Template talk:Album cover fur/development

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CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING -- DO NOT USE TEMPLATE UNTIL THIS TAG IS REMOVED


This template is to help users write fair use rationales for non-free album covers and other music cover art as required by WP:NFC and WP:FURG. Include this in the image file after the {{non-free logo}} template, once for each time you insert the album cover art image into an article.


[edit] Must include parameter: Article=xxxxx

Non-free / fair use media rationale - for album cover art- NEEDS ARTICLE NAME
Description

This is the cover art for {{{Article}}} . The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the record label or the graphic artist.
Source

The cover art can or could be obtained from the record label.
Article

[[{{{Article}}}]]
Portion used

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 image is used for identification and 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. 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 United States copyright law as described above.



Please use copyrighted content responsibly and in accordance with Wikipedia policy. A template alone does not make cover art fair to use. It merely helps you state why you think it is appropriate.

This template is optimized for album cover art used in the article about the album. Other contexts may work, but it may not. Before saving, try the "preview" feature to review the text produced by this template. Be sure the language is true and complete. If not consider using the override fields or a hand-written justification.

[edit] Syntax

(copy this to your image page)

{{album cover fur | Article = 
<!-- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -->
| Name              = 
| Artist            = 
| Label             = 
| Graphic Artist    = 
| Item              = 
| Type              = 
| Website           = 
| Owner             = 
| Commentary        = 
| Use               = 
<!--Choose: Infobox / Header / Section / Artist / Discography * / Other --> 

<!--OVERRIDE FIELDS -->
| Description       = 
| Source            = 
| Portion           = 
| Low_resolution    = 
| Purpose           = 
| Replaceability    = 
| other_information = 
}}

Fields:

  • Article - Article name, no brackets
  • Name - Name of work / album if different than article
  • Artist - Musician's name
  • Label -
  • Graphic Artist - If known
  • Item - What is the artwork? Front cover? Back cover? Etc.
  • Type - What kind of music format? CD? Album? Etc.
  • Website - If taken from the web, where?
  • Owner - Who owns the copyright, if known
  • Commentary - Discuss any commentary in the article about the cover art itself.
  • Use - How is the image used in the article? Choose one
Infobox - in the infobox for the article about the album / work
Header - top of article about the album / work
Section - in a section devoted to the album / work
Artist - in an article about the artist (be careful here)
Other - some other use. Describe in "Purpose"
  • Description = Additional information about album or artwork
  • Source = If not from the website, specifically where and how did you get the image?
  • Portion = If you did not use the whole cover, what part did you use and why?
  • Low_resolution = If the image is unusually large or small, why?
  • Purpose = If use is not one of the above categories, explain how you use it.
  • Replaceability = Explain why the image can't be replaced with free use, if boilerplate explanations aren't accurate
  • Other_information = Any other information you think helps the image's fair use case