File:SurfsUpCover.jpg
SurfsUpCover.jpg (300 × 300 pixels, file size: 113 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
 | 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. |
| Description |
Image of CD cover |
|---|---|
| Source |
Photograph |
| Article | |
| Portion used |
Cover art only |
| Low resolution? |
Yes |
| Purpose of use |
Inserted within infobox in article about the album |
| Replaceable? |
No |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Surf's Up (album)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SurfsUpCover.jpgtrue | |
| Description |
This is the cover art for the album Surf's Up by the artist The Beach Boys. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the label, Brother / Reprise, or the graphic artist(s). |
|---|---|
| Source | |
| 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 |
The cover of this album is iconic, Rolling Stone has ranked the album at number 154 of all-time and it has gained similar accolades from other press. In the immediate context, the ability to view the image specifically explicates elements of the article, including how the title of the record was not an ode to the surf rock of yore, but an ironic nod to the fact that "surf" music was "up" for the band, who subsequently went on to produce psychedelic material following this album's release. This purpose and meaning of the cover, as well as details of its design, are explicitly discussed in the Beach Boys article, and these issues would be difficult to understand without the visual representation of the cover. |
| 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 The Beach Boys//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SurfsUpCover.jpgtrue | |
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| current | 16:39, 26 October 2012 | | 300 × 300 (113 KB) | Jamekae (talk | contribs) | More accurate reproduction whilst retaining fair use criteria |
| 00:54, 15 July 2005 | No thumbnail | 276 × 279 (13 KB) | PetSounds (talk | contribs) |
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