File:Aliens - The Computer Game (Activision).jpg

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Summary[edit]

Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free video game cover or boxart true for Aliens: The Computer Game (Activision)
Description

This is the cover art for Aliens: The Computer Game (Activision). The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the distributor of the game or the publisher, Activision (US)
Electric Dreams Software (UK), or the developers, Activision
Mr. Micro Ltd.. 

Source

The box/cover art can or could be obtained from the distributor. - Activision version obtained via this source (double-checked for accuracy against this)

Article

Aliens: The Computer Game (Activision)

Portion used

The entire cover: because the image is cover art, a form of product packaging, the entire image is needed to identify the product, properly convey the meaning and branding intended, and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the image.

Low resolution?

The copy is of sufficient resolution for commentary and identification but lower resolution than the original cover. Copies made from it will be of inferior quality, unsuitable as artwork on pirate versions or other uses that would compete with the commercial purpose of the original artwork.

Purpose of use

Main infobox. The image is used for identification in the context of critical commentary of the work for which it serves as cover art. It makes a significant contribution to the user's understanding of the article, which could not practically be conveyed by words alone. The image is placed in the infobox at the top of the article discussing the work, to show a primary visual image associated with the work, and to help the user quickly identify the work and know they have found what they are looking for. Use for this purpose does not compete with the purposes of the original artwork, namely the creator providing graphic design services to relevant concerns and video game marketing to the public. 

Replaceable?

As cover art, the image is not replaceable by free content; any other image that shows the packaging of the item in question would also be copyrighted, and any version that is not true to the original would be inadequate for identification or commentary. 

Other information

Use of the cover art in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy and fair use under United States copyright law as described above.

Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Aliens: The Computer Game (Activision)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aliens_-_The_Computer_Game_(Activision).jpgtrue

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File history

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Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current21:43, 17 October 2018Thumbnail for version as of 21:43, 17 October 2018256 × 329 (49 KB)Ubcule (talk | contribs)Original Activision disk version. (Previous upload was clearly the UK budget reissue by alternative software, with significantly different artwork from original US *or* UK releases).
13:55, 9 October 2018No thumbnail256 × 390 (42 KB)Lee Vilenski (talk | contribs)Upload cover image (using Covery)
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