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Non-free / fair use media rationale for Guardian (Ultima)
Description	The Guardian, in the introduction of Ultima VII: The Black Gate.
Source	This is the IBM PC version, run under Exult emulator in Linux. Game and expansion © Origin / Electronic Arts 1993. Captured by User:Wwwwolf.
Article	Guardian (Ultima)
Portion used	The article uses this single, very representative picture of the character to illustrate how the character looks like in a particular game. It is used in a quotation-like manner to improve, not merely illustrate, the article. Such minimal amount of use should not impede with the the copyright holder's ability to turn profit from the game.
Low resolution?	The screenshot is of in-game resolution and, for all practical considerations, useless for any other purpose except as outlined.
Purpose of use	This screenshot is used in the article Guardian (Ultima), to show how the character looks like in this particular game.
Replaceable?	The game is copyrighted by Electronic Arts, who have not specifically released screenshots of the game under a license that qualifies under Wikipedia's definition of free licenses. As such, the only option is to use non-free images under fair-use provisions.

[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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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	14:46, 16 November 2004	320×240 (55 KB)	Wwwwolf (Talk \| contribs)	(The Guardian, from the Ultima VII: The Black Gate (IBM PC version) intro. Screenshot from Exult under Linux. {{screenshot}})