Image:Biglebowskisoundtrackalbum.jpg

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[edit] Summary

Non-free / fair use media rationale for The Big Lebowski
Description

Album cover for the soundtrack to The Big Lebowski.
Source

Album is copyright 1998 by Mercury Records.
Article

The Big Lebowski
Portion used

Because the image is an album cover, 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. 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

For fair use on The Big Lebowski:

  • The image is placed in the infobox in the section of the article about the album, 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.
  • It is used for identification and critical commentary of the work for which it was created.
  • It makes a significant contribution to the user's understanding of the article, which could not practically be conveyed by words alone.
  • Use of the image does not in any way harm the ability of the record company to sell the album.
  • 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 films to the public.
Replaceable?

As an album cover, the image is not replaceable by free content; any other image that shows the images from the movie poster 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 album cover in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy and fair use under United States copyright law as described above.

[edit] Licensing

Copyrighted 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 album 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 United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.

To the uploader: please add a detailed fair use rationale for each use, as described on Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline, as well as the source of the work and copyright information. For an example fair use rationale, see here.

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Orientation Normal
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Vertical resolution 72 dpi
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File change date and time 06:15, 23 July 2006
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