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[edit] Fair use rationale in Darwin Awards

It is contended that the use of this image qualifies as fair use when used in the article on Darwin Awards for the following reasons.

This image is copyrighted and their is no non-copyrighted version of this image available.
This image is used for identification and or educational purposes only in the article on Darwin Awards, and other articles if specific fair use rational can be provided.
This image enhances the article in which it's displayed, as it provides an immediate relevance to the reader more capably than the textual description alone.
This image is of a reasonably low resolution.
This image does not limit the copyright holder's ability to profit from the original source, nor will it dilute the importance or recognition of the logo in connection with its organization.
This image is not replaceable; logos are always presumed non-free per WP:LOGO.

[edit] And...

This is a logo of an organization, item, or event, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. It is believed that 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 fair use under United States copyright law. 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.

This tag must have an accompanying fair use rationale which must be unique to the usage of THIS image in each article in which it is used. You must also give the source and copyright information for all fair-use images uploaded.

Use of the logo here does not imply endorsement of the organization by Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation, nor vice versa.

[edit] Fair Use not Granted by Wendy Northcutt

Oops, deleted my well-intentined fair use notion, when drawbacks were pointed out to me by SiobhanHansa. But it's A-OK with me for WikiPedia to use my logo relating to the Darwin Awards articles.

Wendy Wendy 17:47, 7 October 2007 (UTC)