File:Untitled Video Snapshot.jpg

This file was nominated at Wikipedia:Files for discussion on 2014 August 6. The result of the discussion was keep.

Summary[edit]

Rationale for use on Wikipedia:[edit]

1. No free equivalent exists that would effectively identify the article's subject.
2. The image does not in any way limit the ability of the copyright owners to market or sell their product.
3. The image is only used once and is rendered in low resolution to avoid piracy.
4. The image has been published outside Wikipedia; see source above.
5. The image meets general Wikipedia content requirements and is encyclopedic.
6. The image meets Wikipedia's media-specific policy.
7. The image is used in the article wiki-linked in the section.
8. The image is significant in identifying the subject of the article, which is the song.
9. The image is used in the article section giving a visual description of D'Angelo and his appearance's significance in the music video of the song.
10. The image has a brief description that identifies the image, notes the source, and provides attribution to the copyright holder.

Resolution:[edit]

The copy is of sufficient resolution for commentary and identification but lower resolution than the original. 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.

Replaceable?:[edit]

As a music video, the image is not replaceable by free content; any other image that shows the images from the music video would also be copyrighted, and any version that is not true to the original would be inadequate for identification or commentary.

Compatibility with Wikipedia?:[edit]

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

Licensing:[edit]

This image is a screenshot from a copyrighted music video or promotional video for a music artist, and the copyright for it is most likely held by the producers of the video and possibly also by the music artist. It is believed that the use of a limited number of low-resolution screenshots for identification and critical commentary on the music video in question where no free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information, on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, qualifies as fair use under the copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.

Fair use true