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KDA,KDA,www.kda.lk/

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This work is copyrighted and unlicensed. It does not fall into one of the blanket acceptable non-free content categories listed at Wikipedia:Non-free content#Images or Wikipedia:Non-free content#Audio clips. However, it is believed that the use of this work in the article "Sri Lanka Army" :

To illustrate the subject in question
Where no free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information
On the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation ([1]),

qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:Copyrights.

To the uploader: this tag is not a sufficient claim of fair use. You must also include the source of the work, all available copyright information, and a detailed non-free use rationale.

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on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content.

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Non-free / fair use media rationale for General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
Description	General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University logo
Source	http://www.kda.lk
Article	General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
Portion used	entire logo
Low resolution?	low resolution
Purpose of use	From http://www.kda.lk for fair use on General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University This image is a low-resolution image of a university's logo. This image does not limit the copyright holder's ability to profit from the original source, nor will it dilute the importance or recognition of the logo in connection with its university. This image enhances the article in which it's displayed, as it provides an immediate relevance to the reader more capably than the textual description alone. Use of the university's logo visually identifies the university and its products in a manner that mere prose cannot, and meets all criteria in WP:NFCC. Though this image may be subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because: It illustrates an educational article about the entity that the logo represents. The logo is not used in such a way that a reader would be confused into believing that the article is written or authorized by the owner of the logo. Logo of a University where students are authorized to use on their documents.
Replaceable?	Not replaceable; logos are always presumed non-free.