File:Apple Computer Logo.svg
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[edit] Summary
The logo for Apple Computer, now Apple Inc.. The design of the logo started in 1976 designed by Rob Janoff with the rainbow color theme used until 1999 when Apple stopped using the rainbow color theme and used a few different color themes for the same design.
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[edit] Licensing
| This is a logo of an organization, item, or event, and is protected by copyright and possibly trademark. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, of logos for certain uses involving identification and critical commentary may qualify as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. Certain commercial use of this image may also be trademark infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:Logos. To the uploader: This tag is not sufficient on its own. You must also include the source of the work, all available copyright information, and a detailed non-free use rationale. Use of the logo here does not imply endorsement of the organization by Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation, nor vice versa. |
| Non-free media use rationale - non-free logo for Apple Inc. | |||
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This is a logo for Apple Inc.. Further details: It is intended to illustrate a historically significant and recognizable logo. |
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The entire logo is used to convey the meaning intended and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the intended image. |
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The image is used to identify the brand Apple Inc., a subject of public interest. The significance of the logo is to help the reader identify the brand, assure the readers that they have reached the right article containing critical commentary about the brand, and illustrate the nature of the brand in a way that words alone could not convey. |
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Because it is a logo there is almost certainly no free equivalent. Any substitute that is not a derivative work would fail to convey the meaning intended, would tarnish or misrepresent its image, or would fail its purpose of identification or commentary. |
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| Other information | Use of the logo in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy, logo guidelines, and fair use under United States copyright law as described above. | ||
| Non-free media use rationale - non-free logo for History of Apple | |||
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This is a logo for History of Apple. Further details: It is intended to illustrate a historic logo that was associated with Apple Inc. and its products for many years. |
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The entire logo is used to convey the meaning intended and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the intended image. |
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| Purpose of use |
The image is used to identify the brand History of Apple, a subject of public interest. The significance of the logo is to help the reader identify the brand, assure the readers that they have reached the right article containing critical commentary about the brand, and illustrate the nature of the brand in a way that words alone could not convey. |
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Because it is a logo there is almost certainly no free equivalent. Any substitute that is not a derivative work would fail to convey the meaning intended, would tarnish or misrepresent its image, or would fail its purpose of identification or commentary. |
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| Other information | Use of the logo in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy, logo guidelines, and fair use under United States copyright law as described above. | ||
| Non-free media use rationale for Rob Janoff | |||
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This logo was designed by Rob Janoff for Apple Computer, now Apple Inc.. |
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The entire logo is used to convey the Janoff's full design. |
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To identify of the logo Rob Janoff created and is known for. |
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Because it is a logo there is almost certainly no free equivalent. Any substitute that is not a derivative work would fail to illustrate Janoff's design. |
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[edit] See also
- Apple logo used in the infobox at Apple Inc.
- Original Apple Computer logo
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