KSOL.png

Fair use rationale

Image tag - fair use

Non-free media information and use rationale true for KSQL
Description	KSOL logo
Source	copied from KSOL website
Article	KSQL
Portion used	Whole logo used to avoid misrepresenting brand image.
Low resolution?	Whole logo used to avoid misrepresenting brand image.
Purpose of use	Identification and critical commentary in the KSQL article, a subject of public interest. The logo confirms to readers they have reached the correct article, and illustrates the intended branding message.
Replaceable?	Logo is protected by copyright and trademark, therefore a free use alternative won't exist.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of KSQL//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KSOL.pngtrue

Non-free media information and use rationale true for KSOL
Description	KSOL logo
Source	copied from KSOL website
Article	KSOL
Portion used	Whole logo used to avoid misrepresenting brand image.
Low resolution?	Whole logo used to avoid misrepresenting brand image.
Purpose of use	Identification and critical commentary in the KSOL article, a subject of public interest. The logo confirms to readers they have reached the correct article, and illustrates the intended branding message.
Replaceable?	Logo is protected by copyright and trademark, therefore a free use alternative won't exist.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of KSOL//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KSOL.pngtrue

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

It illustrates an educational article about the entity that the logo represents.
The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.
It is a low resolution image, and thus not suitable for production of counterfeit goods.
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.
It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.

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 //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KSOL.png