User:MrStalker/game cover/doc

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[edit] Usage

This template must be substituted.


{{subst:User:MrStalker/game cover
| title       = 
| page        = 
| platform    = 
| year        = 
| company     = 
| colink      = 
| sourceurl   = 
| sourcetitle = 
}}
Required fields

|title : Title of the game.

|platform : Windows, PlayStation 3, etc.

|year : Year of creation.

|company : Legal name of the company which created the original to the uploaded image.

|sourceurl : URL of the source.

|sourcetitle : Title of the source.

Optional field

|page : Title of the game's wikipage.

|colink : Title of the company's wikipage.

[edit] Example

{{subst:User:MrStalker/game cover
| title       = Example
| page        = Example (video game)
| platform    = PlayStation 3
| year        = 2010
| company     = ExGames Inc.
| colink      = ExGames
| sourceurl   = http://www.example.org
| sourcetitle = Example.org
}}

will result in


== Summary ==

This is the cover art for Example (PlayStation 3 version).

© 2010 ExGames Inc.

Source: Example.org


=== Fair use in [[Example (video game)]] ===

Though this image is subject to copyright, I feel its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

  1. ExGames Inc. has released no such images into the public domain, and a replacement image could not be created that would adequately provide the same information.
  2. The image is being used for no purpose other than to identify the subject of the article.
  3. The image resolution has been significantly decreased from the original, so copies made from it would be of inferior quality.
  4. The use of this image neither detracts from the game nor inhibits its salability in any way.

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== Licensing ==

{{Non-free game cover|PlayStation 3}}