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[edit] Summary

HBO "Captain Midnight" broadcast from 1987, which also was transmitted to CNN, among other channels carried by Galaxy 1.

The message reads:

GOODEVENING HBO
FROM CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT
$12.95 / MONTH  ?
NO WAY !
[SHOWTIME/MOVIE CHANNEL BEWARE!]

This is a low resolution static image used to illustrate the incident in question.

[edit] Licensing

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

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

To the uploader: please add a detailed fair use rationale for each use as well as the source of the work and copyright information.

[edit] Fair use for Broadcast signal intrusion

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

  1. it is a historically significant screenshot
  2. it is of much lower resolution than the original broadcast
  3. the screenshot is only being used for informational purposes
  4. its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because it shows the character and nature of the pirate broadcast transmitted
  5. It is irreplaceable by a free image that would convey the same information as this event only took place over a short period.

[edit] Fair use for Captain Midnight (HBO)

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

  1. it is a historically significant screenshot
  2. it is of much lower resolution than the original broadcast
  3. the screenshot is only being used for informational purposes
  4. its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because it shows the character and nature of the pirate broadcast transmitted
  5. It is irreplaceable by a free image that would convey the same information as this event only took place over a short period.

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current10:52, 26 October 2006320×240 (13 KB)Mike Richardson (Talk | contribs) (CBS News broadcast 1987)

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