CD Baby's digital partners' artwork guidelines do not allow the attributes listed below.
CD Baby will require you to submit a replacement art file if you cover artwork displays any of the following:
- Website URL
- Social network symbols or information (Facebook links, Twitter handles, etc.)
- Contact information (e-mail addresses, phone numbers, etc.)
- Pornographic images
- Pricing information
- Copyrighted images
- Scan of a CD (must be "retail-ready" artwork)
- UPC bar codes
- References to physical versions of the album (CD, DVD, Disc, etc.)
- References to digital versions of the album (Digital Exclusive, Digital Version, etc.)
- Tribute albums where the original artist name is as large as, or larger, than the performing artist
- Cover image is blurry, pixilated, or has other quality issues
- Cover art promises content that the album does not contain ("Includes DVD," "Includes Free Stickers," etc.)
- Cover art up-sells another product (for example - merch, other albums by same artists, etc.)
- Cover art claims to be exclusive of one of CD Baby's digital partners without their permission ("iTunes™ Exclusive," "Only on Amazon MP3," etc.)