File:Vgacopy-screenshot.png

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Summary[edit]

Media data and Non-free use rationale
Description	Screenshot of VGA-COPY/386 version 6.25 running under DosBox.
Author or copyright owner	Hanno Böck (created Screenshot), Thomas Mönkemeier created the software
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Original publication: It is the interface of a software Immediate source: Screenshot
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	VGA-Copy
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	To illustrate an important piece of historic software.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	Any free illustration wouldn't fulfill the purpose.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	This image will exclusively be used in the article of the software in question, and is of no practical use. Resolution is a low as possible, preserving the original pixel per pixel scale. Any resize would make text illegible.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	The software in question is no longer distributed with financial interest. Also the display of the screenshot is more likely to improve the author's reputation than to cause him any harm.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of VGA-Copy//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vgacopy-screenshot.pngtrue

Licensing[edit]

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for identification of, and critical commentary on, the software in question,
in the absence of a free alternative,
on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

…qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information. Fair use

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	15:43, 11 April 2023		640 × 480 (14 KB)	4throck (talk \| contribs)	Image at original pixel scale. Any resize of such images makes text illegible. Marked as {{non-free no reduce}}
	12:52, 17 June 2017	No thumbnail	365 × 273 (7 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	16:16, 18 May 2017	No thumbnail	640 × 480 (12 KB)	Kool018 (talk \| contribs)	Reverted to version as of 10:17, 13 July 2014 (UTC) - Previous version unreadable
	04:07, 15 May 2017	No thumbnail	365 × 273 (7 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	10:17, 13 July 2014	No thumbnail	640 × 480 (12 KB)	Hannob (talk \| contribs)	Uploading a non-free file using File Upload Wizard

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VGA-Copy