Image:Freelancer.jpg

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[edit] Summary

This is a screenshot from the game Freelancer.

[edit] Licensing

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 Freelancer (computer game)

Non-free / fair use media rationale for Freelancer (computer game)
Description

A screenshot of the player engaging in a dogfight in an asteroid field. Note the menu bar on the top of the screen which contains icons for auto-pilot and docking procedures. The targeting window on the bottom left, and the equipment window on the bottom right have been minimized like Windows. Target indicators with long trailing pointers help to indicate where the other targets are.
Source

Uploaded by Mika1h on 10:19, 17 December 2006
Article

Freelancer (computer game)
Portion used

This is composed of only one out of the millions of frames rendered by the video game, and hence insignificant.
Low resolution?

Yes
Purpose of use

This image is necessary to show the user interface in the game, as well as to illustrate the graphical quality of the game.
Replaceable?

Microprose has not released any such images into the public domain, and a free replacement image could not be created that would adequately provide the same information
Other information The use of this image neither detracts from the game nor inhibits its salability in any way. Microsoft has also stated the material released in the fan site kit are allowed for informational and non-commercial use.

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current10:19, 17 December 2006600×450 (48 KB)Mika1h (Talk | contribs)
01:18, 24 November 2004800×600 (351 KB)RaiderRobert (Talk | contribs)

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Horizontal resolution 72 dpi
Vertical resolution 72 dpi