File:Xenogears characters.jpg

Summary edit

Characters from the video game Xenogears. Source: http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d103/MANOWAR133/Xenogears2-1.jpg

Rationale edit

Rationale for the fair use of this image in the articles Xenogears and Characters of Xenogears:

• Square Enix have not released any such images to the public domain
• The image is used to demonstrate the game's distinctive art style with relation to character design
• The image is used to portray the main characters of the game, who serve as the driving force of its storyline
• The image is being used in an informative way and should not detract from the game
• The image is a small, web-resolution image
• The image is used to illustrate important characteristics of the game mentioned in the article, which conveys to the reader an idea of what they look like
• The image's only purpose is to aid in the description of the fictional world of Xenogears, and for no other purpose
• The image does not limit Square Enix's ability to sell copies of Xenogears

Licensing edit

This image is an illustration of a character or characters in a comic book, video game, or animated television program or film. The copyright for it is most likely held by either the publisher/producer and/or artist(s) producing the work in question. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of character artwork: for commentary on the character or characters in question, where no free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information, 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.

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