File:Mickey mouse acid warning.png
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| Description |
An early image of the "Blue Star Acid" hoax |
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| Source |
Image was found in a book by folklorist Jan Brunvand, The Choking Doberman, p. 164. Brunvand's text indicates that although the text in the file suggests a New England origin, his example was collected in Atlanta, Georgia; modified from scan found online at http://users.lycaeum.org/~sputnik/tattoo/ |
| Article | |
| Portion used |
All of it |
| Low resolution? |
Yes |
| Purpose of use |
Depiction of the topic, used to identify the subject |
| Replaceable? |
No |
| Other information |
This is an example of an anonymous hoax freely distributed. It is likely public domain, being an example of a hoax distributed through fax and photocopy machine via electronically assisted folklore processes. In case it is not public domain, it is fair use, since the image was made for the explicit purpose of anonymous redistribution. It has no commercial value. No original author can be identified. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Blue star tattoo legend//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mickey_mouse_acid_warning.pngtrue | |
| Description |
An early image of the "Blue Star Acid" hoax, an example of a warning pamphlet/poster associated with the Mickey Mouse acid urban myth. |
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| Source |
Image was found in a book by folklorist Jan Brunvand, The Choking Doberman, p. 164. Brunvand's text indicates that although the text in the file suggests a New England origin, his example was collected in Atlanta, Georgia; modified from scan found online at http://users.lycaeum.org/~sputnik/tattoo/ |
| Article | |
| Portion used |
All of it |
| Low resolution? |
Yes |
| Purpose of use |
Illustrates the sort of warning about drugs circulated as faxlore |
| Replaceable? |
No |
| Other information |
This is an example of an anonymous hoax freely distributed. It is likely public domain, being an example of a hoax distributed through fax and photocopy machine via electronically assisted folklore processes. In case it is not public domain, it is fair use, since the image was made for the explicit purpose of anonymous redistribution. It has no commercial value. No original author can be identified. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Faxlore//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mickey_mouse_acid_warning.pngtrue | |
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