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Screenshot of the Atari 2600 port of Pac-Man by Atari. Copyright Atari.

[edit] Fair use rationale:

  • This image is used to illustrate multiple articles, including List of commercial failures in computer and video gaming, and demonstrates one of the major reasons the game was a failure (the utter failure to replcate the arcade version of Pac-Man's high quality graphics). In this case, a picture is worth a thousand words...
  • This image is of web resolution
  • This image does not interfere with the copyright holder's use of this image
  • No free alternative exists.
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This is a screenshot of a copyrighted computer game or video game for the Atari 2600, and the copyright for it is held by the company 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 turn a profit in this context, and presents ideas that cannot be exhibited otherwise. See Wikipedia:Fair use and fair use rationale.

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