FreakOut!.jpg (316 × 316 pixels, file size: 33 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Summary
| Description |
This is the cover art for the album Freak Out! by the artist The Mothers of Invention. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the label, Verve, or the graphic artist(s). |
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| Source |
The cover art can be obtained from Verve. |
| Article | |
| 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. 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. |
| 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 Freak Out!//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FreakOut!.jpgtrue | |
Fair use
Fair use in Freak Out!
It is believed that this image, Freak Out!.jpg, is subject to fair use in the article Freak Out! because:
- This image is used to represent the album.
- It is of much lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality).
- It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to market or sell the work in any way.
- This image is used on various websites, so its use on Wikipedia does not make it significantly more accessible or visible than it already is.
- The image is being used in an informative way and should not detract from the original work.
- No free or public domain images have been located for this item.
Rationale for fair use for Frank Zappa
- This image is used for the purposes of criticism and comment on the musician Frank Zappa.
- According to section 107 of the United States Copyright Act of 1976: "The fair use of a copyrighted work...for purposes such as criticism, comment,...scholarship...is not an infringement of copyright." [1]
- The image is of considerably lower resolution than the original, and it is used for non-profit purposes. These two factors are noted as relevant by the Act.
- No free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information in a historical context.
- The image does not limit the copyright owners' rights to promote the recording artists or their work in any way.
- The image's inclusion in the article is important because it is the subject of and is discussed in the text.
- The image is being used for informational purposes only.
- The material has previously been published in numerous sources, with higher resolution images available elsewhere.
Licensing
 | This image is of a cover of an audio recording, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the work or the artist(s) which produced the recording or cover artwork in question. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of such covers
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. |
File history
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| current | 20:23, 15 November 2023 | | 316 × 316 (33 KB) | Carlinal (talk | contribs) | Digital quality |
| 22:47, 2 February 2023 | No thumbnail | 300 × 300 (11 KB) | RockabillyRaccoon (talk | contribs) | Updated to vinyl cover, from: https://www.discogs.com/release/7512269-The-Mothers-Of-Invention-Freak-Out/image/SW1hZ2U6MjAwNjc5NDk= | |
| 23:22, 18 August 2007 | No thumbnail | 275 × 268 (32 KB) | Fuzzy510 (talk | contribs) | Reduced size to meet fair use criteria |
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