File:The Nightfly.ogg

Summary

• This media file has an associated English-language subtitle file TimedText:The Nightfly.ogg.en.srt

Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free audio or music sample true for The Nightfly

Description	This is the sample from a recording of The Nightfly. Copyright in the recording is believed to belong to the label, Warner Bros. Records, or the artist, Donald Fagen. Additional information: "The Nightfly", by Donald Fagen
Source	CD
Article	The Nightfly
Portion used	34.5 sec (10% of 5:45), 59kbit/s OGG
Low resolution?	The sample is of sufficient quality for commentary and identification, but its quality is reduced from the original. Copies made from it will be of inferior quality, unsuitable for "unauthorised distribution" or other uses that would compete with the commercial purpose of the original recording.
Purpose of use	Illustrates the music, lyrics, sound, and cover of the album The Nightfly. These are discussed in detail in the article..
Replaceable?	As a sample from a copyrighted musical recording, the sample is not replaceable by free content; any other sample from the same recording would also be copyrighted, and any version that is not true to the original would be inadequate for identification or commentary.
Other information	Songwriter: Donald Fagen Producer: Gary Katz Copyright: 1982 Warner Bros. Records
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of The Nightfly//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Nightfly.oggtrue

Licensing

	This is a sound sample from a song, movie, sound effect, or other audio recording that is currently copyrighted. The copyright for it may be owned by the company who made it or the author. For a song, it may also be owned by the person(s) who performed it. It is believed that the use of this work qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law when used on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the U.S. by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, where: the sample is being used for commentary on the recording in question; the sample contributes significantly to the encyclopedia articles in which it is used (listed under the heading "File usage" below) in a way that cannot be duplicated by other forms of media; the sample is short in relation to the duration of the recorded track, and is of inferior quality to the original recording; no other samples from the same track are currently used in Wikipedia; there is no adequate free alternative available. A more detailed fair use rationale should be provided by the user who uploaded this sample. Any other uses of this sample, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. If you are the copyright holder of this sample and you feel that its use here does not fall under "fair use", please see Wikipedia:Copyright problems for information on how to proceed. To the uploader: If this is a free, non-copyrighted audio recording, please post it to Wikimedia Commons instead. Fair use //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Nightfly.ogg true

Fair use

true

Fair use rationale for The Nightfly

• No free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information.
• The sample does not replace the original market role of the song.
• The sample is 34.5 seconds of a much longer song and is of reduced quality.
• The song has previously been published.
• The sample meets general Wikipedia content requirements.
• The sample contributes significantly to the article by illustrating a song specifically discussed in the article.