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Closer.ogg‎ (Ogg Vorbis sound file, length 30s, 95kbps)

[edit] Summary

A sample of "Closer" from Nine Inch Nails' The Downward Spiral. This sample is believed to be fair use of the source material in the context of the article Nine Inch Nails:

  • It is used to demonstrate musical characteristics of the band, where no scholarly print source could be found on the topic.
  • It is used here for purely encyclopedic and informational purposes.
  • It does not harm the copyright owner commercially.
  • The same sample was used in the promotional DVD Collected, which the copyright holder distributed free of charge.

[edit] Licensing

Copyrighted This is a sample from a copyrighted audio recording. 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 United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, where:
  1. The sample is being used for commentary on the recording in question.
  2. It contributes significantly to the encyclopedia articles it is used in (listed under the heading "File links" below) in a way that cannot be duplicated by other forms of media.
  3. The sample is short in relation to the duration of the recorded track and is of an inferior quality to the original recording.
  4. No other samples from the same track are used in Wikipedia.
  5. There is no adequate free alternative available.

A more detailed fair use rationale may be provided by the user who uploaded this recording. Any other uses of this recording, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. If you are the copyright holder of this recording and you feel that its use here does not fall under "fair use" please see Wikipedia:Copyright problems for information on how to proceed.

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current19:59, 3 December 200630s (348 KB)BotleySmith (Talk | contribs) (A sample of "Closer" from Nine Inch Nails' ''The Downward Spiral'')

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