File:Game Theory Two Steps album cover art.jpeg

Summary

Media data and Non-free use rationale

Description

This is the front cover art for the album Two Steps from the Middle Ages by the artist Game Theory.

Author or
copyright owner

Enigma Records

Source (WP:NFCC#4)

http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=1124010

Date of publication

1988

Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)

Two Steps from the Middle Ages

Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)

to serve as the primary means of visual identification at the top of the article dedicated to the work in question.

Not replaceable with
free media because (WP:NFCC#1)

n.a.

Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)

Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free album cover true for Two Steps from the Middle Ages
Description	This is the cover art for Two Steps from the Middle Ages by the artist Game Theory. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the label, Enigma Records, or the graphic artist(s), Robert Toren.
Source	The cover art can be obtained from Enigma Records.
Article	Two Steps from the Middle Ages
Portion used	The entire cover: because the image is cover art, a form of product packaging, the entire image is needed to identify the product, properly convey the meaning and branding intended, and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the image.
Low resolution?	The copy is of sufficient resolution for commentary and identification but lower resolution than the original cover. Copies made from it will be of inferior quality, unsuitable as artwork on pirate versions or other uses that would compete with the commercial purpose of the original artwork.
Purpose of use	Main infobox. The image is used for identification in the context of critical commentary of the work for which it serves as cover art. It makes a significant contribution to the user's understanding of the article, which could not practically be conveyed by words alone. The image is placed in the infobox at the top of the article discussing the work, to show the primary visual image associated with the work, and to help the user quickly identify the work and know they have found what they are looking for. Use for this purpose does not compete with the purposes of the original artwork, namely the artist's providing graphic design services to music concerns and in turn marketing music to the public.
Replaceable?	As musical cover art, the image is not replaceable by free content; any other image that shows the packaging of the music would also be copyrighted, and any version that is not true to the original would be inadequate for identification or commentary.
Other information	Use of the cover art in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy and fair use under United States copyright law as described above.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Two Steps from the Middle Ages//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Game_Theory_Two_Steps_album_cover_art.jpegtrue

Respect for
commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)

n.a.

Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Two Steps from the Middle Ages//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Game_Theory_Two_Steps_album_cover_art.jpegtrue

Licensing

This image is of a cover of an audio recording, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the work or the artist(s) which produced the recording or cover artwork in question. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of such covers

solely to illustrate the audio recording in question,
on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies as fair use under the copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.
Fair use