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[edit] Summary

Screenshot of a copyrighted game (IBM's Alley Cat). Considered fair use.

[edit] Image information

PNG, 320×200, 2-bit indexed color, sBIT chunk denoting 2 bits for red, 2 bits for green, 2 bits for blue.

This is a screenshot of a non-free copyrighted video or computer game, and the copyright for it is most likely held by the company or person that developed the game. It is believed that the use of a limited number of web-resolution screenshots

for identification and critical commentary on
- the computer or video game in question or
- the copyrighted character(s) or item(s) depicted on the screenshot in question
on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

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 generate profit in this context, and presents ideas that cannot be exhibited otherwise. See Wikipedia:Non-free content.

To the uploader: please add a detailed fair use rationale for each use, as described on Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.

Note: This tag should not be used for screenshots of free software; use the license tag corresponding to the software's license instead, optionally alongside {{Free screenshot}}.

[edit] Fair use in Alley Cat (video game)

Non-free / fair use media rationale for Color Graphics Adapter
Description	Screenshot of the title screen of Alley Cat
Source	Alley Cat by IBM
Article	Color Graphics Adapter
Portion used	single frame
Low resolution?	yes
Purpose of use	To identify the game in question.
Replaceable?	Irreplaceable.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	21:49, 23 October 2007	320×200 (2 KB)	McLoaf (Talk \| contribs)	(Optimised in PNGOUT.)
	23:00, 8 July 2007	320×200 (2 KB)	Ddast (Talk \| contribs)	(Reverted to earlier revision)
	22:59, 8 July 2007	320×200 (2 KB)	Ddast (Talk \| contribs)	(Reverted to earlier revision)
	11:39, 11 May 2007	320×200 (2 KB)	Aefleming (Talk \| contribs)	(Reverted to earlier revision)
	11:41, 26 June 2006	320×200 (2 KB)	Shlomital (Talk \| contribs)	(added sBIT chunk)
	21:55, 1 March 2006	320×200 (2 KB)	Shlomital (Talk \| contribs)	(nearly the same, just with palette value correction and a little metadata ("title" and "comment" text chunks))
	02:26, 20 February 2006	320×200 (2 KB)	Hihihi (Talk \| contribs)	(Reverted to earlier revision)
	02:25, 20 February 2006	320×200 (2 KB)	Hihihi (Talk \| contribs)	(Reverted to earlier revision)
	12:40, 2 August 2005	320×200 (2 KB)	Shlomital (Talk \| contribs)	(Reverted to better version)
	12:03, 30 July 2005	320×200 (2 KB)	Timwi (Talk \| contribs)	(Reverted to earlier revision)
	14:44, 16 June 2005	320×200 (2 KB)	Shlomital (Talk \| contribs)	(Screenshot of a copyrighted game (IBM's Alley Cat). Considered fair use. {{game-screenshot}})
	03:15, 6 March 2004	320×200 (2 KB)	Timwi (Talk \| contribs)	(Screenshot)