Image:Logo edding.gif

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[edit] Licensing

Though this image is subject to copyright, this non-replaceable use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

Non-free / fair use media rationale - non-free logo for Edding
Description

This is a logo owned by Edding for Informational purposes only. It is a historical logo. Its historical usage is as follows: # This content has been published outside Wikipedia.

  1. Use aids the identification of the subject, which was independently discussed in many publications outside of Wikipedia..Further details: Edding Logo
Source

The logo is from the http://edding.com website.http://edding.com

Article

Edding

Portion used

Full Logo

Low resolution?
  1. It is a low resolution copy of a logo.
  2. Image is of considerably lower resolution than the original.
  3. Copies made from it will be of very inferior quality.
  4. Low- rather than high-resolution/fidelity is used.
  5. This image is of a low-enough resolution not to supplant any possible market role that may at some point in the future be created for the image..
Purpose of use

The image is used to identify the brand Informational purposes only, 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.Brand

  1. The exhibition of low-resolution images of logos, to illustrate the subject in question 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.
  2. It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell product or said image.
  3. The image is significant for the article as it shows visual from product.
  4. Image is intended as publicity for the nproduct.
  5. It is used for informational purposes only.
  6. Such images are distributed with implicit license for their use in discussing the subject that is being promoted.
  7. Its use does not detract from either the original image, or from the network itself.
  8. Image is used solely for the identification of the subject.
  9. The further use of this image on Wikipedia is not believed to disadvantage the copyright holder in any way.
  10. Use meets general Wikipedia content requirements and is encyclopedic.
  11. This content contributes significantly to an article.
  12. Use significantly increases readers' understanding of the topic in a way that words alone cannot.
  13. Use is not merely decorative and is thus acceptable.
  14. This content is not used on templates.
  15. A logo is fair use because it's a logo; a logo is an important visual representation of an organization that serves to immediately identify that organization in the real world and it serves exactly the same purpose on Wikipedia. If we can write up a fair use rationale for one logo, then the exact same rationale will apply to all other logos as well
Replaceable?
  1. No free or public domain images are possible, as this is a logo.
  2. No free equivalent is available or could be created that would serve the same encyclopedic purpose.
  3. This content is not replaceable by a free alternative image because all visual appearances are from modern copyrighted works.
  4. This was specifically created to promote a product. The industry standard is that such images may be used for commercial or noncommercial purposes in illustration. This is an image that is useful and has no available free substitute. Fair use images can be distributed freely.
Other information
  1. Use meets Wikipedia's media-specific policy.
  2. This content is used in at least one article.
  3. This content is also not replaceable by free text as the comprehension of a discussion would be impaired by the lack of an image of this subject.

File history

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current18:44, 25 December 2006125×41 (1,012 B)Alx 91 (Talk | contribs) (Edding Logo {{stationery-logo}})

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