Don_McLean_-_American_Pie.ogg (Ogg Vorbis sound file, length 40 s, 60 kbps, file size: 292 KB)
Description | Excerpt from Don McLean's " American Pie", from the 1971 album of the same name. |
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Author or copyright owner |
Don McLean |
Source ( WP:NFCC#4) | American Pie ( United Artists Records) |
Date of publication | 1971 |
Use in article ( WP:NFCC#7) | The Day the Music Died |
Purpose of use in article ( WP:NFCC#8) | The song dubbed the accident in which Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper died "The Day the Music Died". This excerpt of the song intends to illustrate its relation to the article. |
Not replaceable with free media because ( WP:NFCC#1) |
As an audio recording released in the United States in 1971, with the artist still alive as of 2024, the original recording still remains under copyright. Thus, no free media can be made from this recording outside of fair use. |
Minimal use ( WP:NFCC#3) | Excerpt of a 00:40 of a song of 8:33. Quality reduced to Ogg Vorbis VBR 0 (59.8 kbp/s). |
Respect for commercial opportunities ( WP:NFCC#2) |
The use of a sample of the recording does not prevent the copyright holder from distributing the original full recording for commercial purposes. |
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current | 12:58, 3 February 2024 | 40 s (292 KB) | WikiPediaAid ( talk | contribs) | Improved audio quality. (Exported from Audacity at Ogg Vorbius VBR quality 0.) | |
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