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A derelict hospital with writing in Russian in City 17, a fictional location from the first-person shooter computer game, Half-Life 2. Image obtained by Toxic_Ninja.

[edit] Licensing: Fair use for City 17

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}}.

This is a screenshot of copyrighted computer software, and the copyright for its contents is most likely held by the author(s) or the company that created the software. It is believed that the use of a limited number of web-resolution screenshots:

for identification of and critical commentary on the software in question
in the absence of a free alternative,
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. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.

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.

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The poster of the rationale asserts that the image qualifies fair use for the following reasons:

Valve Corporation has not release location-specific images into public domain.
The image is necessary to describe the appearance of a unique location in City 17; nothing else.
The screenshot is not intended to hinder the copyright owner's ability to sell the game.
This image is a game screenshot.

This file was also uploaded as Image:Writing hl2.JPG. Its description from that page is included below.

A City 17 street, a fictional location from the first-person shooter computer game, Half-Life 2 showcasing a sign written in Russian. Image obtained by Toxic_Ninja.

Licensing: Fair use for City 17

Template:Non-free game screenshot Template:Non-free software screenshot

The poster of the rationale asserts that the image qualifies fair use for the following reasons:

Valve Corporation has not release location-specific images into public domain.
The image is necessary to describe the appearance of a unique location in City 17; nothing else.
The screenshot is not intended to hinder the copyright owner's ability to sell the game.
This image is a game screenshot.