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Source is a screenshot of Sonic the Hedgehog's title screen, taken by the uploader.

Screenshots are free to use under fair use.

[edit] Fair use in Sonic the Hedgehog (character), Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit) and Sonic the Hedgehog series

The image is intended to show the character in the game he debuted in, Sonic the Hedgehog.

The image is intended to show the title screen of the first game, Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit).

The image is intended to show the graphical appearance of the character being described in the article.

The intention is to do this in an educational manner so that readers can identify with the character.

The image is not believed to detract from the original games in any way.

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}}.