File:BalladRiderCover.jpg

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Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free album cover true for Ballad of Easy Rider (album)
Description

This is the cover art for Ballad of Easy Rider by the artist The Byrds. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the label, Columbia Records, or the graphic artist(s).

Source

The cover art can be obtained from Columbia Records.

Article

Ballad of Easy Rider (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

Header. 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 at the beginning of the article or section discussing the work, 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. Using a different image as a header would be misleading as to the identity of the work.

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 Ballad of Easy Rider (album)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BalladRiderCover.jpgtrue
Description

Album Cover from the The Byrds album, Ballad of Easy Rider

Source

Derived from a scan of the album cover (creator of this digital version is irrelevant as the copyright in all equivalent images is still held by the same party) Copyright held by the record company or the artist. Claimed as fair use regardless.

Article

Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)

Portion used

Entire front cover, but does not include back or insides of original artwork

Low resolution?

Is only as much resolution is necessary to identify and show the style of artwork used for the article, not enough to be used for piracy

Purpose of use

Illustrates the appearance of the album and identifies it by recognized features

Replaceable?

no free equivalent can equal this image (any would be a derivative of this artwork)

Other information

Image in this form is already widely distributed to identify the album as part of catalogs and reviews, so we degrade no market value by providing it ourselves

Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BalladRiderCover.jpgtrue

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current13:51, 16 February 2010Thumbnail for version as of 13:51, 16 February 2010295 × 300 (14 KB)Kohoutek1138 (talk | contribs)Uploaded low resolution picture of original LP cover to replace existing picture of the cropped CD cover.

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