File:Alanis Unplugged album cover.jpg
Alanis_Unplugged_album_cover.jpg (300 × 300 pixels, file size: 25 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
| Description |
This is the cover art for MTV Unplugged by the artist Alanis Morissette. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the label, Maverick, Reprise, or the graphic artist(s). |
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| Source |
The cover art can be obtained from Maverick, Reprise. |
| Article | |
| 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 MTV Unplugged (Alanis Morissette album)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alanis_Unplugged_album_cover.jpgtrue | |
Cover for the Alanis Morissette album MTV Unplugged (Alanis Morissette album) (1999). Taken from www.amazon.com. Image copyright is owned by Maverick Records.
 | 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. |
Rationale of fair use for MTV Unplugged (Alanis Morissette album)[edit]
The image Image:Alanis Unplugged album cover.jpg is being linked here; though the picture is originally copyright, I (Extraordinary Machine 14:21, 27 November 2005 (UTC)) feel it is covered by fair use because:
- No free or public domain images have been located for this album.
- 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.
- The image does not limit the copyright owners' rights to distribute the album in any way.
- For an article about an album, the cover artwork is arguably one of the most important images that could be included. This is the artwork, intended by Maverick Records for wide distribution. As such, it has future historical significance, and is a more appropriate choice than any other image available.
- This image is used on various websites, so its use on Wikipedia does not make it significantly more accessible or visible than it already is. The cover is being used for informational purposes only, and its use is not believed to detract from the original album in any way.
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| current | 14:21, 27 November 2005 | | 300 × 300 (25 KB) | Extraordinary Machine (talk | contribs) | Cover for the Alanis Morissette album ''Alanis Unplugged'' (1999). Image copyright is owned by Maverick Records. {{albumcover}} ==Rationale of fair use for Alanis Unplugged== The image Image:Alanis Unplugged album cover.jpg is being link |
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