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Non-free / fair use media rationale for 2002 Winter Paralympics
Description	The 2002 Paralympic Winter Games Mascot Otto the Otter
Source	http://www.paralympic.org/paralympian/20002/images/06a2.jpg
Article	2002 Winter Paralympics
Portion used	The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the article topic. 1.No free equivalent exists that would effectively identify the article's subject. 2.The image does not in any way limit the ability of the copyright owners to market or sell their product. 3.The image is only used once and is rendered in low resolution to avoid piracy. 4.The image has been published outside Wikipedia; see source above. 5.The image meets general Wikipedia content requirements and is encyclopedic. 6.The image meets Wikipedia's media-specific policy. 7.The image is used in the article wiki-linked in the section title. 8.The image is significant in identifying the subject of the article. 9.The image is used in the article namespace. 10.The image has a brief description that identifies the image, notes the source, and provides attribution to the copyright holder.
Low resolution?	It is a low resolution image, and thus not suitable for production of counterfeit goods.
Purpose of use	The image 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 symbol
Replaceable?	Symbol is protected by copyright and trademark, therefore a free use alternative won't exist.

[edit] Licensing

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	07:39, 19 March 2008	320×269 (19 KB)	Jaanusele (Talk \| contribs)	({{Information \|Description=The 2002 Paralympic Winter Games Mascot Otto the Otter \|Source=http://www.paralympic.org/paralympian/20002/06.htm \|Date= \|Location= \|Author=The Salt Lake Organizing Committee \|Permission= \|other_versions= }})