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Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free album cover true for U Smile
Description

This is the single cover art for U Smile by the artist Justin Bieber. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the label, Island, or the graphic artist(s), Unknown.
U Smile cover artwork

Source

iTunes

Article

U Smile

Portion used

as this is musical cover art, full portion is used

Low resolution?

Yes

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. to visually identify the cover for "U Smile". Commentary in the article about the cover art itself: Relationship status= In a relationship with 'Alicia Hubbard (chicago). 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. No, subject to copyright

Other information

© Island Records

Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of U Smile//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USmile.jpgtrue

Licensing

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Fair use in U Smile

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

  1. It illustrates educational articles about the album from which the cover illustration was taken.
  2. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
  3. The use of the cover will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original. In particular, copies of the image could not be used to make illegal copies of the album artwork on another CD.
  4. It is a low resolution image.
  5. The image is only a small portion of the commercial product.
  6. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.

Compatibility with Wikipedia

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Use of the cover art in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy and fair use under United States copyright law as described above.

File history

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Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current09:34, 4 February 2011Thumbnail for version as of 09:34, 4 February 2011300 × 300 (22 KB)Ryoga Godai (talk | contribs)Correct size and corrected.

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