File:1776 (wargame - box cover art).jpg

photo of 1776 game box cover

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Fair use rationale[edit]

This image has been checked by a third party against the articles in which it appears. It meets the following fair-use criteria:-

• No free alternative possible
  • If this is a promotional image from the company, then any "user-supplied" image whose sole purpose was clearly to represent the same copyrighted box/item art (and nothing else, and with no significant artistic input- i.e. a "mechanical" reproduction, whether by scanner or camera) would likely have the same restrictions.
• Is being used to demonstrate the product and/or its marketing
  • Serves to demonstrate the product being discussed rather than being used in a solely decorative manner.
• Does not deprive company of ability to make money in any way
• Is not being used in misleading or misrepresentative manner
• Copyright of box-art likely held by Hasbro, its subsidiaries or the individual graphic artists responsible.

Fair use in 1776 (game)[edit]

This image is subject to copyright, but is covered by U.S. fair use laws. It is a photo of the game box of the subject of the article, and does not limit or damage the copyright owner's rights or ability to sell the game in any way.