File:Throughthewire.ogg

Throughthewire.ogg ‎(Ogg Vorbis sound file, length 21 s, 162 kbps, file size: 419 KB)

Summary

Media data and Non-free use rationale
Description	21 second sample of "Through the Wire", from Kanye West's The College Dropout. 22sec, 62kbit/s OGG.
Author or copyright owner	Kanye West
Source ( WP:NFCC#4 )	The album The College Dropout
Date of publication	2004
Use in article ( WP:NFCC#7 )	The College Dropout
Purpose of use in article ( WP:NFCC#8 )	Sample illustrates the composition.
Not replaceable with free media because ( WP:NFCC#1 )	n.a.
Not replaceable with textual coverage because ( WP:NFCC#1 )	Sample illustrates the composition of the track.
Minimal use ( WP:NFCC#3 )	Reduced quality version of the song, only 21 seconds long.
Respect for commercial opportunities ( WP:NFCC#2 )	n.a.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of The College Dropout//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Throughthewire.oggtrue

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File usage

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The College Dropout

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Format	Bitrate	Download	Status	Encode time
MP3	230 kbps		Completed 06:18, 25 December 2017	1.0 s

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Software used	Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20040629