File:Barely Legal (The Strokes song - sample).ogg

Summary
23.8 second sample of the song "Barely Legal" (3:58) by The Strokes. Source : CD copy of the album Is This It (Sample compressed to OGG vorbis format using Audacity 1.3 beta).

Songwriters : Julian Casablancas and The Strokes.

Producers : Gordon Raphael.

Copyright : 2001, RCA Records.

Rationale of fair use in Is This It
This is a sound sample from a commercial recording. Its inclusion here is claimed as fair use because:
 * It illustrates an educational article specifically about the album which contains the song from which this sample was taken.
 * It enriches and illustrates points discussed in the text relating to instrumentation, production, and the history of music with regards to its genres.
 * It is a sample of no more than 23.8 seconds, or 10%, from a much longer recording, and could not be used as a substitute for the original commercial recording or to recreate the original recording.
 * It is of a lower quality than the original recording.
 * It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted sample of comparable educational value.
 * It is believed that this sample will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original recording.
 * It is uploaded on Wikipedia, a not-for-profit organisation.

Specific rationale

 * 1) References the age of consent of a young girl.
 * 2) Includes simple upbeat drumming similar to a drum machine.
 * 3) Features Britpop elements in the guitar style.

I believe that this use of the excerpt is in good faith, and that its inclusion enhances rather than reduces the commercial value of the recording from which it was drawn. RB88 (T) 22:52, 12 December 2009 (UTC)