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Media data and Non-free use rationale
Description	The logo used by Major League Baseball for the 2012 MLB Postseason.
Author or copyright owner
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	https://www.sportslogos.net/logos/view/1wnv1eyoduyao5b123zfl80qx/MLB_Postseason/2012/Primary_Logo
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	2012 MLB Postseason
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	to serve as the primary means of visual identification at the top of the article dedicated to the entity in question.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	Any derivative work based upon the logo would be a copyright violation, so creation of a free image is not possible.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	This photo will only be used on the 2012 MLB Postseason article on Wikipedia and nowhere else, as there is no use for this image on another article on this site. It will only be used on the article for educational purposes, 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.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	The use of a low resolution image of an organization's logo in the article about that organization will not impact the commercial viability of the logo.
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.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of 2012 MLB Postseason//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2012MLBPostseasonLogo.pngtrue

Licensing

This is a logo of an organization, item, or event, and is protected by copyright. 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 non-free use under the Copyright law of the United States. 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.

Use of the logo here does not imply endorsement of the organization by Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation, nor vice versa. Fair use

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	00:07, 16 July 2022		497 × 201 (67 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	23:00, 14 July 2022	No thumbnail	730 × 295 (57 KB)	Alex9234 (talk \| contribs)	Uploading a non-free logo using File Upload Wizard

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2012 Major League Baseball postseason