Image:Second Life - Advert.jpg

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Screenshot of Second Life' by Linden Labs. Avatars are pictured standing in front of Sony BMG's Media Island. This is an example of in-game advertising.

Image source: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/19/technology/19virtual.html

The content of this image is from Second Life. Per press release[1], Linden Lab declared that all intellectual properties of an object in Second Life belong to the subscriber who created it. The software itself is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License[2].

This image is not a derivative work if it only contains user-created content. If it contains content created by third parties, such as logos or other copyrighted material, evidence of proper licensing of such copyrighted material must be provided.

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[edit] Fair use rationale for In-game advertising

  • Sony BMG have not released any such images into the public domain.
  • The screenshot is used to depict an aspect of the game, in-game advertising.
  • There are no free use alternatives available to demonstrate in-game advertising.
  • The image fulfills the criteria laid out at Template:Non-free game screenshot.
  • The image does not impede the publishers ability to sell the game.

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current05:30, 23 October 2006600×390 (57 KB)Hahnchen (Talk | contribs) (Screenshot of ''Second Life'' by Linden Labs. Avatars are pictured standing in front of Sony BMG's ''Media Island''. This is an example of in-game advertising. {{game-screenshot}})

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