File:Theverybestofrainbow.jpg

Summary
Cover of Rainbow's 1997 compilation album, The Very Best of Rainbow

Fair use in The Very Best of Rainbow
Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:
 * 1) It's a low resolution copy of a CD/album cover.
 * 2) It doesn't limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the CD/album in any way, in fact, it may encourage sales.
 * 3) Because of the low resolution, copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the album artwork on another CD.
 * 4) The image is itself a subject of discussion in the article or used in the infobox thereof.
 * 5) The image on the cover is significant because it was made by a famous artist.

Fair use in Ritchie Blackmore
Though this image is subject to copyright, I feel its use is covered by U.S fair use laws because:


 * 1) it is a low-resolution image of a famous and influential musical performer.
 * 2) it is only used once in the article, and it helps illustrate the text next to which it appears.
 * 3) the image is readily available from other sources, so its use here does not make it more available than it already is.
 * 4) it is being used to illustrate a specific era in Ritchie Blackmore's career.
 * 5) no free images in the public domain have been located for this item.

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.