File:If Darkness Had a Son.JPG

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Summary[edit]

Media data and Non-free use rationale
Description
Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free album cover true for If Darkness Had a Son
Description

This is the cover art for If Darkness Had a Son by the artist Metallica. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to Blackened.

Source

Metallica.com

Article

If Darkness Had a Son

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 the copyright law of the United States as described above.

Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of If Darkness Had a Son//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:If_Darkness_Had_a_Son.JPGtrue
Author or
copyright owner
Metallica
Source (WP:NFCC#4) Metallica.com
Date of publication March 1, 2023
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) If Darkness Had a Son
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) For visual identification of the object of the article. The article as a whole is dedicated specifically to a discussion of this work.
Not replaceable with
free media because
(WP:NFCC#1)
Any derivative work based upon the artwork would be a copyright violation, so creation of a free image is not possible.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) This is to be shown for the single of the song and it’s page.
Respect for
commercial opportunities
(WP:NFCC#2)
The use of a low resolution image of the artwork will not impact the commercial viability of the art.
Other information None
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of If Darkness Had a Son//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:If_Darkness_Had_a_Son.JPGtrue

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File history

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current18:19, 2 April 2023Thumbnail for version as of 18:19, 2 April 2023300 × 300 (16 KB)Roadrunnermeep (talk | contribs)Uploading a non-free work, as object of commentary using File Upload Wizard
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