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Summary

Media data and Non-free use rationale
Description The image described at Hurricane Shark § Freeway image.
Author or
copyright owner
Shark is taken from a photo by Thomas P. Peschak; photographer of rest of image unknown; compositor unknown
Source (WP:NFCC#4) Original publication: unknown

Immediate source: https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2011/09/02/newsmangled_beware_tweets_about_a_shark_on_the_street.html

Date of publication 2011
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) Hurricane Shark
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) This image is the subject of multiple paragraphs of text.
Not replaceable with
free media because (WP:NFCC#1)
Since the text describes this exact image, which was historically significant, replacing it with a different image would not serve the same purpose. Furthermore, as the other authors of the work are unknown, it is not possible to contact them to request permission.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) The image has been downscaled to a very low resolution and will only be used once.
Respect for
commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)
The image has been widely-shared on the internet, has no clear owner, and is significantly scaled-down from the original.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Hurricane Shark//en.wikipedia.org/File:%22Freeway_shark%22_hoax_image.pngtrue

Licensing

CopyrightedThis image is a faithful digitisation of a unique historic image, and the copyright for it is most likely held by the person who created the image or the agency employing the person. It is believed that the use of this image may qualify as non-free use under the Copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image, on Misplaced Pages or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Misplaced Pages:Non-free content for more information.

Please remember that the non-free content criteria require that non-free images on Misplaced Pages must not " used in a manner that is likely to replace the original market role of the original copyrighted media." Use of historic images from press agencies must only be of a transformative nature, when the image itself is the subject of commentary rather than the event it depicts (which is the original market role, and is not allowed per policy). Fair use //en.wikipedia.org/File:%22Freeway_shark%22_hoax_image.png

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If this tag does not accurately describe this image, please replace it with an appropriate one.Fair usetrue

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