File:U2whiteassnow.ogg

Summary[edit]

28 second sample of the song "White as Snow" by U2.
Source : Used my copy of the album No Line on the Horizon (compressed clip to low quality OGG vorbis file, used Audacity 1.2.6 in the process)
Songwriters : Traditional song, arranged by U2, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois
Producers : Eno, Lanois
Copyright : 2009, Interscope.

Fair use rationale[edit]

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

1. It illustrates an educational article that specifically discusses the song from which this sample was taken, as well as the band that performs it.
2. 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.
3. It is of a lower quality than the original recording.
4. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted sample of comparable educational value.
5. 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.

Specific rationale for No Line on the Horizon[edit]

1. The song is based on the hymn "O come, O come, Emmanuel", a public domain melody. The clip is used to indicate the similarities that were retained and the differences that were made in U2's composition of the track.
2. The song is about a dying soldier; this clip is intended to relate his experience of dying so that the readers can better comprehend what the character is feeling.
3. "White as Snow" was one of the only politically-driven songs on the album; it's intended usage is to demonstrate how different this makes it from other songs on the album both thematically and musically.
4. The song is 4:40 long, and according to the "10% or 30 sec, whichever is lower" rule, the clip has been specifically cut down to 28 seconds. (10% of 4:40 is 0:28:00).

Specific rationale for "White as Snow (song)"[edit]

1. The song is based on the hymn "O come, O come, Emmanuel", a public domain melody. The clip is used to indicate the similarities that were retained and the differences that were made in U2's composition of the track.
2. The song has been described as "mostly alpine quiet — guitar, keyboard, Bono and harmonies, like The Doors' "The Crystal Ship" crossed with an Appalachian ballad." here and the clip illustrates this, taking in consideration the lyrics that feature in the clip.
3. The song is about a dying soldier; this clip is intended to relate his experience of dying so that the readers can better comprehend what the character is feeling.
4. The song is 4:40 long, and according to the "10% or 30 sec, whichever is lower" rule, the clip has been specifically cut down to 28 seconds. (10% of 4:40 is 0:28:00).

Licensing[edit]

	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. To the uploader: If this is a free, non-copyrighted audio recording, please post it to Wikimedia Commons instead. Fair use //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:U2whiteassnow.ogg true