User:Pekaje/rationales

Standard fair use rationale stuff
Some of the rationales are pretty much standard, or at least apply to the vast majority of similar images.

Description
Album cover for the  album.

Source (if unknown)
Either derived from promotional material released by the record company or artist, or 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.

Portion
Entire front cover is used. This is a minor part of the primary product, which is the audio itself.

Purpose (for album articles)
The primary means of visual identification for the subject of the article.

Replaceable
Copyrighted album cover, so no free alternative can exist.

Other
It is believed that the use of a low resolution album cover does not limit the marketability of the album itself, nor any sales of poster versions of the cover. The resolution is low enough that a printout is unlikely to be used for aiding piracy.

Source (if unknown)
Derived from a digital capture (scan/photo) of the book 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 publisher or author.

Replaceable
Copyrighted book cover, so no free alternative can exist.

Other
It is unlikely that the use of a book cover in any way detracts from the commercial value of the book. If anything, it will increase sales by making the book instantly recognizable to anyone who has read the article.

Source (if unknown)
Promotional material released by the game publisher, or derived from a digital capture (scan/photo) of the game cover. The creator of this digital version is irrelevant, as the copyright will still be held by the game publisher.

Replaceable
Copyrighted game cover, so no free alternative can exist.

Other
It is inconceivable that the use of a low resolution image of the box art in any way limits the game publishers ability to sell the game. It is also not of sufficient resolution to be usable for box art on bootlegged games. The use on Wikipedia does not make it significantly more accessible, as game publishers often release the box art online in advance, for promotional purposes.

Source (if unknown)
Source of digital version is irrelevant, as it is derived from promotional material released by the movie copyright holder (possibly through digital photo or scanning).

Replaceable
Copyrighted movie poster, so no free alternative can exist.

Other
The use of a low-resolution movie poster in no way limits the movie copyright holders ability to market the movie. In fact, it is likely that the opposite is true. The resolution is also sufficiently low that a printed version will be of vastly inferior quality to a full-size poster, so it does not limit the poster copyright holders ability to sell the posters either.

Replaceable
It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image, as it would not serve the same purpose.

Purpose
The image is used as the primary means of visual identification for the subject of the article.

Other
It is a low resolution image, and thus not suitable for production of counterfeit goods. The logo is not used in such a way the a reader would be confused into believing that the article is written or authorized by the owner of the logo.