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Cap badge of 3rd/9th Light Horse (South Australia Mounted Rifles)

Summary

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Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free logo true for 3rd/9th Light Horse (South Australian Mounted Rifles)
Description

This is the logo for 3rd/9th Light Horse (South Australian Mounted Rifles).

Source

The logo is from the following website: http://www.army.gov.au

Article

3rd/9th Light Horse (South Australian Mounted Rifles)

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 of 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 placed in the infobox at the top of the article discussing 3rd/9th Light Horse (South Australian Mounted Rifles), 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 non-free logo, there is almost certainly no free representation. 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
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of 3rd/9th Light Horse (South Australian Mounted Rifles)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:3_19_South_Australia_Mounted_Rifles_cap_badge.pngtrue

Rationale: the image is no different to any of the other regimental cap badges that have been uploaded and included in articles on the regiments they represent, and so this should also be included.

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

  1. It illustrates educational articles about the entity that the logo represents.
  2. The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
  3. It is a low resolution image, and thus not suitable for production of counterfeit goods.
  4. The logo is not used in such a way the a reader would be confused into believing that the article is written or authorized by the owner of the logo.
  5. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.

File history

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Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current00:56, 4 May 2017Thumbnail for version as of 00:56, 4 May 2017279 × 357 (126 KB)DatBot (talk | contribs)Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
14:15, 11 June 2010No thumbnail500 × 640 (237 KB)Anotherclown (talk | contribs)