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Whitesnake_(album).jpg (316 × 316 pixels, file size: 98 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Summary

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Media data and Non-free use rationale
Description This is the full resolution of the self-titled album cover by the artist Whitesnake. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the label, Geffen/Warner Bros (USA/Canada), EMI (Worldwide), or the graphic artist(s), Hugh Syme.
Author or
copyright owner
Whitesnake, Geffen, EMI, Hugh Syme
Source (WP:NFCC#4) The album can be retrieved from the record label.
Date of publication 1987
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) Whitesnake (album)
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) to serve as the primary means of visual identification at the top of the article dedicated to the work in question.
Not replaceable with
free media because
(WP:NFCC#1)
Any derivative work based upon the cover art would be a copyright violation, so creation of a free image is not possible.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) 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.
Respect for
commercial opportunities
(WP:NFCC#2)
The use of a low resolution image of a work's cover will not impact the commercial viability of the work.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Whitesnake (album)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Whitesnake_(album).jpgtrue

Licensing

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Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

  1. It's a low resolution copy of a CD/album cover.
  2. It doesn't limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the CD/album in any way, in fact, it may encourage sales.
  3. Because of the low resolution, copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the album artwork on another CD.
  4. The image is itself a subject of discussion in the article or used in the infobox thereof.
  5. The image on the cover is significant because it was made by a famous artist.

Source

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  1. Derived from a digital capture (scan/photo) of the album/CD 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.

File history

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Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current00:05, 26 April 2023Thumbnail for version as of 00:05, 26 April 2023316 × 316 (98 KB)DatBot (talk | contribs)Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
04:58, 25 April 2023No thumbnail4,000 × 4,000 (2.46 MB)HereIGoAgain (talk | contribs)Reverted to version as of 04:54, 25 April 2023 (UTC)
04:55, 25 April 2023No thumbnail300 × 300 (89 KB)HereIGoAgain (talk | contribs)Reverted to version as of 16:02, 14 February 2017 (UTC)
04:54, 25 April 2023No thumbnail4,000 × 4,000 (2.46 MB)HereIGoAgain (talk | contribs)
16:02, 14 February 2017No thumbnail300 × 300 (89 KB)Two Hearted River (talk | contribs)
19:18, 25 March 2009No thumbnail375 × 375 (17 KB)Marcus Brute (talk | contribs)Better quality, no black border

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