File:Doctor Who theme excerpt.ogg

Doctor_Who_theme_excerpt.ogg ‎(Ogg Vorbis sound file, length 13 s, 104 kbps, file size: 160 KB)

Summary[edit]

Non-free media information and use rationale true for Doctor Who theme music
Description	Doctor Who theme excerpt.
Source	A 13-second excerpt from the long version of the theme music to the BBC TV series: Doctor Who, created from an mp3 obtained from the web some years ago. Copyright assumed to be BBC Television.
Article	Doctor Who theme music
Portion used
Low resolution?	Yes (since 1963), No (since 2005-present)
Purpose of use	Used to illustrate the key bar of the theme in the articles Doctor Who, Doctor Who theme music and Delia Derbyshire.
Replaceable?	No free alternative exists as it has never been released under a free license.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Doctor Who theme music//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Doctor_Who_theme_excerpt.oggtrue

Non-free media rationale for Delia Derbyshire
Article	Delia Derbyshire
Purpose of use	This audio sample is used to identify an iconic item of musical work undertaken by the artist
Replaceable?	As a copyrighted work, created using sophisticated techniques, it would not be possible to provide a free alternative for this audio sample.

Non-free media rationale for Doctor Who
Article	Doctor Who
Purpose of use	This audio sample is used to aid identification of the dramatic work concerned, The theme tune is highly iconic of the work concerned.
Replaceable?	As a copyrighted work, created using sophisticated techniques, it would not be possible to provide a free alternative for this audio sample.

Licensing[edit]

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the sample is being used for commentary on the recording in question;
the sample contributes significantly to the encyclopedia articles in which it is used (listed under the heading "File usage" below) in a way that cannot be duplicated by other forms of media;
the sample is short in relation to the duration of the recorded track, and is of inferior quality to the original recording;
no other samples from the same track are currently used in Wikipedia;
there is no adequate free alternative available.

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File history

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	15:31, 26 August 2007		13 s (160 KB)	Mark (talk \| contribs)	All of the versions were full tracks, it seems. Uploading a replacement 12-second excerpt of the original 1965 theme as composed by Ron Grainer.

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File usage

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Format	Bitrate	Download	Status	Encode time
MP3	174 kbps		Completed 03:45, 25 December 2017	1.0 s

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Short title	Doctor Who Theme 1965
Software used	Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20020717