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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.

This is the logo of a company and may be used in the article as per WP:Fair Use. Plm209^{(talk to me • contribs)} 18:32, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Non-free / fair use media rationale for PictBridge
Description	PictBridge standard official logo
Source	No source specified. Please edit this image description and provide a source.
Article	PictBridge
Portion used
Low resolution?	yes; 250x200 pixels GIF image
Purpose of use	Adequate, realistic identification of the technical standard that is the subject of the article
Replaceable?	Not replaceable by a truly free use equivalent image, since it is an official logo for a technical standard

[edit] Fair use in PictBridge

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

It illustrates an educational article about the technical standard that the logo represents.
The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
It is a low resolution image, and thus of reduced suitability for production of counterfeit goods.
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.
It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable illustrative value.