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Summary

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Photograph of the front page of The Sun newspaper depicting the controversial story about the Hillsborough stadium disaster.

The image linked here is claimed to be used under fair use because:

  1. It is a photo of an important historical event.
  2. It is of much lower resolution than the original, so copies made from it will be of very inferior quality.
  3. The photo is only being used for informational and educational purposes.
  4. Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because it shows the subject of this article and how the events depicted are significant to the general public.
  5. The cover and the reaction to it are discussed extensively, and the use of this image serves an important role in the understanding of the subject.
  6. Only a portion (front cover) of an entire newspaper is being used.
  7. It does not detract from the copyright holder's ability to sell or profit from their material.

This image is fair use in the article The Sun (United Kingdom) because:

  1. The image is lower resolution than the original work, so copies made from it will be of inferior quality.
  2. The use of this image does not detract from the copyright holder's ability to sell or profit from the material.
  3. Only a portion (front cover) of an entire newspaper is being used.
  4. It is being used for informational and educational purposes.
  5. It depicts a historically important cover in the newspaper's history.
  6. This cover and the reaction to it are discussed specifically in the article.
  7. The use of this image adds to the understanding of the subject of the article.

Fair use for Kelvin MacKenzie

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The image linked here is claimed to be used under fair use because:

  1. The image is lower resolution than the original work, so copies made from it will be of inferior quality.
  2. The use of this image does not detract from the copyright holder's ability to sell or profit from the material.
  3. Only a portion (front cover) of an entire newspaper is being used.
  4. It is being used for informational and educational purposes.
  5. It depicts a historically important cover in the history of the editor of the paper.
  6. This cover and the reaction to it are discussed specifically in the article.
  7. The use of this image adds to the understanding of the subject of the article.
Media data and Non-free use rationale
Description The front page of The Sun on 19 April 1989 featuring its most well-known headline, "The Truth", alongside falsehoods about the Hillsborough disaster.
Author or
copyright owner
News International
Source (WP:NFCC#4) Widely published e.g. New Statesman
Date of publication 19 April 1989
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) Hillsborough disaster and The Sun
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) This front page constitutes a large body of discussion in the article. Included is explanation of the journalistic decisions that led to its publication, the context of the newspaper, Liverpool and the Hillsborough disaster that surrounded it and the consequences of its publication—a decades-long boycott that crippled its Merseyside circulation and, some allege, interference with the legal justice process.
Not replaceable with
free media because
(WP:NFCC#1)
The front page is unique and copyrighted.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) The image is of low resolution and is used once only in the article.
Respect for
commercial opportunities
(WP:NFCC#2)
The image has been widely published and its claims are long since retracted, making it unlikely to be of positive commercial value to the copyright holders.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Hillsborough disaster and The Sun//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hillsborough_disaster_Sun.jpgtrue


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File history

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Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current06:50, 6 January 2018Thumbnail for version as of 06:50, 6 January 2018282 × 352 (45 KB)Theo's Little Bot (talk | contribs)Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
16:39, 11 November 2012No thumbnail305 × 381 (91 KB)Techtri (talk | contribs)'Cleaner' version of front page, rotated to show cover in it's entirety.
17:00, 13 April 2007No thumbnail350 × 403 (29 KB)David Spart (talk | contribs)

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