File:Maze War Alto.webp

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Maze_War_Alto.webp(258 × 387 pixels, file size: 39 KB, MIME type: image/webp)

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Media data and Non-free use rationale
Description Photo of Xerox Alto version of Maze
Author or
copyright owner
Bill Verplank
Source (WP:NFCC#4) https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/p15een/mazewar_on_a_xerox_alto/
Date of publication 1977
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) Maze (1973 video game)
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) The photo demonstrates the unique visual style and layout of the Xerox Alto version of Maze, as different from prior versions. This is the only/first version with artwork of any kind, and is the most well-known/recognized version for that reason.
Not replaceable with
free media because
(WP:NFCC#1)
The software or website from which the screenshot is taken is copyrighted and not released under a free license, so creation of a free image is not possible.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) Minimal version of a 45-50 year old game
Respect for
commercial opportunities
(WP:NFCC#2)
The use of a low resolution screenshot from software or a website will not impact the commercial viability of the software or site.
Other information The game itself is public domain, but the copyright status of the eyeball image, as drawn by Bill Verplank for this version in 1977, is unclear
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Maze (1973 video game)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maze_War_Alto.webptrue

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current00:02, 1 June 2022Thumbnail for version as of 00:02, 1 June 2022258 × 387 (39 KB)DatBot (talk | contribs)Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
13:32, 31 May 2022No thumbnail2,400 × 3,600 (804 KB)PresN (talk | contribs)Uploading an excerpt from a non-free work using File Upload Wizard
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