File:StarControl3 Solarsystem View.png

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Summary[edit]

Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free video game screenshot or promotional image true for Star Control 3
Description

This is a screenshot from Star Control 3. The screenshot copyright is believed to belong to Stardock Entertainment

Source

May be found at the following website: "Star Control III". Stardock Entertainment. Retrieved August 27, 2021 – via GOG.com.

Article

Star Control 3

Portion used

The entire screenshot: because the image is taken from the game, 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 screenshot. 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

Section. The image is used for identification in the context of critical commentary of the work for which it serves as screenshot. 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 at the beginning of a section discussing the work, to help the user quickly identify the work and know they have found what they are looking for. The primary purpose of the image is to illustrate the gameplay around planetary management. Players can visit a star and its orbiting planets, managing the construction of colonies and ships there. The new planetary management system shows how the game is most distinct from its predecessors, Star Control II and Star Control.. 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 a screenshot, 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. Using a different image would be misleading as to the identity of the work. 

Other information

Use of the screenshot 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 Star Control 3//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:StarControl3_Solarsystem_View.pngtrue

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File history

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Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current09:55, 27 August 2021Thumbnail for version as of 09:55, 27 August 2021364 × 273 (88 KB)IceWelder (talk | contribs)Higher quality via official screenshot
05:49, 12 May 2017No thumbnail365 × 273 (13 KB)DatBot (talk | contribs)Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
15:50, 2 July 2006No thumbnail640 × 480 (26 KB)Bisqwit (talk | contribs)Some random solarsystem in Star Control III, after a long time of colonizing and building of fleets. Screenshot taken by me, from the original PC game running under DosBox.
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