Legality of Screenshots/Concept art

[Vampyr]

Thanks for the responses - I'll post an example of something I may do with a piece.

First, though, what constitutes for commercial use? If my site has ads on it, and I'm only using the screenshot as a link or part of the design, does that represent commercial use? Or do I actually have to be selling a product that's incorporating their screenshot/concept art?

Ignoring how bad it looks, here's an example. I cropped the original and added a text overlay (which I would probably end up just doing in the HTML, and the image would ONLY be cropped)

Mine:


Original: http://gearsofwar.xbox.com/MediaImag...e3_2010_10.jpg

[Bond]

I don't think your situation would constitute true commercial use ... in fact, you are truly assisting the initial commercial endeavors of the developers and producers of the video game, and certainly not distorting the market value at all. What you're doing, in my view, is not materially different than what Amazon does when displaying products.

[Vampyr]

Originally Posted by Bond

I don't think your situation would constitute true commercial use ... in fact, you are truly assisting the initial commercial endeavors of the developers and producers of the video game, and certainly not distorting the market value at all. What you're doing, in my view, is not materially different than what Amazon does when displaying products.

Thanks, this is good enough justification for me.

I'll just make sure I have a contact email up in case anyone wants to send a cease and desist.

[gekko]

Press sites often say what the images they provide can and can't be used for. Here's an example from Apple:

http://www.apple.com/pr/products/iph...agreement.html