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Originally Posted by Piratecat

And you know what? Low-rez scans of just the maps probably constitute fair use as well. I'll go mention that in the thread.

Unauthorised reproduction of thumbnail images for linking purposes was held to be commercial fair use in a case whose name I should be able to recall since I used to teach it...

Edit: Kelly v Arriba - thanks, google!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_v...ft_Corporation

I agree that reproducing maps from a game product, for the purpose of playing it, would seem highly likely to be fair use. The usual test is whether it interferes with commercial exploitation of the work.