File:Powderfinger-Passenger-20seconds.ogg

Description[edit]

The file is a 20 second-long sample of Australian rock band Powderfinger's single "Passenger". The sample was taken from the band's compilation release Fingerprints: The Best of Powderfinger, 1994-2000.

License[edit]

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Rationale of fair use[edit]

For use in article Passenger (Powderfinger song)[edit]

I believe that this sample when featured in the article Passenger (Powderfinger song), it constitutes fair use, and meets all criteria required by Wikipedia's non-free content policy. This is because

1. The sample illustrates an educational article that includes a historical and critical examination of the excerpt;
2. The sample is no longer than 18 seconds, and could not be used as a substitute for the original commercial recording;
3. The sample is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted sample of comparable educational value;
4. The sample displays the style of music and how the band Powderfinger played and wrote songs at that particular era; and
5. The sample is solely included in the article to significantly add to the readers' understanding of the topic, and it is not being used for commercial purposes.

For use in article Internationalist (album)[edit]

I believe that this sample when featured in the article Internationalist (album), it constitutes fair use, and meets all criteria required by Wikipedia's non-free content policy. This is because

1. The sample illustrates an educational article that includes a historical and critical examination of the excerpt;
2. The sample is no longer than 18 seconds, and could not be used as a substitute for the original commercial recording;
3. The sample is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted sample of comparable educational value; and
4. The sample displays the style of music and how the band Powderfinger played and wrote songs at that particular era, and displays to readers of the article some of the band's most popular singles released from the album.