File:Age_of_empires.jpg
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An Iron Age town which has been under attack.Source
This picture is a beta screenshot, and as such has some notable differences from the final game. For example, the walls are on fire, while in the full game walls do not burn when damaged, but more realistically they go through different phases of wear, eventually turning to rubble. Another notable difference is the unit box at the lower left, which for example has a vertical HP bar, instead of a horizontal one. The small green trees were also omitted from the final game, though their graphics remain in the game's data files.
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Beta screenshot of an Iron Age town in Age of Empires |
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Image used in its entirety |
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Yes |
Purpose of use |
To provide a suitable image illustrating the buildings and other units presented in Age of Empires |
Replaceable? |
No free image exists |
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Age of Empires (video game)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Age_of_empires.jpgtrue |
This image is subject to copyright, however, its use constitute fair-use under United States laws for the following reasons:
- The image is being used in an informative way and should not detract from the game;
- Use of this image does not limit or prevent the license holders' ability to sell the game;
- No substitute is available under a free license, nor could one be created that would provide the same information;
- The image is a clear depiction of a battle going on during gameplay, and its inclusion in the article is crucial, as fighting tactics and battle are thoroughly discussed. To describe the many concepts depicted in the image using merely words would be very difficult, and would not contribute to the article much at all; and
- The image is widely distributed across the Internet already, so its use on Wikipedia does not have much more of a significant impact on the license holders.
Fair-use in Age of Empires
[edit]Description |
Beta screenshot of an Iron Age town in Age of Empires |
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Source | |
Article | |
Portion used |
Image used in its entirety |
Low resolution? |
Yes |
Purpose of use |
To provide a suitable image illustrating the buildings and other units presented in Age of Empires |
Replaceable? |
No free image exists |
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Age of Empires//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Age_of_empires.jpgtrue |
This image is subject to copyright, however, its use constitute fair-use under United States laws for the following reasons:
- The image is being used in an informative way and should not detract from the game;
- Use of this image does not limit or prevent the license holders' ability to sell the game;
- No substitute is available under a free license, nor could one be created that would provide the same information;
- The image is a clear depiction of a battle going on during gameplay, and is used in the article to depict a battle scene in the game/series. As it is a full screenshot, several key gameplay elements, such as the current age, the selected unit, damaged units, etc., can be pointed out, as is done so in the image caption.
- The image is widely distributed across the Internet already, so its use on Wikipedia does not have much more of a significant impact on the license holders.
Fair-use in Genie (game engine)
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Beta screenshot of an Iron Age town in Age of Empires |
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Article | |
Portion used |
Image used in its entirety |
Low resolution? |
Yes |
Purpose of use |
To provide a suitable image showing how Age of Empires makes use of the Genie Engine |
Replaceable? |
No free image exists |
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Genie (game engine)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Age_of_empires.jpgtrue |
This image is subject to copyright, however, its use constitute fair-use under United States laws for the following reasons:
- The image is being used in an informative way and should not detract from the game;
- Use of this image does not limit or prevent the license holders' ability to sell the game;
- No substitute is available under a free license, nor could one be created that would provide the same information;
- The image is a clear depiction of a battle going on during gameplay, and its inclusion in the article is crucial, as fighting tactics and battle are thoroughly discussed. To describe the many concepts depicted in the image using merely words would be very difficult, and would not contribute to the article much at all; and
- The image is widely distributed across the Internet already, so its use on Wikipedia does not have much more of a significant impact on the license holders.
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