File:EmpressOrchid.jpg

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Summary[edit]

Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free book cover true for Empress Orchid
Description

This is the front cover art for the book Empress Orchid written by Anchee Min. The book cover art copyright is believed to belong to the publisher, Bloomsbury, or the cover artist.

Source

https://onlineshop.oxfam.org.uk/empress-orchid-by-anchee-min/product/HD_300612630

Article

Empress Orchid

Portion used

The entire front cover. Because the image is a book cover, 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 book 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 work, namely the book cover creator's ability to provide book cover design services and in turn marketing books to the public.

Replaceable?

As a book cover, the image is not replaceable by free content; any other image that shows the packaging of the book would also be copyrighted, and any version that is not true to the original would be inadequate for identification or commentary. Using a different image in the infobox would be misleading as to the identity of the work.

Other information

Use of the book cover 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 Empress Orchid//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EmpressOrchid.jpgtrue

The cover of Anchee Min' book, Empress Orchid.

Licensing[edit]

Fair use rationale for Empress Orchid[edit]

This image of the book cover of Empress Orchid is being linked to the article on the book. Although the picture is subject to copyright I feel it is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

  1. it is a low resolution copy of a book cover;
  2. it does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the book in any way;
  3. copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the book;
  4. the image on the cover is significant to both articles because it is the author's most well known work and, as the cover of the original edition, illustrates important aspects of the articles.

File history

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Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current10:59, 28 December 2021Thumbnail for version as of 10:59, 28 December 2021257 × 392 (30 KB)GrahamHardy (talk | contribs)First edition (UK)
06:26, 22 November 2017No thumbnail257 × 388 (14 KB)Theo's Little Bot (talk | contribs)Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
19:04, 7 October 2011No thumbnail314 × 475 (26 KB)Danu Widjajanto (talk | contribs)== Summary == {{Non-free use rationale book cover | Article = Empress Orchid | Use = Infobox <!-- OPTIONAL FIELDS --> | Title = Empress Orchid | Author = Anchee Min | Publisher = Bloomsbury |
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