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Non-free media information and use rationale true for Surf's Up (album)
Description

Image of CD cover

Source

Photograph

Article

Surf's Up (album)

Portion used

Cover art only

Low resolution?

Yes

Purpose of use

Inserted within infobox in article about the album

Replaceable?

No

Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Surf's Up (album)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SurfsUpCover.jpgtrue


Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free album cover true for The Beach Boys
Description

This is the cover art for the album Surf's Up by the artist The Beach Boys. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the label, Brother / Reprise, or the graphic artist(s).

Source

The cover art can be obtained from Brother / Reprise.

Article

The Beach Boys

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

The cover of this album is iconic, Rolling Stone has ranked the album at number 154 of all-time and it has gained similar accolades from other press. In the immediate context, the ability to view the image specifically explicates elements of the article, including how the title of the record was not an ode to the surf rock of yore, but an ironic nod to the fact that "surf" music was "up" for the band, who subsequently went on to produce psychedelic material following this album's release. This purpose and meaning of the cover, as well as details of its design, are explicitly discussed in the Beach Boys article, and these issues would be difficult to understand without the visual representation of the cover.

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.

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 The Beach Boys//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SurfsUpCover.jpgtrue

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current16:39, 26 October 2012Thumbnail for version as of 16:39, 26 October 2012300 × 300 (113 KB)Jamekae (talk | contribs)More accurate reproduction whilst retaining fair use criteria
00:54, 15 July 2005No thumbnail276 × 279 (13 KB)PetSounds (talk | contribs)

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