File:BenFoldsWASOCover.jpg

Summary[edit]

This image depicts the cover art for the music concert DVD Ben Folds and WASO Live in Perth by Ben Folds and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. The cover art was designed by John Heiden and illustrated by Sara Cumings for the SMOG Design Group. It is believed that the copyright of this cover art belongs to Epic Records (Sony BMG Entertainment) and/or the SMOG Design Group.

Fair Use Rationale[edit]

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

• Copyright Holder: The cover art can be obtained from Sony BMG Entertainment. Use of this image does not, in any way, impede the commercial opportunities of the DVD or original cover art.
• Previous Publication: The cover art appears on the official Sony BMG Entertainment webstore and on various online retail outlets, including Amazon.com.
• Location: The image will be used in the article Ben Folds and WASO Live in Perth. It does not appear anywhere else.
• Content: The image meets Wikipedia's content standards and is encyclopedic. The image meets Wikipedia's image use policy.
• Extent of Use: The image represents the cover art of the DVD product packaging. The entire image is necessary to identify the product, properly convey the branding intended, and to avoid misrepresenting the product and cover art. This one image effectively represents the DVD and the article.
• Image Resolution: The image is of sufficient resolution for identification and commentary but of lower resolution than the original cover art. Any copies made from the image for use to compete with the official commercial release of the DVD will be of inferior quality.
• Significance: The purpose of this image is to give visual identification of the DVD in the main infobox. This image will contribute to the thorough representation of the DVD, significantly increasing a user's understanding of the article. It serves as a quick visual reference for users searching information on the DVD.
• Free Content Availability: As official cover art, this image cannot be replaced by free content. Any other image of the cover art or product packaging would also be copyrighted by Epic Records (Sony BMG Entertainment) and/or SMOG Design Group, the design artist. Any image not of the original cover art would be insufficient for identification, commentary or thorough representation of the DVD.

Licensing[edit]

This image is the cover of a videotape, DVD, Blu-ray, etc. and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the video or the studio which produced the video in question. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of video covers to illustrate the videotape or disc in question on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, 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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Source[edit]

1. http://shop.myplay.com/Ben-Folds-and-Waso-Live-in/A/B000BQ7JNO.htm (Sony BMG Entertainment Webstore)
2. https://www.amazon.com/Ben-Folds-Waso-Live-Perth/dp/B000BQ7JNO/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1232659021&sr=8-1 (Amazon.com)