File:Righteous LP.jpg

Album cover of first release by North Carolina funk alternative band DAG. Uploader owns purchased CD copy.

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To the uploader: Please add a detailed non-free use rationale for each article the image is used in, which must also declare compliance with the other parts of the non-free content criteria, as well as the source of the work and copyright information. For example non-free use rationales, see Wikipedia:Use rationale examples. This tag should only be used for covers of audio recording releases. Either of the following may be helpful for stating the rationale: Template:Album rationale or Template:Non-free use rationale album cover. To patrollers and administrators: If this image has an appropriate rationale please append |image has rationale=yes as a parameter to the license template.

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

1. This image is the actual album cover for the musical artist(s), DAG, and title stated in the specified article where it has been placed.
2. The image is being used primarily for means of visual identification within the description of the audio recording.
3. This image of the album cover is shown and being used in its entirety.
4. It is a lower resolution image than the original. Large resolutions will be of inferior quality and not suitable for print.
5. The image is being used for informational reference only for the purpose of illustrating the album.
6. The image is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image for this album title release by the stated artist(s). It is a specific release.
7. There are no alternate album covers to this audio recording by the stated artist(s).