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== Images of book covers ok to use? ==

Are images of book covers ok to use.  Can you copy them from Amazon say, under "fair use"? [[User:Paul August|Paul August]] 05:01, Sep 18, 2004 (UTC)

Or, in a related thought, if you can't use Amazon, could you scan them yourself? [[User:Rhymeless|Rhymeless]] 05:29, 18 Sep 2004 (UTC)
:In general, it's OK to use the book cover on an article about the book - that's pretty squarely fair use (see [[Wikipedia:Copyright FAQ]] - I wrote the US fair use criteria in there). About using it from amazon - I suspect it would be the same as scanning it yourself, but I'm not sure (so don't quote me on that). [[User:Raul654|→Raul654]] 06:32, Sep 18, 2004 (UTC)

::Take this as you will -- here's what their [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/508088/103-6544548-5035829 Conditions of Use] page says, in part:
::::''All content included on this site, such as text, '''graphics''', logos, button icons, '''images''', [...] is the property of Amazon.com or its content suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws.''

::::''Amazon.com grants you a limited license to access and make personal use of this site '''and not to download''' (other than page caching) or modify it, or any portion of it, except with express written consent of Amazon.com.  This license does not include [...] any derivative use of this site or its contents [...].  This site or any portion of this site may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written consent of Amazon.com.''