File:WeDidntStartTheFire.ogg

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Summary

26-second sample of Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire"

Source: Storm Front
Songwriter: Billy Joel
Producers: Mick Jones, Billy Joel
Copyright: Columbia Records

Fair use rationale for We Didn't Start the Fire

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

It illustrates an educational article that specifically discusses the song from which this sample was taken. The sample illustrates using stream of consciousness to list historical events as discussed in the article.
It is a sample of about 29 seconds from a much longer recording, and could not be used as a substitute for the original commercial recording.
It is of a lower quality than the original recording.
It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted sample of comparable educational value.
It will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original recording.

Licensing

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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.

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Fair use rationale for We Didn't Start the Fire

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