File:Henry Cowell playing string piano.jpg

Summary

Description: Low-resolution reproduction of cover of Henry Cowell: Piano Music (Smithsonian Folkways 40801)—the album includes Cowell's performances of twenty of his compositions, including such tone cluster and string piano pieces as Dynamic Motion, The Tides of Manaunaun, Aeolian Harp, The Banshee, and Tiger; this is one of seven photos that appear in the CD insert, which are collectively identified as by Peter Bartok, David Linton, and David Gahr
Primary rights holder: Smithsonian Institution
Source: Scan from personal collection; see also Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Fair use in Henry Cowell

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1. it is the cover of the renowned and only recording by the article's subject;
2. it is of much lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality);
3. its use does not impair the rights holder's ability to sell or promote the album in any way;
4. the image is being used only for informational purposes; and
5. its inclusion in Henry Cowell adds significantly to the article because it illustrates (a) the specific recording and the pieces it contains, as discussed in the article, and (b) the string piano technique demonstrated by Cowell in the image, as discussed in the article.

Fair use in string piano

Though subject to copyright, the image linked here is claimed by Wikipedia editor DCGeist to be used under fair use as:

1. it is the cover of the renowned and only recording by the article's subject;
2. it is of much lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality);
3. its use does not impair the rights holder's ability to sell or promote the album in any way;
4. the image is being used only for informational purposes; and
5. its inclusion in string piano adds significantly to the article because it illustrates the primary pioneer of the string piano technique, Henry Cowell, demonstrating the technique, as discussed in the article.

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