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Summary edit

Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free book cover true for The Third Eye (book)
Description

This is the front cover art for the book The Third Eye written by Lobsang Rampa. The book cover art copyright is believed to belong to the publisher or the cover artist.

Source

May be found at the following website: http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=10532770734.

Article

The Third Eye (book)

Portion used

The entire front cover. Because the image is a book cover, a form of product packaging, the entire image is needed to identify the product, properly convey the meaning and branding intended, and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the image.

Low resolution?

The copy is of sufficient resolution for commentary and identification but lower resolution than the original book cover. Copies made from it will be of inferior quality, unsuitable as artwork on pirate versions or other uses that would compete with the commercial purpose of the original artwork.

Purpose of use

Header. 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 at the beginning of the article or section discussing the work, to help the user quickly identify the work and know they have found what they are looking for. Use for this purpose does not compete with the purposes of the original work, namely the book cover creator's ability to provide book cover design services and in turn marketing books to the public.

Replaceable?

As a book cover, the image is not replaceable by free content; any other image that shows the packaging of the book would also be copyrighted, and any version that is not true to the original would be inadequate for identification or commentary. Using a different image as a header would be misleading as to the identity of the work.

Other information

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

Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of The Third Eye (book)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Thirdeye.jpgtrue

Rationale edit

This is the cover of The Third Eye by Lobsang Rampa in its original 1950s edition. It is used as an illustration in both of those articles. It is of web resolution and low quality. No free image could be found conveying the same information. --♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 19:40, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Licensing edit

File history

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Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current19:55, 23 December 2015Thumbnail for version as of 19:55, 23 December 2015243 × 402 (41 KB)GrahamHardy (talk | contribs)straighter image
17:31, 14 August 2014No thumbnail237 × 293 (25 KB)Ianmacm (talk | contribs)Reverted to version as of 11:29, 23 November 2006; Third Eye (2014 film) is nothing to do with Lobsang Rampa's book.
12:39, 14 August 2014No thumbnail174 × 250 (25 KB)Clintgabriel (talk | contribs)
11:29, 23 November 2006No thumbnail237 × 293 (25 KB)Ianmacm (talk | contribs)Original cover of 1956 book The Third Eye by Lobsang Rampa.
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