It is contended that the use of this album cover in Slipknot (album) qualifies as fair use, in the context of wikipedias fair use criteria and applicable copyright laws, for the following reasons:

1. No free or public domain images have been located for this album.
2. This image , a small portion of the overall copyrighted content, illustrates the cover of the album or associated single that is discussed in the article Slipknot (album).
3. This image is used for identification purposes for the following reasons
   • This image can be used to identify the album or associated single that is the subject of this article.
   • The identification that this image provides could not be equally provided via prose alone as the album cover is directly related to the content within for the purpose of identification. This identification only qualifies when used in the article on Slipknot (album) as this image is the cover of that album.
   • This image greatly increase the readers ability to identify the album over any form of prose including traditional track listing and/or an album description alone.
4. It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to market or sell the album in any way.
5. The image is of lower resolution than the original cover.
6. The image is being used in an informative way and does not detract from sales of the album.