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Summary

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Non-free media information and use rationale true for Loch Ness Monster
Description

Hoaxed photo of the Loch Ness Monster from 21 April 1934.

Source

Author disputed, but was originally published under the claimed authorship of Robert Kenneth Wilson. Image from Daily Mail.

Article

Loch Ness Monster

Portion used

The "monster" as seen from the surface.

Low resolution?

Yes.

Purpose of use
  • The image is historically important
    • More specifically, it is one of the more widely known 'hoax' images connected with the Loch Ness Monster
  • The image is only used in the article on the Loch Ness Monster which provides critical commentary both as to the content and controversy surrounding the image concerned.
  • The original image remains controversial (noted in the related article), and it would be difficult to comment on it without reference to the visual image concerned.
Replaceable?
  • A free replacement for this image is unobtainable given the circumstances of its creation.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Loch Ness Monster//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hoaxed_photo_of_the_Loch_Ness_monster.jpgtrue

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current10:51, 15 March 2003Thumbnail for version as of 10:51, 15 March 2003232 × 215 (13 KB)Mav (talk | contribs)Hoaxed photo of the Loch Ness monster. Fair use of an image that probably is owned by the ''Daily Mail''.

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