File:Chickasaw seal.svg
[edit] Summary
| Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free logo for Chickasaw Nation | |
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| Description |
This is a logo for Chickasaw Nation. Further details: Seal of the Chickasaw Nation. |
| Source |
This image was converted electronically from a PDF to an SVG by User:kotra. |
| Article | |
| Portion used |
The entire logo is used to convey the meaning intended and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the intended image. |
| Low resolution? |
The logo is of a size and resolution sufficient to maintain the quality intended by the company or organization, without being unnecessarily high resolution. |
| Purpose of use |
The image is used to identify the organization Chickasaw Nation, a subject of public interest. The significance of the logo is to help the reader identify the organization, assure the readers that they have reached the right article containing critical commentary about the organization, and illustrate the organization's intended branding message in a way that words alone could not convey. |
| Replaceable? |
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. |
| Other information |
The Chickasaw Nation presumably retains the copyright on this image. Permission for use of the Chickasaw seal can be granted by the Chickasaw Tribal Legislature (according to [1]). However, permission is unnecessary as this logo is believed to qualify as Fair Use for use on articles mainly about the Chickasaw Nation because it:
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[edit] Licensing
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This logo is an official seal of a government or one of its government agencies, and may be subject to copyright, trademark, and/or other restrictions on its reproduction, especially in commercial contexts. The copyright is likely held by the government or agency in question. It is believed that the use of images of seals
qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. Use of this seal here does not imply endorsement by Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation, nor does it imply endorsement of Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation by the organization. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:Logos for more information. |
File history
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| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
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| current | 20:56, 7 December 2006 | | 302 × 301 (295 KB) | Kotra (talk | contribs) | Seal of the Chickasaw Nation. This depiction was made by me and is released into the public domain. {{PD-self}} {{insignia}} |
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