File:African monolith 2001.jpg

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Summary

Non-free media information and use rationale true for 2001: A Space Odyssey (film)
Description	Screenshot from the "Dawn Of Man" sequence in which the monolith first appears.
Source	[1]
Article	2001: A Space Odyssey (film)
Portion used	Most (cropped)
Low resolution?	Yes
Purpose of use	To illustrate the monolith, as depicted in the film, in "The Monolith" section of the "Interpretations of 2001: A Space Odyssey" article, in which the monolith is discussed at length, and to significantly increase readers' understanding of the topic. Its omission would be detrimental to that understanding.
Replaceable?	None
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of 2001: A Space Odyssey (film)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:African_monolith_2001.jpgtrue

Summary

Screenshot of monolith and apes from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Rationale of fair use for 2001: A Space Odyssey (film)

The screenshot is of lower resolution and quality than the original film (copies made from it will be of inferior quality).
No free or public-domain images have been located for this content.
The screenshot does not limit the copyright owners' rights to distribute the film on television or DVDs in any way.
The screenshot is used to illustrate something described in the article(s).
The screenshot is being used for informational purposes only, and its use is not believed to detract from the original film in any way.

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This image is a screenshot from a copyrighted film, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by the studio which produced the film, and possibly also by any actors appearing in the screenshot. It is believed that the use of a limited number of low-resolution screenshots

for critical commentary and discussion of the film and its contents
on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies as fair use under the Copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.

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current	16:33, 9 February 2019		360 × 270 (29 KB)	LusoEditor (talk \| contribs)	Original color timing.
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