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The cover of the album The Number of the Beast, by Iron Maiden.

Derived from a scan of the album cover (creator of this digital version is irrelevant as the copyright in all equivalent images is still held by the same party). Copyright held by the record company or the artist. Claimed as fair use regardless.

The Number of the Beast (album)

Image of the front cover of the audio recording. Portion reproduced is a small chunk of the entire copyrighted recording, which includes other cover art and the singles themselves. The use here of the front cover image does not preclude the copyright holder from profiting on or marketing the album.

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For informational purposes - to illustrate the article The Number of the Beast, which describes the album.

Not possible; unique piece of art.

This is the front cover for the LP The Number of the Beast by the artist Iron Maiden. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the label, EMI, or the graphic artist(s), Derek Riggs.
Iron Maiden mascot Eddie manipulates the devil as a puppet, while condemned souls are burning in flames in Hell. The name of the album is written in dripping blood and the band’s name is written in red in its own distinctive font at the top of the cover.

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New wave of British heavy metal

The entire cover: because the image is cover art, a form of product packaging, the entire image is needed to identify the product, properly convey the meaning and branding intended, and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the image.

The copy is of sufficient resolution for commentary and identification but lower resolution than the original cover. Copies made from it will be of inferior quality, unsuitable as artwork on pirate versions or other uses that would compete with the commercial purpose of the original artwork.

Commentary in the article about the cover art itself: The cover is a perfect example of the iconography and contents used by NWOBHM bands in the early 1980s, based on horror, the occult, and fantasy with the involvement of religious characters. This image was condemned in US and gained Iron Maiden the reputation of devil-worshippers.

As musical cover art, the image is not replaceable by free content; any other image that shows the packaging of the music would also be copyrighted, and any version that is not true to the original would be inadequate for identification or commentary.

Use of the cover art in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy and fair use under the copyright law of the United States as described above.