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Description

Summary: Solicitor Ian Wood threatens suicide by jumping off a gargoyle on Amiens Cathedral after committing the Ughill Hall shootings.

Source

Best description: newspaper page. Author unknown, published in The Times 30 September 1986, taken from microfilm library copy.

Article

Ughill Hall shootings

Portion used

Entire image, all text cropped out.

Low resolution?

Minimal: Used once in Surrender section of article, cropped and is lowest resolution possible whilst still being clear and illustrative.

Purpose of use

Purpose: Visual representation of the suicide threat, used in the Surrender section. Better than text because: Illustrates the proximity to the parapet. Difficult to do in a succinct, encyclopedic way.

Replaceable?

Not easily possible to ascertain if other images which authors may choose to freely licence exist, low likelihood of such images existing given incident pre-dates widespread cameraphone adoption.

Other information

More info: No visible copyright markings in original publication.

Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Ughill Hall shootings//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ian_Wood_on_gargoyle_1986.pngtrue

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current09:01, 14 October 2017Thumbnail for version as of 09:01, 14 October 2017195 × 259 (59 KB)DrStrauss (talk | contribs)Summary: Solicitor Ian Wood threatens suicide by jumping off a gargoyle on Amiens Cathedral after committing the Ughill Hall shootings. Type: non-free fair use. Best description: newspaper page. Author unknown, published in The Times 30 September 19...

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