Difference between revisions of "Template:Game sprite"

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{{LicenseBox|''This is a sprite extracted from a '''[[Wikipedia:Copyright|copyrighted]] computer or video game''', and the '''copyright''' for it is most likely held by the company that developed the game.  It is believed that the use of a '''limited number''' of sprite frames for '''identification and critical commentary on the graphics of the video game in question''' or '''the copyrighted character(s)/item(s) depicted from the sprite in question''' qualifies as '''[[Wikipedia:Fair use|fair use]]''' under [[Wikipedia:United States copyright law|United States copyright law]], as such display '''does not significantly impede the right of the copyright holder to sell the copyrighted material''', is '''not being used to turn a profit in this context''', and presents ideas that '''cannot be exhibited otherwise'''. See  [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Copyrights|Copyrights]] and [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Image description page#Fair use rationale|fair use rationale]].{{#if: {{{Source|}}} |<br /><br />'''Source:''' {{{Source|}}} | }}}}
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{{LicenseBox|''This is a sprite extracted from a '''[[Wikipedia:Copyright|copyrighted]] computer or video game''', and the '''copyright''' for it is most likely held by the company that developed the game.  It is believed that the use of a '''limited number''' of sprite frames for '''identification and critical commentary on the graphics of the video game in question''' or '''the copyrighted character(s)/item(s) depicted from the sprite in question''' qualifies as '''[[Wikipedia:Fair use|fair use]]''' under [[Wikipedia:United States copyright law|United States copyright law]], as such display '''does not significantly impede the right of the copyright holder to sell the copyrighted material''', is '''not being used to turn a profit in this context''', and presents ideas that '''cannot be exhibited otherwise'''. See  [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Copyrights|Copyrights]] and [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Image description page#Fair use rationale|fair use rationale]].{{#if: {{{Source|}}} |<br /><br />'''Source:''' {{{Source|}}} | }}}}<noinclude>
 
 
<includeonly>[[Category:Game Sprites]]</includeonly><noinclude>
 
 
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This template is used on file pages in which the image is a screenshot of a copyrighted computer or video game. This template is used by placing the following code in the file's description:
 
This template is used on file pages in which the image is a screenshot of a copyrighted computer or video game. This template is used by placing the following code in the file's description:

Revision as of 12:33, February 3, 2020

This is a sprite extracted from a copyrighted computer or video game, and the copyright for it is most likely held by the company that developed the game. It is believed that the use of a limited number of sprite frames for identification and critical commentary on the graphics of the video game in question or the copyrighted character(s)/item(s) depicted from the sprite in question qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law, as such display does not significantly impede the right of the copyright holder to sell the copyrighted material, is not being used to turn a profit in this context, and presents ideas that cannot be exhibited otherwise. See Copyrights and fair use rationale.
This is a sprite extracted from a copyrighted computer or video game, and the copyright for it is most likely held by the company that developed the game. It is believed that the use of a limited number of sprite frames for identification and critical commentary on the graphics of the video game in question or the copyrighted character(s)/item(s) depicted from the sprite in question qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law, as such display does not significantly impede the right of the copyright holder to sell the copyrighted material, is not being used to turn a profit in this context, and presents ideas that cannot be exhibited otherwise. See Copyrights and fair use rationale.

This template is used on file pages in which the image is a screenshot of a copyrighted computer or video game. This template is used by placing the following code in the file's description:

{{Game sprite}}

If a source is available, it can be mentioned in the template by placing the following code in the file's description, along with replacing "SOURCE" with the source of the image:

{{Game sprite|Source=SOURCE}}