Resident Evil 2 Raccoon City.ogg

Rationale of fair use for "Resident Evil 2" sample

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Description	Sound sample from the song "Raccoon City", composed by Masami Ueda, and produced by Mareo Yamada (© 1998 Suleputer).
Source	Biohazard 2 Original Soundtrack
Article	Resident Evil 2
Portion used	It is a sample of no more than 30 seconds from a much longer recording (1:50), and could not be used as a substitute for the original commercial recording or to recreate the original recording.
Low resolution?	It is of a lower quality than the original recording.
Purpose of use	This is a sound sample from a commercial recording. Its inclusion here is claimed as fair use because it illustrates an educational article that specifically discusses the song from which this sample was taken. The sample enhances the readers' understanding of the underlying theme the music is based on and the atmosphere it is meant to convey, as well as the composition style and sound technology used by the composers. It is an example for the militaristic percussion-based music talked about in the article, and exemplifies the main theme of the game. The section of music used is discussed in the article in relation to the song's lyrics, musical and vocal style, and may contain part of the song's chorus.
Replaceable?	It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted sample of comparable educational value.
Other information	It is believed that this sample will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original recording. The audio sample is a copyrighted work. U.S. copyright laws apply to this work.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Resident Evil 2//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Resident_Evil_2_Raccoon_City.oggtrue

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This is a sound sample from a song, movie, sound effect, or other audio recording that is currently copyrighted. The copyright for it may be owned by the company who made it or the author. For a song, it may also be owned by the person(s) who performed it. It is believed that the use of this work qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law when used on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the U.S. by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, where:

the sample is being used for commentary on the recording in question;
the sample contributes significantly to the encyclopedia articles in which it is used (listed under the heading "File usage" below) in a way that cannot be duplicated by other forms of media;
the sample is short in relation to the duration of the recorded track, and is of inferior quality to the original recording;
no other samples from the same track are currently used in Wikipedia;
there is no adequate free alternative available.

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