View source for Template:Non-free use rationale album cover

{{Non-free use rationale
| Special_header = – non-free {{#if:{{{Type|}}}|{{{Type}}}|album}} cover
| Article = {{{Article|<noinclude>Wikipedia:Example</noinclude>}}}
| Description = This is the {{#if:{{{Item|}}}
 |{{{Item}}}
 |cover art
}} for {{#if:{{{Type|}}}
 |the {{{Type}}}
}} {{#if:{{{Name|}}}
 |{{{Name}}}
 |{{{Article}}}
}}{{#if:{{{Artist|}}}
 |&#32;by the artist {{{Artist}}}
}}. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to {{#if:{{{Owner|}}}
 |{{{Owner}}}
 |{{#if:{{{Label|}}}
  |the label, {{{Label}}},
  |the record label
 }} or {{#if:{{{Graphic Artist|}}}
  |the graphic artist(s), {{{Graphic Artist}}}
  |the graphic artist(s)
 }}
}}.{{#if:{{{Description|}}}
 |<br/>{{{Description}}}
}}
| Source = {{#if:{{{Website|}}}
 |May be found at the following website: {{{Website}}}
}} {{#if:{{{Source|}}}
 |{{{Source}}}
 |{{#if:{{{Website|}}}|
  |The cover art can be obtained from {{#if:{{{Owner|}}}
   |{{{Owner}}}
   |{{#if:{{{Label|}}}
    |{{{Label}}}
    |the record label
   }}
  }}.
 }}
}}
| Portion = {{#if:{{{Portion|}}}
 |{{{Portion}}}
 |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 = {{#if:{{{Low_resolution|{{{Low resolution|}}}}}}
 |{{{Low_resolution|{{{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 = <noinclude>''Choose from:'' <kbd>Infobox / Header / Other</kbd></noinclude>{{#if:{{{Use|}}}
 |{{#ifeq:{{{Use}}}|Infobox
  |Main infobox
  |{{{Use}}}
 }}. 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.
}} {{#switch:{{{Use|}}}
 |Infobox=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.
 |Header=The image is placed at the beginning of the article or section discussing the work, to help the user quickly identify the work and know they have found what they are looking for.
 |=
 |#default={{#if:{{{Purpose|}}}||<span class="error" style="color:red">'''Purpose must be stated here.'''</span>}}
}} {{#if:{{{Purpose|}}}
 |{{{Purpose}}}.
}} {{#if:{{{Commentary|}}}
 |''Commentary in the article about the cover art itself:'' {{{Commentary}}}.
}} {{#if:{{{Use|}}}
 |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.
}}
| Replaceability = 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. {{#switch:{{{Use}}}
 |Header=Using a different image as a header would be misleading as to the identity of the work.
 |Section=Using a different image would be misleading as to the identity of the work.
 |Artist=There is no free image known, or reasonable possibility of creating one, that would convey the necessary information about the musical artist.
}} {{#ifeq:{{{Commentary}}}|yes
 |The commentary on the work necessitates an image of the work; no other image would do.
}} {{#if:{{{Replaceability|}}}
 |{{{Replaceability}}}
}}
|other_information = {{#if:{{{other_information|{{{Other information|}}}}}}
 |{{{other_information|{{{Other information|}}}}}}
 |Use of the cover art in the article complies with Wikipedia [[Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria|non-free content policy]] and [[fair use]] under the [[copyright law of the United States]] as described above.
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