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Lots and lots of video game articles use MAME screenshots. It's only used once in the article and the purpose is to show what the game looks like. Legitimate reason.

[edit] Fair use rationale

Use of this copyrighted image in the article Pole Position (video game) is believed to be fair use on the grounds that:

No equivalent image is available in the public domain or could be created that would adequately give the same information
It is used here strictly for educational purposes
Use of the image will not significantly detract from the copyright holder's ability to sell the image
Use of the image adds significantly to the article

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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current	22:03, 10 October 2007	256×224 (2 KB)	McLoaf (Talk \| contribs)
	05:40, 1 February 2005	256×224 (3 KB)	Woohookitty (Talk \| contribs)	({{screenshot}})