File:TheInformation.jpeg

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Summary[edit]

Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free album cover true for The Information (Beck album)
Description

This is the cover art for The Information by the artist Beck. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the label, Interscope, or the graphic artist(s).

Source

The cover art can be obtained from Interscope.

Article

The Information (Beck 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 The Information (Beck album)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TheInformation.jpegtrue

For a more detailed view, click here. Blank, pre-stickered album art for Beck's 2006 album The Information, as obtained from Amazon. Retail copies of the album included a sheet of decals (out of a collection of 4 different sheets), with the that intent that the owner can customize their own cover art.

Art direction and design by Matt Maitland/Gerard Saint at Big Active with Beck.
Sticker art by: Jody Barton, Beck, Juliette Cezar, Estell & Simon, David Foldvari, Genevieve Gauckler, Michael Gillette, Jasper Goodall, Mercedes Helnwein, Han Lee, Matt Maitland, Ari Michelson, Parra, Melanie Pullen, Gay Ribisi, Aleksey Shirokov, Will Sweeney, Kam Tang, Adam Tullie, Kensei Yabuno and Vania Zouravliov.

Licensing[edit]

File history

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Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current07:17, 8 June 2017Thumbnail for version as of 07:17, 8 June 2017316 × 316 (19 KB)DatBot (talk | contribs)Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
04:07, 7 October 2006No thumbnail500 × 500 (62 KB)Josephkuzma (talk | contribs)The blank, pre-stickered album art for The Information.
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