File:Sinkin' Soon music video.JPG

A screenshot from the music video for the Norah Jones single "Sinkin' Soon" (2007). Image copyright is owned by Blue Note Records.

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Rationale of fair use for Sinkin' Soon edit

The image Sinkin' Soon music video.JPG is being linked here; though the picture is originally copyright, I (Extraordinary Machine 13:16, 31 March 2007 (UTC)) feel it is covered by fair use because:

1. The image is a screenshot from a promotional music video originally created by Blue Note Records, and intended for wide distribution.
2. The image is of lower resolution than the original screenshot (copies made from it will be of inferior quality).
3. The image does not limit the copyright owners' rights to distribute the single or music video in any way.
4. For an article containing discussions of a music video, a screenshot is arguably the most important image that could be included. This is a screenshot from the video, intended by Blue Note Records for wide distribution. As such, it has future historical significance, and is a more appropriate choice than any other image available.
5. Its inclusion in the article is important because it suggests something of the video's style.
6. The image is being used for informational purposes only, and its use is not believed to detract from the original single or music video in any way.