File:"Mama" by the Spice Girls (sample).ogg

"Mama"_by_the_Spice_Girls_(sample).ogg(Ogg Vorbis sound file, length 30 s, 64 kbps, file size: 233 KB)

Fair use in "Mama" edit

Non-free media information and use rationale true for Mama (Spice Girls song)
Description

A sound sample of "Mama" recorded by the Spice Girls for their 1996 album Spice.

Source

Intellectually owned by Virgin Records.

Article

Mama (Spice Girls song)

Portion used

A 30-second sample taken from the 5:03 track.

Low resolution?

Low quality but enough to suffice understanding.

Purpose of use

To help to identify the main theme of the song as well as the choir arrangement; both discussed in the section "Composition" of the article Say You'll Be There.

Replaceable?

Single is protected by copyright; therefore a free use alternative would not exist.

Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Mama (Spice Girls song)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%22Mama%22_by_the_Spice_Girls_(sample).oggtrue

Fair use rationale for use in the article Spice Girls edit

This is a sound sample from a commercial recording. Its inclusion here is claimed as fair use because:

  • it illustrates an educational article about an artist that specifically discusses the song from which this sample was taken
  • it is a sample of about 18 seconds from a much longer recording, and could not be used as a substitute for the original commercial recording; and
  • it is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted sample of comparable educational value.
  • it is believed that this sample will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original recording.

Fair use rationale for use in the article Spice edit

This is a sound sample from a commercial recording. Its inclusion here is claimed as fair use because:

  • it illustrates an educational article about an artist that specifically discusses the song from which this sample was taken
  • it is a sample of about 18 seconds from a much longer recording, and could not be used as a substitute for the original commercial recording; and
  • it is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted sample of comparable educational value.
  • it is believed that this sample will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original recording.

Licensing edit

File history

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Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current06:48, 7 August 201030 s (233 KB)Frcm1988 (talk | contribs)Changed part of the song, to match article info.
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Format Bitrate Download Status Encode time
MP3 186 kbps Completed 17:27, 15 September 2021 2.0 s

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