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Non-free media information and use rationale true for Fatality (Mortal Kombat)
Description	Screenshot of Sub-Zero's fatality in the original Mortal Kombat.
Source	Emulator
Article	Fatality (Mortal Kombat)
Portion used	whole
Low resolution?	Yes
Purpose of use	Illustrate a fatality
Replaceable?	No free equivalent exists.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Fatality (Mortal Kombat)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fatality_(Mortal_Kombat_screenshot).pngtrue

Non-free media information and use rationale true for Sub-Zero (Mortal Kombat)
Description	Screenshot of Sub-Zero's fatality in the original Mortal Kombat.
Source	Emulator
Article	Sub-Zero (Mortal Kombat)
Portion used	whole
Low resolution?	Yes
Purpose of use	Illustrate a finishing move discussed various times in video game character article
Replaceable?	No free equivalent exists.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Sub-Zero (Mortal Kombat)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fatality_(Mortal_Kombat_screenshot).pngtrue

Non-free media information and use rationale true for 1993 congressional hearings on video games
Description	Screenshot of Sub-Zero's fatality in the original Mortal Kombat.
Source	Emulator
Article	1993 congressional hearings on video games
Portion used	whole
Low resolution?	Yes
Purpose of use	Illustrate one of the parts of Mortal Kombat (it fatalities) and its violence and gore that had triggered a U.S. Congressional investigation into video games. Mortal Kombat was one of the key titles of discussion from this investigation. The image is used to illustrate part of the game that triggered the investigation, which for those not familiar with video game broadly, would not recognize from text alone.
Replaceable?	No free equivalent exists.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of 1993 congressional hearings on video games//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fatality_(Mortal_Kombat_screenshot).pngtrue

Screen shot of Sub-Zero's fatality in the original Mortal Kombat.

Licensing

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

to visually identify the game in question
on the English Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

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. Fair use

Fair use rationale for use in Fighting game

Copyright holder has not released any such images to the public domain.
The image is used to illustrate the concept of finishing maneuvers, and explain how the game pioneered an important game concept in the genre. Specifically, it illustrates what a fatality in the popular and controversial game Mortal Kombat; this shows to readers why this game, as well as others in the fighting game genre, were popular and, at the same time, controversial.
No free or public-domain replacements are available.
The image is being used in an informative way and should not detract from the game.

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