File:SpongeBob SquarePants Theme.mp3
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Summary
| Description | A brief clip of the theme song of SpongeBob SquarePants. This is the opening lyric, "Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? / SpongeBob SquarePants!" |
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| Author or copyright owner |
Tunes by Nickelodeon Inc. (written by Stephen Hillenburg, Derek Drymon, Mark Harrison, and Blaise Smith) |
| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9L4AseD-aA |
| Date of publication | circa 1999 |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | SpongeBob SquarePants Theme |
| Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) | This is a brief clip used to identify the song that is the subject of this article. |
| Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1) |
The software or website from which the screenshot is taken is copyrighted and not released under a free license, so creation of a free image is not possible. |
| Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) | This is a four-second clip, one-tenth of the song's length. |
| Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2) |
The use of a low resolution screenshot from software or a website will not impact the commercial viability of the software or site. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of SpongeBob SquarePants Theme//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SpongeBob_SquarePants_Theme.mp3true | |
Licensing
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