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A screenshot of Video Chess (1979), taken from [1], with much of the blank space cropped out and the image size reduced.

This image is copyright 1979 Atari, with all rights reserved. This image is used without permission, however it qualifies as fair use under US copyright law (and per Wikipedia:Non-free content) as it is a low resolution screenshot, used for educational purposes, which does not impinge on the ability of Atari to sell this game. It is used in the article Video Chess to illustrate the gameplay and graphical layout of said game; there is no possible replacement for this image.

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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	20:21, 6 October 2007	200×200 (3 KB)	McLoaf (Talk \| contribs)
	05:48, 28 August 2007	200×200 (4 KB)	Messedrocker (Talk \| contribs)	(A screenshot of Video Chess (1979), taken from [http://www2.ing.puc.cl/~iic3686/1/imagenes/2600box.gif], with much of the blank space cropped out and the image size reduced. This image is copyright 1979 Atari, with all rights reserved. This image)