File:Believe - Cher (No Auto-Tune).ogg

• 14 second audio sample of the song "Believe" by singer Cher without Auto-Tune.
  
• Source: Believe 1998
  
• Recorded: 1998
• Performed by: Cher
• Copyright: 1998, Warner Music Group

Fair use rationale

• 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.

Additional rationale In the articles "Cher", "Believe (Cher song)" and "Cultural impact of Cher", the clip helps illustrate the genre and production technique in the song. Because the song pioneered the use of Auto-Tune software, the article text alone (and images) would not suffice to illustrate the topic. Also, for this reason, the clip has been included on the "Auto-Tune" article, where the song is referenced multiple times and the neologism "Cher effect" has come to define this type of vocal production.

The Auto-Tune effect is not applied in the section of the song sampled here; along with another sample of the song presenting the effect, it creates a with and without comparison.

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:

1. the sample is being used for commentary on the recording in question;
2. 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;
3. the sample is short in relation to the duration of the recorded track, and is of inferior quality to the original recording;
4. no other samples from the same track are currently used in Wikipedia;
5. 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:Believe_-_Cher_(No_Auto-Tune).ogg

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