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[edit] Summary

Non-free / fair use media rationale - non-free logo for List of XM Satellite Radio channels
Description	This is a logo for List of XM Satellite Radio channels.
Source	The logo may be obtained from List of XM Satellite Radio channels.
Article	List of XM Satellite Radio channels
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 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 brand List of XM Satellite Radio channels, 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.
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	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.

[edit] Fair use in DirecTV et al

Although this image is subject to copyright, I, Vargklo (talk · contribs), feel that its use in DirecTV et al is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

It is being used for informational purposes only;
It is the logo of a company for which no equivalent free alternative exists or could be created without infringing on copyright;
It does not infringe upon the original copyright holder's ability to profit from the media; and
It contributes significantly to the article in which it is used by identifying its subject.

[edit] Licensing

This is a logo of an organization, item, or event, and is protected by copyright and/or 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.

This tag must have an accompanying fair use rationale which must be unique to the usage of THIS image in each article in which it is used. You must also give the source and copyright information for all fair-use images uploaded.

Use of the logo here does not imply endorsement of the organization by Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation, nor vice versa.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	02:57, 7 September 2007	165×125 (3 KB)	Vargklo (Talk \| contribs)	(=== Fair use in DirecTV et al === Although this image is subject to copyright, I, {{user\|Vargklo}}, feel that its use in DirecTV et al is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because: # It is being used for informational purposes only; # It is the lo)