File:Ratattack.jpg

Summary edit

Rat Attack Nintendo 64 box art.

Licensing edit

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Fair use for Image in Rat Attack! edit

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

1. The game cover is of lower resolution and quality than the original cover (copies made from it will be of inferior quality).
2. No free or public domain images have been located for this content.
3. The image does not limit the copyright owners' rights to distribute the game in any way.
4. The image is intended to represent the cover art of the game. Its inclusion in the article is important as an example of an element specifically detailed in the article.
5. The image being used for informational purposes only, and its use is not believed to detract from the original in any way.

Source edit

1. Derived from a digital capture of the game discussed in this article (creator of this digital version is irrelevant as the copyright in all equivalent images is still held by the same party). Copyright held by the record company or the artist. Claimed as fair use regardless.