Beat_It.jpg(316 × 315 pixels, file size: 56 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Summary edit

Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free album cover true for Beat It
Description

This is the cover art for Beat It. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the record label or the graphic artist(s).
Single cover

Source

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/michael-jackson/images/9/9f/Beat_it.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20230526194509

Article

Beat It

Portion used

Cover

Low resolution?

Yes

Purpose of use

Description.

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

Other information

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

Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Beat It//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Beat_It.jpgtrue

Cover of Michael Jackson's 1983 single, "Beat It." Image is being used in an article about the song/single.

Fair use in Beat It edit

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

  1. It is a low resolution copy of a record cover.
  2. It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the record in any way.
  3. Copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the sleeve artwork on another record.
  4. The image on the cover is significant because it was made by a famous artist, Michael Jackson.
  5. Its cover is being used in an article about the single.
  6. It provides a visual in the article for the cover of the single.
  7. It is provided for informational purposes only.

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current00:00, 1 October 2023Thumbnail for version as of 00:00, 1 October 2023316 × 315 (56 KB)DatBot (talk | contribs)Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
05:39, 30 September 2023No thumbnail500 × 499 (47 KB)Beast from da East (talk | contribs)
05:37, 30 September 2023No thumbnail1,000 × 1,000 (60 KB)Beast from da East (talk | contribs)== Summary == {{Non-free use rationale album cover|Article= Beat It |Description= Single cover |Source= https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/michael-jackson/images/9/9f/Beat_it.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20230526194509 |Portion= Cover |Low_resolution= Yes |Purpose= Description |Replaceability= No |other_information= }} Cover of Michael Jackson's 1983 single, "Beat It." Image is being used in an article about the song/single. == Fair use in Beat It == Though this image is subject to co...
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