Template:Non-free video game cover
This image is cover art for a video game, and its copyright is most likely held by the game's publisher or developer. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of game cover art
- to visually identify the game in question
- on this independent wiki, subject to its image-use policy and applicable law,
constitutes fair use under United States copyright law. Other uses of this image may be copyright infringement. For more information, see Non-free content.
To the uploader:
- Please add a detailed non-free use rationale for each article the image is used in, which must also declare compliance with the other parts of the non-free content criteria, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.
- For example non-free use rationales, see Use rationale examples.
- This tag should only be used for video game covers.
- Either of the following may be helpful for stating the rationale: Template:Game rationale or Template:Non-free use rationale video game cover.
- Additionally, please specify at least one platform in the first parameter. See usage below.
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Usage
This template accepts the platform(s) as parameters to better categorize the tagged image.
{{Non-free video game cover|Windows|Macintosh|Linux}}
or
{{Non-free video game cover|Windows}}
or just
{{Non-free video game cover}}
if the platform is unknown. (For the platform names you can use, see the subcategories of Category:Video game covers.)
Maintenance
If categories are merged or renamed, add a switch line into the sub-page Template:Non-free video game screenshot/platform, e.g.
| Microsoft Windows = Windows