File:Baby Boy (Beyoncé song - sample).ogg

Summary

Sound sample from the song "Baby Boy"
Song length: 4:04
Reduced quality: Yes
Source: "Irreplaceable"
Songwriter(s): Beyoncé Knowles, Scott Storch, Sean Paul Henriques, Robert Waller, Shawn Carter
Performed by: Beyoncé Knowles
Producer(s): Beyoncé Knowles, Scott Storch
Copyright ©2003 Columbia Records

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Description	A sound sample of "Baby Boy (song)" recorded by Beyoncé Knowles for her 2003 album Dangerously in Love.
Source	Intellectually owned by Columbia Records.
Article	Baby Boy (Beyoncé Knowles song)
Portion used	A 30-second sample taken from the 4:04 track.
Low resolution?	Low quality but enough to suffice understanding.
Purpose of use	To aurally identify the different influences of the song as discussed in the section "Composition and theme" of the article Baby Boy (song).
Replaceable?	Single is protected by copyright; therefore a free use alternative would not exist.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Baby Boy (Beyoncé Knowles song)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Baby_Boy_(Beyonc%C3%A9_song_-_sample).oggtrue

Fair use in Baby Boy (Beyoncé Knowles song)

This is a sound sample from a commercial recording. Its inclusion here is claimed as fair use because:

it illustrates an educational article about an artist that specifically discusses the song from which this sample was taken
it is a sample of about 30 seconds from a much longer recording, and could not be used as a substitute for the original commercial recording; and
it is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted sample of comparable educational value.
it is believed that this sample will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original recording.

Fair use rationale for Dangerously in Love

No free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information.
The sample does not replace the original market role of the song.
The sample is 30 seconds of a much longer song and is of reduced quality.
The song has previously been published.
The sample meets general Wikipedia content requirements.
The sample contributes significantly to the article by illustrating a song specifically discussed in the article.

Licensing

This is a sound sample from a song, movie, sound effect, or other audio recording that is currently copyrighted. The copyright for it may be owned by the company who made it or the author. For a song, it may also be owned by the person(s) who performed it. 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 U.S. by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, where:

the sample is being used for commentary on the recording in question;
the sample contributes significantly to the encyclopedia articles in which it is used (listed under the heading "File usage" below) in a way that cannot be duplicated by other forms of media;
the sample is short in relation to the duration of the recorded track, and is of inferior quality to the original recording;
no other samples from the same track are currently used in Wikipedia;
there is no adequate free alternative available.

A more detailed fair use rationale should be provided by the user who uploaded this sample. Any other uses of this sample, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. If you are the copyright holder of this sample 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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