File:TheAlanParsonsProject-EyeintheSky.jpg

TheAlanParsonsProject-EyeintheSky.jpg (300 × 300 pixels, file size: 21 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Summary

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Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free album cover true for Eye in the Sky (album)
Description

This is the cover art for the album Eye in the Sky by the artist The Alan Parsons Project. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the label, Arista, or the graphic artist(s).

Source

The cover art can be obtained from Arista.

Article

Eye in the Sky (album)

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

Use of the cover art in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy and fair use under the copyright law of the United States as described above.

Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Eye in the Sky (album)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TheAlanParsonsProject-EyeintheSky.jpgtrue

Licensing

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Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

  1. No free or public domain images exist for this or any album cover.
  2. This image does not replace the original market role of the album.
  3. This should and most likely be used only on the article for the album it depicts.
  4. This image is widely distributed in other venues, so its use on Wikipedia does not make it significantly more accessible or visible than it already is.
  5. This image meets all general Wikipedia content requirements and is encyclopedic.
  6. The image significantly illustrates the object of the article.
  7. The image does not limit the copyright owners' rights to distribute the album in any way.
  8. The cover is being used for educational and informational purposes only, and its use is not believed to detract from the original album in any way, or deprive its copyright holders of any financial gain.
  9. The image is of lower resolution than the original cover. Copies made from it will be of inferior quality, and could not be used as artwork on illegal CD copies of the album.

Note that this does not claim fair use in articles other than Eye in the Sky (album). If you wish to use this image in another article, please add a new fair use rationale below.

File history

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Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current11:56, 16 March 2024Thumbnail for version as of 11:56, 16 March 2024300 × 300 (21 KB)Matt Musik (talk | contribs)Better version
18:47, 22 July 2011No thumbnail300 × 300 (53 KB)Two Hearted River (talk | contribs)

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