Elisa_Lam_elevator_video.webm (WebM audio/video file, VP9/Opus, length 2 min 30 s, 352 × 288 pixels, 85 kbps overall, file size: 1.52 MB)
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| Description |
Surveillance camera footage of Elisa Lam in, and just outside of, an elevator at Los Angeles's Cecil Hotel shortly after midnight on February 1, 2013, the last known images of her alive. Released by the Los Angeles Police Department in an effort to find her after she was reported missing. The hotel is the likely copyright holder. |
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| Source |
The hotel's surveillance cameras. Many versions online, this one from DailyMotion |
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| Portion used |
2:28 of 4:00; the latter portion is largely the empty elevator after Lam leaves |
| Low resolution? |
Yes |
| Purpose of use |
Depict Lam's actions in a section devoted to the video, with sourced commentary on them and her possible state of mind. |
| Replaceable? |
Cannot create free replacement for unique copyrighted video; subject was found dead in the hotel's rooftop water tank almost three weeks later. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Death of Elisa Lam//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elisa_Lam_elevator_video.webmtrue | |
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| current | 06:04, 10 February 2021 | 2 min 30 s, 352 × 288 (1.52 MB) | Daniel Case (talk | contribs) | {{Non-free video sample}} {{Non-free use rationale | Description = Surveillance camera footage of Elisa Lam in, and just outside of, an elevator at Los Angeles's Cecil Hotel shortly after midnight on February 1, 2013, the last known images of her alive. Released by the Los Angeles Police Department in an effort to find her after she was reported missing. The hotel is the likely copyright holder. | Source = The hotel's surveillance cameras. Many versions online, this one f... |
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