File:What It Is (Busta Rhymes song).jpg

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Summary edit

Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free album cover true for What It Is (Busta Rhymes song)
Description

This is the cover art for Fire by the artist Busta Rhymes. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the label, Flipmode Records or J Records, or the graphic artist(s).

Source

Derived from a digital capture of the album cover (creator of this digital version is irrelevant as the copyright in all equivalent images is still held by the same party). Copyright held by the record company or the artist. Claimed as fair use regardless.

Article

What It Is (Busta Rhymes song)

Portion used

The entire cover: because the image is cover art, 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 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. 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 artwork, namely the artist's providing graphic design services to music concerns and in turn marketing music to the public.. Use for this purpose does not compete with the purposes of the original artwork, namely the artist's providing graphic design services to music concerns and in turn marketing music to the public.

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. 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.

Other information

Use of the cover art 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 What It Is (Busta Rhymes song)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:What_It_Is_(Busta_Rhymes_song).jpgtrue

Non-free use in What It Is (Busta Rhymes song) edit

Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws, and the stricter requirements of Wikipedia's non-free content policies, because:

  1. It illustrates an educational article about a piece of music.
  2. The image is used as the primary means of visually identifying the subject of the article.
  3. It is not replaceable by a non-copyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.

File history

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current00:28, 1 July 2023Thumbnail for version as of 00:28, 1 July 2023320 × 311 (76 KB)DatBot (talk | contribs)Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
21:27, 29 June 2023No thumbnail600 × 584 (100 KB)Thegalacticalbeast (talk | contribs){{album cover fur <!-- REQUIRED --> |Article= What It Is (Busta Rhymes song) |Use=Infobox <!-- HIGHLY RECOMMENDED --> |Source= Derived from a digital capture of the album cover (creator of this digital version is irrelevant as the copyright in all equivalent images is still held by the same party). Copyright held by the record company or the artist. Claimed as fair use regardless. <!-- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION --> |Name= Fire |Artist= Busta Rhymes |Label= Flipmode Records or J Records |Graphic...
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