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This image depicts the design elements and visual appearance of the character Stan Marsh. Its use provides identification by visual cue of the character, and facilitates critical commentary by illustrating the composition and design chosen by the artist-developers: simple geometric shapes, and primary colors, including on the distinctive costume, reflecting the two-dimensional "cutout" style of the show.
No; as a copyrighted or trademarked item, or derivative work of one, it is not likely any free equivalent that could serve the same purpose will be released in the future.
Though the picture is subject to copyright, its use here is valid under U.S. fair use laws because:
It is a promotional press image released by Comedy Central and the parent organization Viacom International, Inc.
It does not limit the copyright owners right or capability to market or profit from products or works in which the character appears
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Stan Marsh//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:StanMarsh.pngtrue
Licensing:
This is a copyrighted image that has been released by a company or organization to promote their work or product in the media, such as advertising material or a promotional photo in a press kit.
The copyright for it is most likely owned by the company who created the promotional item or the artist who produced the item in question; you must provide evidence of such ownership. Lack of such evidence is grounds for deletion.
It is believed that the use of some images of promotional material to illustrate:
the person(s), product, event, or subject in question;
where the image is unrepeatable, i.e. a free image could not be created to replace it;
Additionally, the copyright holder may have granted permission for use in works such as Wikipedia. However, if they have, this permission likely does not fall under a free license.