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Summary

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Non-free media information and use rationale true for Dirty Diamonds
Description

CD cover art for Dirty Diamonds by Alice Cooper

Source

digital capture

Article

Dirty Diamonds

Portion used

cover

Low resolution?

yes

Purpose of use

to identify album in article only

Replaceable?

no

Other information

no

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Fair use rationale for Dirty Diamonds

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Non-free media information and use rationale true for Dirty Diamonds
Description

Cover for the album Dirty Diamonds by Alice Cooper.

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

Dirty Diamonds

Portion used

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

Low resolution?

Is only as much resolution as 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.

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Licensing

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Fair use in article Dirty Diamonds

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Although this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the United States fair use laws because:

  • It's a low resolution copy of the original CD's cover.
  • Use of the image doesn't limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the album in any way, but in fact may encourage sales.
  • Because of its low resolution copies of it could not be used to make any illegal copies of the image.
  • Its sole use is to identify the CD in question within the article.
  • The image is significant because it was, and is, used to promoted the CD.

Image Source

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  • The image was derived from digital capture (photo/scan) of the CD's cover art. The creator of this digital version is irrelevant as copyright in all equivalent images is still held by the same party. Copyright is held by the record label, New West Records/RED[disambiguation needed]/Sony BMG (US). Claimed as fair use regardless.

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