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05 NHL Shield.png

Summary

Non-free / fair use media rationale - NEEDS ARTICLE NAME
Description	Logo of the National Hockey League since 205-2006
Source	Macker's World
Article	{{{Article}}}
Portion used	Entire logo
Low resolution?	Yes
Purpose of use	Used to illustrate the National Hockey League
Replaceable?	No free alternative possible.
Other information	The NHL Shield and NHL Conference logos are trademarks of the National Hockey League. All NHL logos and marks and NHL team logos and marks as well as all other proprietary materials depicted herein are the property of the NHL and the respective NHL teams.

Source

PNG version of file located at http://mackers-world.com/index.php/weblog/gimme_hockey Fair use to illustrate NHL and 2005-06 season when it was introduced.

Licensing

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Fair use for National Hockey League

This image, Image:05 NHL Shield.png, is being linked here; though the picture is subject to copyright I (Jeff3000) feel it is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

it is a low resolution copy of symbol;
it is not being used for commercial use
the image is only being used for informational purposes.
the image portrays the National Hockey League, for which it is being included in
Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because it portrays the official symbol of the principle subject of this article. Jeff3000 17:09, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

Fair use in 2005-06 NHL season

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

it is a low resolution copy of symbol;
it is not being used for commercial use
the image is only being used for informational purposes.
Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because it illustrates the content and description regarding this logo being unveiled prior to the 2005-06 NHL season.

Zzyzx11 (Talk) 07:21, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

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