File:The Beatles - Butcher Cover.jpg

Summary
The original STEREO album cover of Yesterday and Today.



Fair use rationale for Yesterday and Today, Robert Whitaker, and The Beatles in 1966


 * 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 in Robert Whitaker (photographer)
Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:


 * 1) It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the photograph in any way;
 * 2) Copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the photograph;
 * 3) The image is significant because it depicts a famous artist, The Beatles;
 * 4) The image is significant because it is perhaps the most famous work of Robert Whitaker (photographer);
 * 5) This image is infamous for the controversy caused by it. It needs to be shown in order to illustrate the image to which people were reacting, as discussed in the article;

Fair use in The Beatles in 1966
Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:


 * 1) It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the photograph in any way;
 * 2) Copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the photograph;
 * 3) The image is significant because it depicts a famous artist, The Beatles;
 * 4) The image is significant because it is perhaps the most famous work of Robert Whitaker (photographer);
 * 5) This image is infamous for the controversy caused by it. It needs to be shown in order to illustrate the image to which people were reacting, as discussed in the article;

Source

 * 1) Derived from a digital capture (scan/photo) of the album/CD cover (creator of this digital version is irrelevant as the copyright in all equivalent images is still held by the same party). Copyright held by the record company or the artist. Claimed as fair use regardless.