File:Bert and Ernie.JPG

Bert and Ernie in the 1978 TV special Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (a screenshot). Copyright owner is the Children's Television Workshop.

Rationale of fair use for Bert and Ernie

It is believed that this image, Bert and Ernie.JPG, is subject to fair use in the article Bert and Ernie because:

This image illustrates the text in which it appears, which describes Bert and Ernie
It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to market or sell the work in any way.
This image is used on various websites, so its use on Wikipedia does not make it significantly more accessible or visible than it already is.
The image is being used in an informative way and should not detract from the original work.
No free or public domain images have been located, nor could any exist as the characters are under copyright and trademark.

Licensing

This image is a screenshot of a copyrighted television program. As such, the copyright for it is most likely owned by the company or corporation that produced it. It is believed that the use of a limited number of low-resolution screenshots

for identification of and critical commentary on the television program 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, might be copyright infringement. For more information, see Wikipedia:Non-free content.
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