File:MoamSpectrumoffinitescalecover.jpg

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Summary

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Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free album cover true for A Spectrum of Finite Scale
Description

This is the cover art for the album A Spectrum of Finite Scale by the artist Man or Astro-man?. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the label, Zerotec, or the graphic artist(s).

Source

Scanned by uploader.

Article

A Spectrum of Finite Scale

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 A Spectrum of Finite Scale//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MoamSpectrumoffinitescalecover.jpgtrue

Home scan of CD cover, "Spectrum of finite scale"

Licensing

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Fair use rationale for A Spectrum of Finite Scale

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Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

  1. The image is only a small portion of the overall product and serves as an easily identifiable part of a larger entity.
  2. The copy of the image is low-resolution and will not produce high-quality copies of the art for illegal duplication. The quality is high enough to clearly present the image and to place the subject represented by the image in a good light.
  3. The use of the image will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to gain commercially from the work.
  4. It illustrates educational articles about the subject represented by the image.
  5. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of topics in the article.
  6. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value. A free image could not be created to replace it without itself being a derivative work.

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