MBGreatestHits.jpg (234 × 200 pixels, file size: 11 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Summary
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| Description |
This is the cover art for the album Greatest Hits by the artist Marty Balin. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the label, Trove Records, or the graphic artist(s). |
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| Source |
Image from fan-page at http://www1.odn.ne.jp/~cak38700/Balin/MBGreatestHits.htm. |
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| Portion used |
The entire cover: because the image is cover art, a form of product packaging, the entire image is needed to identify the product, properly convey the meaning and branding intended, and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the image. |
| Low resolution? |
The copy is of sufficient resolution for commentary and identification but lower resolution than the original cover. Copies made from it will be of inferior quality, unsuitable as artwork on pirate versions or other uses that would compete with the commercial purpose of the original artwork. |
| Purpose of use |
Main infobox. The image is used for identification in the context of critical commentary of the work for which it serves as cover art. It makes a significant contribution to the user's understanding of the article, which could not practically be conveyed by words alone. The image is placed in the infobox at the top of the article discussing the work, to show the primary visual image associated with the work, and to help the user quickly identify the work and know they have found what they are looking for. Use for this purpose does not compete with the purposes of the original artwork, namely the artist's providing graphic design services to music concerns and in turn marketing music to the public. |
| Replaceable? |
As musical cover art, the image is not replaceable by free content; any other image that shows the packaging of the music would also be copyrighted, and any version that is not true to the original would be inadequate for identification or commentary. |
| Other information |
Original copyright Trove Records. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Marty Balin Greatest Hits//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MBGreatestHits.jpgtrue | |
Fair Use in Marty Balin Greatest Hits
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- It's a low resolution copy of a CD/album cover.
- It doesn't limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the CD/album in any way, in fact, it may encourage sales.
- Because of the low resolution, copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the album artwork on another CD.
- The image is itself a subject of discussion in the article or used in the infobox thereof.
- The image on the cover is significant because it was made by a famous artist, Marty Balin.
- Derived from a digital capture (scan/photo) of the album/CD cover (creator of this digital version is irrelevant as the copyright in all equivalent images is still held by the same party). Copyright held by the record company or the artist. Claimed as fair use regardless.
This DOES hold up under the 10 criteria for non-free content:
- No free equivalent
- Respect for Commercial Opportunities -- it is the same image as used in vendor's sales catalogs and will encourage sales.
- Minimal use -- used only in the article on said album
- Published on a fan web-site which was referenced in the original upload
- Content is encyclopedic - references the album in the article
- Falls under fair-use - copyright RCA, image used by others to showcase album
- Used in one-article on said album
- Significant to the article itself -- it is the image of the subject being discussed in the article.
- Located only in the article itself
- Source of image and copyright noted
Licensing
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 | This image is of a cover of an audio recording, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the work or the artist(s) which produced the recording or cover artwork in question. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of such covers
qualifies as fair use under the copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information. |
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| current | 05:15, 27 February 2008 | | 234 × 200 (11 KB) | JoeD80 (talk | contribs) | Image from fan-page at http://www1.odn.ne.jp/~cak38700/Balin/MBGreatestHits.htm. Original copyright Trove Records. ==Fair Use in Marty Balin Greatest Hits== #It's a low resolution copy of a CD/album cover. #It doesn't limit the copyright owner's righ |
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