Image:Hsbccn.gif

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Image
File history
File links

No higher resolution available.
Hsbccn.gif‎ (644 × 88 pixels, file size: 5 KB, MIME type: image/gif)

HSBC logo with simplified Chinese

[edit] Fair use rationale

Non-free / fair use media rationale for HSBC Bank (China)
Description	HSBC logo with simplified Chinese.
Source	Copied from http://www.hsbc.com.cn/1/PA_1_2_S5/content/china/about/docs/factsheet_cn-Jun07.pdf, and intellectual property owned by HSBC.
Article	HSBC Bank (China)
Portion used	Whole logo used to avoid misrepresenting brand image.
Low resolution?	Logo was selected in order to maintain the quality intended, without being unnecessarily high resolution.
Purpose of use	Identification and critical commentary in the HSBC Bank (China) 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.

[edit] Licensing

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.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	14:56, 18 June 2007	644×88 (5 KB)	LG4761 (Talk \| contribs)	(HSBC logo with simplified Chinese == Licensing == {{Non-free logo}} ===Fair-use rationale=== # no non-copyright version available, by definition # the logo is only being used for informational purposes; # its inclusion in the article adds significantly to)