File:First Single Volume Edition of The Lord of the Rings.gif
First_Single_Volume_Edition_of_The_Lord_of_the_Rings.gif (255 × 391 pixels, file size: 80 KB, MIME type: image/gif)
Summary[edit]
| Description |
This is the front cover art for the book The Lord of the Rings written by J. R. R. Tolkien. The book cover art copyright is believed to belong to the publisher or the cover artist, Pauline Baynes. |
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| Source |
Original scan of the cover of the first single volume edition of The Lord of the Rings. |
| Article | |
| 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 |
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 |
First published in 1968 by George Allen and Unwin, London, for worldwide sale, excepting the United States. The copyright is believed to be owned by current publisher, HarperCollins. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of The Lord of the Rings//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:First_Single_Volume_Edition_of_The_Lord_of_the_Rings.giftrue | |
Licensing[edit]
 | This image is of book cover(s), and the copyright for it is most likely owned either by the artist who created the cover(s) or the publisher of the book(s). It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of book covers
qualifies as fair use under the copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, might be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information. |
File history
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| current | 01:11, 19 October 2017 | | 255 × 391 (80 KB) | Nerd 101 (talk | contribs) | Better quality downsampling. |
| 18:40, 14 September 2017 | No thumbnail | 255 × 391 (106 KB) | RonBot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image to NFCC guideline (WP:Image resolution) | |
| 14:18, 4 December 2015 | No thumbnail | 326 × 500 (129 KB) | Nas gord (talk | contribs) | Re-upload | |
| 14:16, 4 December 2015 | No thumbnail | 326 × 500 (129 KB) | Nas gord (talk | contribs) | Restored brightness, saturation and contrast. | |
| 19:10, 14 November 2015 | No thumbnail | 326 × 500 (118 KB) | Deagol2 (talk | contribs) | Uploading a piece of non-free cover art using File Upload Wizard |
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