File:Castres olympique badge.png

Summary[edit]

This basic image can be found at [1] in an uncropped form. I believe this image qualifies under Wikipedia's Fair Use policy, as it is the logo of a sports team, and is intended to represent the team on their page.

Fair use in Castres Olympique[edit]

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 logotype 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 logotype 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 logotype.
5. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.

Licensing[edit]

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 //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Castres_olympique_badge.png true