File:ABBA - Bang-A-Boomerang.jpg

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Summary[edit]

Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free single cover true for Bang-A-Boomerang
Description

This is the cover art for the single Bang-A-Boomerang by the artist ABBA. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the record label or the graphic artist(s).

Source

The cover art can be obtained from the record label.

Article

Bang-A-Boomerang

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 Bang-A-Boomerang//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ABBA_-_Bang-A-Boomerang.jpgtrue

The front cover of ABBA 1975 7" single "Bang-A-Boomerang", copyright Polar Music. Record cover to illustrate the article about album ABBA (album), the ABBA discography, and the relevant period in the history of ABBA. Although the picture is subject to copyright I feel and assert that it is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

  • it is a low resolution copy of a single cover;
  • it does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the single in any way;
  • no free alternative is available;
  • its use is commensurate with usage throughout discographies and album listings across the world wide web;
  • its low resolution means copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the single artwork.

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current00:35, 21 July 2017Thumbnail for version as of 00:35, 21 July 2017314 × 316 (27 KB)DatBot (talk | contribs)Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
21:43, 2 April 2008No thumbnail450 × 454 (78 KB)Dreamer.se (talk | contribs)The front cover of ABBA 1975 7" single "Bang-A-Boomerang", copyright Polar Music. Record cover to illustrate the article about album ''ABBA (album)'', the ABBA discography, and the relevant period in the history of ABBA. Although the picture i
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