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Flag_of_NATO.svg‎ (SVG file, nominally 1024 × 768 pixels, file size: 2 KB)

Flag of NATO. Original creator / uploader was User:Mysid.

[edit] Summary

Non-free image data
Description	The flag of NATO
Source	jpg from Royal Navy, see NATO.
Portion used	Full flag.
Low resolution?	svg file.
Other information	Copyright apparently held by NATO, there is no indication anywhere that this is public domain. NATO explicitly forbids commercial use of its logo.

Non-free image rationale for NATO
Article	NATO
Purpose of use	Illustrate the article on NATO, as this is the symbol that represents them.
Replaceable?	Irreplaceable.

Non-free image rationale for Flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
Article	Flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
Purpose of use	Illustrate the article on on this flag, as it is a unique piece of art/military symbol, and being able to view it would add significantly to the readers' understanding.
Replaceable?	Irreplaceable.

Non-free image rationale for Flags of Europe
Article	Flags of Europe
Purpose of use	Used in the "International flags" section alongside other prominent flags related to European nations, to help the reader visually see which flags are flown in Europe.
Replaceable?	Irreplaceable.

[edit] Licensing

This work is copyrighted and unlicensed. It does not fall into one of the blanket acceptable non-free content categories listed at Wikipedia:Non-free content#Images or Wikipedia:Non-free content#Audio clips. However, it is believed that the use of this work in the articles "NATO" and "Flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation":

To illustrate the subject in question
Where no free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information
On the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation ([1]),

qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:Copyrights.

To the uploader: this tag is not a sufficient claim of fair use. You must also include the source of the work, all available copyright information, and a detailed non-free use rationale.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	21:29, 20 February 2008	1,024×768 (2 KB)	MZMcBride (Talk \| contribs)	(Flag of NATO. == Summary == {{Non-free use rationale \| Description = The flag of NATO \| Source = jpg from [http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/upload/img_400/%5B(1228)-29-11-2005%5Dnatoflag.jpg Royal Navy], see [http://www.nato.int/multi/nat)