On 7/19/07, Guy Chapman aka JzG guy.chapman@spamcop.net wrote:
On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:43:33 +0000, "Fred Bauder" fredbaud@waterwiki.info wrote:
To address the issue, I fear we are accepting fair use for trivial purposes. Great public issues are one thing, a fair use image of an entertainer is quite another. A fair use image should be vital for understanding of a significant issue.
Please pitch in to the debate on fair use for album covers, which are to a very good first approximation 100% decorative.
Egads. Guy!
Frilly borders around a page, like we see on userpages sometimes, are decorative.
The "image of an album for identification purposes" is informative, and helps people understand and remember the information in the article visually. It forms a memory connecting the content with the picture, which will help them remember if they see the album in real life, etc.
Paper encyclopedias don't only include images of stuff where the images illustrate salient specific features of a bird or a landmark, with detailed caption showing how the rock erosion or wing feather patterns are important. They illustrate things so that you know what they look like, and because the illustrated entries are remembered better.
Images are good.