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Non-free / fair use media rationale - non-free logo for Republic of Texas (group)
Description	This is a logo for Republic of Texas (group).
Source	The logo is from the republic-of-texas.net website.
Article	Republic of Texas (group)
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 organization Republic of Texas (group), a subject of public interest. The significance of the logo is to help the reader identify the organization, assure the readers that they have reached the right article containing critical commentary about the organization, and illustrate the organization's intended branding message 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.

Seal used by Republic of Texas movement, as found in republic-of-texas.net Web site.

This particular image was created by Bernard Grover using the Seal found on the floor of the Texas capitol as a guide. This particular image is in the public domain by the author's release. This Seal varies from the original Seal of the Republic of Texas in very subtle and specific ways not obvious to the casual observer, and known only to the author. There is a similar image with a period after the word "TEXAS" that IS copyrighted and reserved for specific official use. Also, any image of the Seal bearing other text, such as Secretary of State, or other office, is specifically copyrighted.

The original vector file was created in CorelDraw and it resides only with Bernard Grover. This file includes font identification, PMS color values and other specific information.

Copyright/trademark status of this particular file is public domain; this entity claims to be governmental, and use of the Seal on official documents filed with federal courts and state entities is a matter of public record. It is based on the Seal used by the historical Republic of Texas in the 1800s.

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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.

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current	22:25, 8 January 2006	124×127 (16 KB)	Dtobias (Talk \| contribs)	(Logo used by Republic of Texas movement, as found in republic-of-texas.net Web site)