File:Jump by Van Halen.ogg

"Jump (Van Halen song)", Van Halen, 1984.

The sample was created using Audacity, and has a Vorbis quality settings of 0. See Music samples for more information.

This sample is 27 seconds long. Slightly more than 10% of 4:03 (24.3 seconds). This is so it doesn't end in the middle of a sentence.

This audio sample is important because it is Van Halen's version of Jump (Van Halen song), the most famous version.

Rationale of fair use for Jump (Van Halen song)

 * 1) It illustrates an educational article that specifically discusses the song from which this sample was taken
 * 2) It is a sample from a much longer recording, and could not be used as a substitute for the original commercial recording
 * 3) It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted sample of comparable educational value
 * 4) 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

Rationale of fair use for Van Halen

 * 1) It illustrates one of the band's trademark songs and one of their most successful singles in a section regarding the part of the band's history where it was recorded and released
 * 2) It is a sample from a much longer recording, and could not be used as a substitute for the original commercial recording
 * 3) It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted sample of comparable educational value
 * 4) 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

I believe that this use of the excerpt is in good faith, and that its inclusion does not reduce the commercial value of the recording from which it was drawn. Peregrine Fisher 01:26, 14 April 2007 (UTC)