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Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free book cover true for Trout Fishing in America
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This is the front cover art for the book Trout Fishing in America written by Richard Brautigan. The book cover art copyright is believed to belong to the publisher, Delacorte Press, or the cover artist.

The photograph on the cover is of Richard Brautigan and a friend identified as Michaela Le Grand, whom he referred to as his "Muse." The photo was taken in San Francisco's Washington Square Park in front of the Benjamin Franklin statue. The first chapter of the book is an extended and fanciful description of this photo.

Source

It is believed that the cover art can or could be obtained from Delacorte Press.

Article

Trout Fishing in America

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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

Main infobox. 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 in the infobox at the top of the article discussing the work, to show the primary visual image associated with the work, and 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 in the infobox 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 Trout Fishing in America//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TroutFishinginAmericaBrautigan.PNGtrue

Trout Fishing in America copyright 1967 by Richard Brautigan, September 1974 Laurel paperback edition, Dell Publishing Co., Inc. Cover photograph by Erik Weber, cover design by Grabhorn-Hoyem, San Francisco. Scanned by me, User:MakeRocketGoNow.

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Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current00:59, 1 June 2019Thumbnail for version as of 00:59, 1 June 2019239 × 417 (175 KB)DatBot (talk | contribs)Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
12:11, 26 May 2019No thumbnail257 × 449 (215 KB)GrahamHardy (talk | contribs)replace by preferred 1st edition
04:24, 22 June 2008No thumbnail217 × 350 (21 KB)Melesse (talk | contribs)fair use reduce
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