File:Gold Dust Woman (Fleetwood Mac song - sample).ogg

Summary
29.1 second sample of the song "Gold Dust Woman" (4:51) by Fleetwood Mac. Source : CD copy of the album Rumours (Sample compressed to OGG vorbis format using Audacity 1.3 beta).

Songwriters : Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac.

Producers : Ken Caillat, Richard Dashut, Fleetwood Mac.

Copyright : 1977, Warner Bros. Records.

Rationale of fair use in Rumours (album)
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 29.1 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) Focuses on Nicks's struggle with drugs.
 * 2) Inspired by the hardship in large cities.
 * 3) Features a harpsichord, a Fender Stratocaster, and a dobro.

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) 02:13, 21 January 2010 (UTC)