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Colts helmet 1995-2003, claiming fair use sportslogos.net

[edit] Licensing

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[edit] Rationale for Indianapolis Colts

User:Crazy Canadian asserts that the limited use of this copyrighted image in Wikipedia articles directly pertaining to it is a fair use of the image, for the following reasons:

It is of the logo, helmet or uniform of an NFL team
It was obtained from the Sportslogos.net website which serves only to collect and archive these images.
No free-license alternatives are available that convey the same information.
The image is no larger, and of no higher quality, than required for its use in articles.
It is used in Wikipedia only for educational purposes and is not used for profit.
Its use on Wikipedia does not compete with the copyright holder.
Its use on Wikipedia is not expected to decrease the value of the copyright to its holder.