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Film poster for The Firemen's Ball by Saul Bass

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1. For an article about a film, the original poster is arguably one of the most important images that could be included.
2. No free or public domain images have been located for this film.
3. The image is of lower resolution than the original poster (copies made from it will be of inferior quality).
4. The poster is to suggest something of the film's genre and style.
5. The poster is being used for informational purposes only, and its use is not believed to detract from the original film in any way.
6. The poster is used on various websites, and its use on Wikipedia does not make it significantly more accessible than it already is.
7. The poster's use on Wikipedia is entirely encyclopedic in nature.

Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

1. It illustrates an educational article about the graphic artist and illustrator of the poster.
2. The image is used as a primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
3. The image is itself a subject of discussion in the article or used in the infobox thereof.
4. It's a low resolution copy of a Film Poster / VHS or DVD Cover.
5. It doesn't limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the film in any way, in fact, it may encourage sales.
6. Because of the low resolution, copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the artwork/image.
7. The poster is used on various websites, and its use on Wikipedia does not make it significantly more accessible than it already is.
8. The poster's use on Wikipedia is entirely encyclopedic in nature.