File:Melanie Martinez - Play Date.mp3

Melanie_Martinez_-_Play_Date.mp3 ‎(MP3 audio file, length 18 s, 64 kbps overall, file size: 143 KB)

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Media data and Non-free use rationale
Description	This file shows an sample chorus music audio, Play Date by Melanie Martinez.
Author or copyright owner	Melanie Martinez
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Cry Baby
Date of publication	August 14, 2015
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Play Date (song)
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	It serves as an illustration for a lesson that explicitly examines the song this sample was taken from. The song's words, musical style, and vocal range are described in relation to the music used in the article, which may also include a portion of the chorus.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	The software or website from which the screenshot is taken is copyrighted and not released under a free license, so creation of a free image is not possible.
Not replaceable with textual coverage because (WP:NFCC#1)	It makes a significant contribution to the user's understanding of the article, which could not practically be conveyed by words alone.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	It is a sample of no more than 30 seconds from a much longer recording, and could not be used as a substitute for the original commercial recording or to recreate the original recording.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	The use of a low resolution screenshot from software or a website will not impact the commercial viability of the software or site.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Play Date (song)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Melanie_Martinez_-_Play_Date.mp3true

Licensing edit

This is a sound sample from a song, movie, sound effect, or other audio recording that is currently copyrighted. The copyright for it may be owned by the company who made it or the author. For a song, it may also be owned by the person(s) who performed it. It is believed that the use of this work qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law when used on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the U.S. by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, where:

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the sample contributes significantly to the encyclopedia articles in which it is used (listed under the heading "File usage" below) in a way that cannot be duplicated by other forms of media;
the sample is short in relation to the duration of the recorded track, and is of inferior quality to the original recording;
no other samples from the same track are currently used in Wikipedia;
there is no adequate free alternative available.

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	04:52, 24 September 2023		18 s (143 KB)	EditingProperly (talk \| contribs)	Uploading an excerpt from a non-free work using File Upload Wizard

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File usage

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Play Date (song)

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Format	Bitrate	Download	Status	Encode time
Ogg Vorbis	0 bps		Completed 04:52, 24 September 2023	1.0 s