Image:Mayhem demysteriisdomsathanas.jpg

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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.

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Non-free / fair use media rationale – non-free album cover –for De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
Description

This is the cover art for De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas by the artist Mayhem. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the label, Deathlike Silence Productions, or the graphic artist.
Source

The cover art can or could be obtained from Deathlike Silence Productions
Article

De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
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 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.

[edit] Fair use in Black metal

This image of an album cover is being linked here; though it is subject to copyright, I, Logical Defense, believe it meets with Wikipedia's fair use image policy for use in this article because:

  1. it is a low-resolution reproduction;
  2. it does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the album in any way;
  3. it does not interfere with the copyright owner's ability to promote the album in any way;
  4. it is being used only for informational purposes; and
  5. its inclusion adds significantly to the article because it illustrates (a) at least one example of the artwork and symbolic imagery - other than simple photography - common within the genre, therefore (b) giving readers and new comers an idea of black metal's aesthetics, as provided by one of the genre's major recording artists, also discussed in the accompanying text.

File history

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Date/TimeDimensionsUserComment
current16:30, 24 February 2008300×300 (76 KB)Ivan Isaak (Talk | contribs) (It can seem a "dirty" cover, but this is the actual cover of the album.)
16:29, 24 February 2008300×300 (76 KB)Ivan Isaak (Talk | contribs) ({{Non-free album cover}} {{album cover fur | Article = De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas | Use = Infobox <!-- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION --> | Name = | Artist = Mayhem | Label = Deathlike Silence Production)
23:10, 14 November 2007300×300 (16 KB)Melesse (Talk | contribs) (fair use reduce)

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Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 72 dpi
Vertical resolution 72 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
File change date and time 17:28, 24 February 2008
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