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1 Summary
2 Licensing
3 Fair use
4 Fair use rationale

[edit] Summary

Found at: www.nintendojofr.com. This is the official Nintendo France fan website and is promotional material widely circulated in the press and on the web.

[edit] Licensing

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[edit] Fair use

Fair use rationale:

It is a historically significant photo of a famous video game guru.
It is of much lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality)
The photo is only being used for informational purposes.
Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because it shows the subject of this article.

Dr.K. 03:09, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale

Non-free / fair use media rationale for Gunpei Yokoi
Description	This image is being used to illustrate the article of Gunpei Yokoi and is used for informational or educational purposes only.
Source	Found at: www.nintendojofr.com. This is the official Nintendo France fan website and is promotional material widely circulated in the press and on the web.
Article	Gunpei Yokoi
Portion used	Entire Picture
Low resolution?	Is low and only as much resolution as necessary to identify and show the person described in the article, not enough to be used for piracy.
Purpose of use	Illustrates the subject of the article Gunpei Yokoi and is used for informational or educational purposes only.
Replaceable?	No free equivalent is available because subject is deceased, but if one can be obtained this picture should be replaced as soon as possible.
Other information	Image in this form is already widely distributed and has appeared widely so we degrade no market value by providing it ourselves.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	03:09, 25 May 2006	200×235 (17 KB)	Tasoskessaris (Talk \| contribs)	(Found at: www.nintendojofr.com. This is the official Nintendo France website. As such it is promotional material widely circulated on the press and web. It is also a historically significant photo of a famous video game guru. It is of much lower resol)