File:Bubble bobble.jpg

Summary edit

A promotional flyer for the arcade game Bubble Bobble, released by Taito in 1986 to promote their product in North American media.

(C) Taito, 1986.

Source: [1] Scanned by TAFA (rescaled for fair use purposes)

Fair use in Bubble Bobble (video game) edit

Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

1. The Taito Corporation has released no such images into the public domain, and a replacement image could not be created that would adequately provide the same information.
2. The image is being used for no purpose other than to identify the subject of the article.
3. The image resolution has been significantly decreased from the original, so copies made from it would be of inferior quality.
4. The use of this image neither detracts from the game nor inhibits its salability in any way.

Licensing edit

This image is of a poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher or the creator of the work depicted. It is believed that the use of scaled-down, low-resolution images of posters to provide critical commentary on the film, event, etc. in question or of the poster itself, not solely for illustration on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, qualifies as fair use under the copyright law of the United States. 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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