File:Great Seal of Scotland.jpeg
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Summary
[edit]| Description | Great Seal of Scotland as used under the reign of Queen Elizabeth II |
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| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | https://amateurheralds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=856 |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | Great Seal of Scotland |
| 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. A search for a free use alternative has concluded there is no available free use image of this side of the seal on either Wikimedia Commons, Flickr or any other photo sharing website. Additionally, this image cannot be succeeded by text alone as text will not illustrate the visuals of the Great Seal of Scotland in the same way in which an image of the seal can. |
| Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) | This image will be used in the above mentioned article for illustrative purposes only to show the Great Seal of Scotland as used during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. |
| 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. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Great Seal of Scotland//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Great_Seal_of_Scotland.jpegtrue | |
Licensing
[edit] | This logo is an official seal of a governmental entity or one of its government agencies, and may be subject to copyright, trademark, and/or other restrictions on its reproduction, especially in commercial contexts. The copyright is likely held by the government or agency in question. It is believed that the use of images of seals
qualifies as fair use under the Copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. Use of this seal here does not imply endorsement by Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation, nor does it imply endorsement of Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation by the organization. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:Logos for more information. | ||
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| current | 00:03, 1 December 2024 | | 316 × 316 (100 KB) | DatBot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) |
| 13:43, 30 November 2024 |  | 480 × 480 (65 KB) | Goodreg3 (talk | contribs) | Uploading a non-free logo using File Upload Wizard |
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