File:The Beach Boys - God only knows.ogg

The_Beach_Boys_-_God_only_knows.ogg (Ogg Vorbis sound file, length 30 s, 57 kbps, file size: 207 KB)

Summary

This media file has an associated English-language subtitle file TimedText:The Beach Boys - God only knows.ogg.en.srt

Title — God Only Knows
Performer — The Beach Boys
Album — Pet Sounds
Year — 1966
Source — CD of the album. Extracted from the CD, cropped and converted into .ogg by Wikipedian Betty Kerner.

Licensing

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Rationale for fair use in article God Only Knows

This low-quality 30 second clip of The Beach Boys' song "God Only Knows" is used for the purposes of criticism and comment on the song's recording and sound.
The audio file cannot be illegally distributed due to the fact that it is only a fraction of the original work and of the inferior quality.
No free equivalent of any Beach Boys work exists.
It is believed that this audio file will not devalue the ability of the copyright holder to profit from the original work. In fact, it may encourage sales. As such, the file does not in any way limit the ability of the copyright owners to market or sell their product.
According to section 107 of the United States Copyright Act of 1976: The fair use of a copyrighted work...for purposes such as criticism, comment,...scholarship...is not an infringement of copyright. [1] The clip is used for non-profit purposes and represents only a fraction of the actual work — these two factors are noted as relevant by the Act.
See Wikipedia:NFCC

Rationale for fair use in article Pet Sounds

This low-quality 30 second clip of The Beach Boys' song "God Only Knows" is used for the purposes of criticism and comment on the artist The Beach Boys as a part of an album Pet Sounds. It is intended, in the context of scholarship, to inform the reader of the sound of The Beach Boys' work while not displacing the original product.
The audio file cannot be illegally distributed due to the fact that it is only a fraction of the original work and of the inferior quality.
No free equivalent of any Beach Boys work exists.
It is believed that this audio file will not devalue the ability of the copyright holder to profit from the original work. In fact, it may encourage sales. As such, the file does not in any way limit the ability of the copyright owners to market or sell their product.
According to section 107 of the United States Copyright Act of 1976: The fair use of a copyrighted work...for purposes such as criticism, comment,...scholarship...is not an infringement of copyright. [2] The clip is used for non-profit purposes and represents only a fraction of the actual work — these two factors are noted as relevant by the Act.
See Wikipedia:NFCC

Rationale for fair use in article Beach Boys

This low-quality 30 second clip of The Beach Boys' song "God Only Knows" is used for the purposes of criticism and comment on the artist The Beach Boys as it is one of the most famous and important works of the band. It is intended, in the context of scholarship, to inform the reader of the sound of The Beach Boys' work while not displacing the original product.
The audio file cannot be illegally distributed due to the fact that it is only a fraction of the original work and of the inferior quality.
It is believed that this audio file will not devalue the ability of the copyright holder to profit from the original work. In fact, it may encourage sales. As such, the file does not in any way limit the ability of the copyright owners to market or sell their product.
According to section 107 of the United States Copyright Act of 1976: The fair use of a copyrighted work...for purposes such as criticism, comment,...scholarship...is not an infringement of copyright. [3] The clip is used for non-profit purposes and represents only a fraction of the actual work — these two factors are noted as relevant by the Act.

Rationale for Brian Wilson is a genius

Media data and Non-free use rationale
Description	"God Only Knows"
Author or copyright owner	The Beach Boys
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	CD
Date of publication	1966
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Brian Wilson is a genius
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	To support encyclopedic discussion in the relevant section.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	n.a.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	This low-quality 30 second clip of The Beach Boys' song "God Only Knows" is used for the purposes of criticism and comment on the artist The Beach Boys as a part of an album Pet Sounds. It is intended, in the context of scholarship, to inform the reader of the sound of The Beach Boys' work while not displacing the original product.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	n.a.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Brian Wilson is a genius//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Beach_Boys_-_God_only_knows.oggtrue

File history

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	20:54, 15 April 2008		30 s (207 KB)	Betty kerner (talk \| contribs)	==Summary== Title — God Only Knows Performer — The Beach Boys Album — ''Pet Sounds'' Year — 1966 *Source — CD of the album. Extracted from the CD, cropped and converted into .ogg by Wikipedian Betty Kerner. {{Non-free audio

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Short title	God Only Knows
Author	The Beach Boys
User comments	http://www.allofmp3.com
Software used	Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20070622
Date and time of digitizing	2003