. Source:^[1]
3. Article: Cars
4. Replaceable: No free equivalent exists, that would effectively identify the article’s subject.
5. Portion: The single image does not, in any way, limit the ability of the copyright owners, to market or sell their product.
6. Low resolution: The image is only used once, and is rendered in low resolution, to avoid piracy.
7. Purpose: The image is significant, in identifying the subject of the article, which is the film itself.

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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