In a message dated 12/7/2008 1:35:01 PM Pacific Standard Time,  
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

On  second thought, those pics would be derivative works of the cover and
hence  not acceptable for Commons.>>


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A derivative work must pass the "substantially similar" bar (in the US at  
least).
I don't think a picture of you in your purple spandex alligator costume  
holding up an album cover, while simultaneously eating a plate of spaghetti, is 
 
substantially similar to the album cover itself (but I may be wrong).
 
Which is why, for example, an index to all the words used in a book, does  
not violate the copyright of the book, because an index, is not a novel.
 
Will Johnson
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