File:Virgin Killer.jpg
Virgin_Killer.jpg (300 × 300 pixels, file size: 21 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
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Fair use rationale[edit]
| Description |
This is the front cover for the studio album Virgin Killer by the artist Scorpions. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the label, RCA Records, or the graphic artist(s), Steffan Böhle. |
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| Source |
The cover art can be obtained from RCA Records. |
| 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 |
The image represents a version of a controversial and notable album cover which is essential to illustrate the nature of the controversy. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Virgin Killer//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Virgin_Killer.jpgtrue | |
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| Purpose of use |
To accompany the critical commentary of the controversy surrounding the image, and as an essential educational resource for any reader attempting to understand the nature of the controversy |
| Replaceable? |
No possible substitute image and no possible textual description can equivalently convey the claims of artistic merit vs claims that the image is offensive or suggestive or obscene, and the carefully crafted balance of what is revealed vs concealed. Societies and legal systems have argued "art" vs "obscenity" for hundreds of years, and this image is irreplaceable in this article for aiding readers in understanding where and how that line is being drawn. |
Licensing[edit]
 | 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 | 23:06, 7 February 2017 | | 300 × 300 (21 KB) | Primefac (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 01:56, 7 December 2008 (UTC) |
| 22:55, 7 February 2017 | No thumbnail | 625 × 625 (29 KB) | Wiki-Pharaoh (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 22:53, 7 February 2017 (UTC) | |
| 22:54, 7 February 2017 | No thumbnail | 300 × 300 (21 KB) | Wiki-Pharaoh (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 01:56, 7 December 2008 (UTC) | |
| 22:53, 7 February 2017 | No thumbnail | 625 × 625 (29 KB) | Wiki-Pharaoh (talk | contribs) | ||
| 01:56, 7 December 2008 | No thumbnail | 300 × 300 (21 KB) | Flobble (talk | contribs) | ==Fair use rationale== {{album cover fur | Article = Virgin Killer | Use = Infobox <!-- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION --> | Name = ''Virgin Killer'' | Artist = Scorpions | Label = [[RCA records |
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