File:IrreplaceableSample.ogg Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:IrreplaceableSample.ogg

This media file has an associated English-language subtitle file TimedText:Irreplaceable (Beyoncé song - sample).ogg.en.srt

Summary

Sound sample from the song "Irreplaceable"
Song length: 3:47
Reduced quality: Yes
Source: "Irreplaceable"
Songwriter(s): Beyoncé Knowles, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, Shaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith
Performed by: Beyoncé Knowles
Producer(s): Stargate, Beyoncé Knowles, Ne-Yo (co-producer)
Copyright ©2006 Columbia Records and Sony Urban Music

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.

To the uploader: If this is a free, non-copyrighted audio recording, please post it to Wikimedia Commons instead. Fair use

Fair use rationale for use in the article "Irreplaceable"

Non-free media information and use rationale true for Irreplaceable
Description	A sound sample of "Irreplaceable" recorded by Beyoncé Knowles for her 2006 album B'Day.
Source	Intellectually owned by Columbia Records and Sony Urban Music.
Article	Irreplaceable
Portion used	A 30-second sample taken from the 3:47 track.
Low resolution?	Low quality but enough to suffice understanding.
Purpose of use	To aurally identify the combination of three instruments in relation to the genre of the song as discussed in the section Background and Composition of the article Irreplaceable.
Replaceable?	Single is protected by copyright; therefore a free use alternative would not exist.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Irreplaceable//en.wikipedia.orghttps://demo.azizisearch.com/lite/wikipedia/page/File:Irreplaceable_(Beyonc%C3%A9_song_-_sample).oggtrue

Fair use rationale for use in the article Beyoncé Knowles

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 use in the article B'Day

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.