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A screenshot from Metroid II, taken with a screen capture utility. Taken to replace the green shot used on the topic's page.

[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}}.

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Non-free / fair use media rationale for Metroid II: Return of Samus
Description	Screenshot showing typical gameplay of Metroid II: Return of Samus for the Gameboy
Source	Video-game or computer emulator
Article	Metroid II: Return of Samus
Portion used	Single screenshot
Low resolution?	Yes: Screen size is reduced, though pixel-for-pixel resolution is preserved.
Purpose of use	To identify and illustrate the game or program in its own article or a closely related article.
Replaceable?	No free equivalent of this screenshot exists. Other non-free screenshots can be easily provided.
Other information	This screenshot does not allow users to make illegal copies of the software, and does not diminish the copyright holder's ability to market the software.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	02:54, 9 September 2006	319×288 (38 KB)	Ex-Nintendo Employee (Talk \| contribs)	(A screenshot from Metroid II, taken with a screen capture utility. Taken to replace the green shot used on the topic's page.)