I don't know about France, but in the US promotional material is free under a fair use license, otherwise every movie review would just be bare text because magazines and papers put as little money as possible into the art sections. <br>
<br>You editor at the magazine should know what he/she can and can't use, though. . <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 2:31 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eigagogo@free.fr">eigagogo@free.fr</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Dear,<br>
<br>
I'm currently writing an article (about Toei) for french e-magazine Ecrans<br>
d'Asie (<a href="http://www.ecrans-asie.com/" target="_blank">http://www.ecrans-asie.com/</a>. Although the content can be freely read<br>
online, it can also be printed with professional standard (300dpi).<br>
<br>
I used to wrote on websites where DVd screen captures were used, but this<br>
convenient alternative is not anymore possible to get 'hi-resolution' material.<br>
I guess the only solution to illustrate my text is to use lobby cards/stills<br>
from the editor/producer.<br>
No doubt this issue will prove to be tricky when it comes to independant<br>
production or big studio such as Toei/Nikkatsu.<br>
I heard such stills were 'free of use' as long as they were used for magazine (a<br>
reason why Hotwax has chosen the magazine format?)<br>
<br>
As exemple, i would like to use this great still of Midori Mako in Abaruse ...<br>
how can i do ?<br>
<a href="http://db.eiren.org/contents/03000009547.html" target="_blank">http://db.eiren.org/contents/03000009547.html</a><br>
<br>
Any advice are much welcomed as i am totally lost! :)<br>
<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
<br>
<br>
Martin Vieillot<br>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>-rob<br><a href="http://www.robixsmash.com/">http://www.robixsmash.com/</a><br><a href="http://www.orlandoweekly.com/film/">http://www.orlandoweekly.com/film/</a><br><a href="http://www.insulinfunk.net/">http://www.insulinfunk.net/</a><br>