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| Description |
Screenshot of Sub-Zero's fatality in the original Mortal Kombat. |
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| Source |
Emulator |
| Article | |
| Portion used |
whole |
| Low resolution? |
Yes |
| Purpose of use |
Illustrate a fatality |
| Replaceable? |
No free equivalent exists. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Fatality (Mortal Kombat)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fatality_(Mortal_Kombat_screenshot).pngtrue | |
| Description |
Screenshot of Sub-Zero's fatality in the original Mortal Kombat. |
|---|---|
| Source |
Emulator |
| Article | |
| Portion used |
whole |
| Low resolution? |
Yes |
| Purpose of use |
Illustrate a finishing move discussed various times in video game character article |
| Replaceable? |
No free equivalent exists. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Sub-Zero (Mortal Kombat)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fatality_(Mortal_Kombat_screenshot).pngtrue | |
| Description |
Screenshot of Sub-Zero's fatality in the original Mortal Kombat. |
|---|---|
| Source |
Emulator |
| Article | |
| Portion used |
whole |
| Low resolution? |
Yes |
| Purpose of use |
Illustrate one of the parts of Mortal Kombat (it fatalities) and its violence and gore that had triggered a U.S. Congressional investigation into video games. Mortal Kombat was one of the key titles of discussion from this investigation. The image is used to illustrate part of the game that triggered the investigation, which for those not familiar with video game broadly, would not recognize from text alone. |
| Replaceable? |
No free equivalent exists. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of 1993 congressional hearings on video games//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fatality_(Mortal_Kombat_screenshot).pngtrue | |
Screen shot of Sub-Zero's fatality in the original Mortal Kombat.
Licensing edit
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  | This image is a screenshot from a video game, and its copyright is most likely held by the game's publisher or developer. It is believed that the use of low-resolution screenshots
constitutes fair use under the Copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image may be copyright infringement. For more information, see Wikipedia:Non-free content. |
Fair use rationale for use in Fighting game edit
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- Copyright holder has not released any such images to the public domain.
- The image is used to illustrate the concept of finishing maneuvers, and explain how the game pioneered an important game concept in the genre. Specifically, it illustrates what a fatality in the popular and controversial game Mortal Kombat; this shows to readers why this game, as well as others in the fighting game genre, were popular and, at the same time, controversial.
- No free or public-domain replacements are available.
- The image is being used in an informative way and should not detract from the game.
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