Image:Smashing Pumpkins Greatest Hits album cover.jpg

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Album cover of Rotten Apples and Judas 0.


Non-free / fair use media rationale – non-free album cover –for Rotten Apples
Description

This is the front cover for the CD Rotten Apples by the artist The Smashing Pumpkins. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the label, Virgin, or the graphic artist.
Source

Scanned by User:Dbenbenn
Article

Rotten Apples
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.
Non-free / fair use media rationale – non-free album cover –for Judas Ø
Description

This is the front cover for the CD Judas Ø by the artist The Smashing Pumpkins. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the label, Virgin, or the graphic artist.
Source

Scanned by User:Dbenbenn
Article

Judas Ø
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.

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Date/TimeDimensionsUserComment
current21:37, 7 June 2008350×349 (100 KB)Rockfang (Talk | contribs) (To comply with current policy stated in section 3.(b) of Non-free content policy.)
01:59, 20 January 2005946×944 (229 KB)Dbenbenn (Talk | contribs) (scanned version, better color)
22:34, 18 December 2004982×977 (168 KB)Dbenbenn (Talk | contribs) (cropped better)
22:22, 18 December 2004985×978 (170 KB)Dbenbenn (Talk | contribs) ({{albumcover}} The Smashing Pumpkins ''Greatest Hits'' album cover)

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Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 200 dpi
Vertical resolution 200 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
File change date and time 09:40, 19 January 2005
Color space 65535