File:Pac-Man split-screen kill screen.png
Pac-Man_split-screen_kill_screen.png (224 × 288 pixels, file size: 9 KB, MIME type: image/png)
Description[edit]
A screenshot of level 256, otherwise known as the "Split-Screen Level", in Pac-Man. Due to a bug in a drawing routine, the game — which reads the "number of fruit to draw" value as 0 because 256 cannot fit in 8 bits — attempts to draw 256 fruit, which fails and results in VRAM being overwritten with garbage tile references.
Fair use in Pac-Man[edit]
Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:
- Namco has released no such images into the public domain, and a replacement image could not be created that would adequately provide the same information.
- The image is being used for no purpose other than to identify the subject of the article.
- The image resolution has been significantly decreased from the original, so copies made from it would be of inferior quality.
- The use of this image neither detracts from the game nor inhibits its salability in any way.
Fair use in Kill screen[edit]
Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:
- Namco has released no such images into the public domain, and a replacement image could not be created that would adequately provide the same information.
- The image is being used for no purpose other than to identify the subject of the article.
- The image resolution has been significantly decreased from the original, so copies made from it would be of inferior quality.
- The use of this image neither detracts from the game nor inhibits its salability in any way.
Licensing[edit]
This image is a screenshot from 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 screenshots
constitutes fair use under the Copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image may be copyright infringement. For more information, see Wikipedia:Non-free content. | |||
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current | 16:08, 28 January 2012 | 224 × 288 (9 KB) | 28bytes (talk | contribs) | Color correction of File:Split Screen in Pac Man.gif previously uploaded by User:Bash. Description and fair-use rationales copied from [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Split_Screen_in_Pac_Man.gif&oldid=467052639 this revision] of t |
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