File:ABBA - ABBA (1975, Original Polar LP).jpg

Summary


Fair use rationale for ABBA (1975)


 * It is believed that the use of this image on the English-language Wikipedia to illustrate an article on the audio recording in question falls under the "Non-profit educational" clause of the Fair Use doctrine currently upheld by United States law. (17 U.S.C. § 107)
 * The image is irreplaceable; a free analogue is impossible to produce as the original will be covered by copyright for the foreseeable future
 * Owing to the limited web-resolution of the image, only a small portion of a copyrighted work is used
 * For the same reasons, the portion of the copyrighted work used is of inherently lower quality than the original, reducing the risk of competitiveness and therefore the effects of this copy on the market for or value of versions held by the owner of the copyright

Fair use rationale for Rock Me (ABBA song)
The front cover of ABBA 1975 LP ABBA, copyright Polar Music. Record cover to illustrate the article about song "Rock Me", the ABBA discography, and the relevant period in the history of ABBA. Although the picture is subject to copyright I feel and assert that it is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:
 * it is a low resolution copy of an LP cover;
 * it does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the LP in any way;
 * no free alternative is available;
 * its use is commensurate with usage throughout discographies and album listings across the world wide web;
 * its low resolution means copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the album artwork on CD or LP.