File:Aretha86.jpg

Licensing[edit]

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Fair use in Aretha (1986 album)[edit]

Though this copyrighted image's use is permissible according to U.S. fair use laws for the following reasons:

1. This is a low resolution version of the album/single cover.
2. The inclusion of this image does not damage the image's owner's right to sell the album/single.
3. This cannot feasibly be used to create illegal copies of the album/single.
4. The image relates directly to a mention of the recording in the article.
5. This image was made famous by Aretha Franklin and is therefore significant to this article.