File:Sex Pistols - God Save the Queen.jpg

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Description: Cover art for "God Save the Queen", 7" single by the Sex Pistols, 1977
Source: Virgin Records (copyright holder)
Designer: Jamie Reid

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Description

This is the cover art of the Sex Pistols' 1977 single "God Save the Queen", designed by Jamie Reid

Source

Virgin Records

Article

Sex Pistols

Portion used

The entire front of the record sleeve is reproduced in order to faithfully represent its design.

Low resolution?

The image has been reproduced at low resolution and could not be used in such a way as to reduce the copyright owner's commercial interests in the image.

Purpose of use

The image is used to illustrate the famous design and help explicate how it caused offense, as described in the article, as well as to illustrate the famous and historically significant record it was created for. Use of the image in this fashion illustrates the design's and the record's cultural significance in a way that words alone could not convey.

Replaceable?

As a record cover, there is no free equivalent available or possible as a replacement.

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Description

This is the cover art of the Sex Pistols' 1977 single "God Save the Queen", designed by Jamie Reid

Source

Virgin Records

Article

God Save the Queen (Sex Pistols song)

Portion used

The entire front of the record sleeve is reproduced in order to faithfully represent its design.

Low resolution?

The image has been reproduced at low resolution and could not be used in such a way as to reduce the copyright owner's commercial interests in the image.

Purpose of use

For an article about a single, the cover is one of the most relevant images that can be included.

Replaceable?

As a record cover, there is no free equivalent available or possible as a replacement.

Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of God Save the Queen (Sex Pistols song)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sex_Pistols_-_God_Save_the_Queen.jpgtrue

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