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New York Central Railroad Herald

Heralds are "logos" or "slogans" used by railroad companies and displayed on their equipment.

"Copyright does not protect names, titles, slogans, or short phrases. In some cases, these things may be protected as trademarks. ... However, copyright protection may be available for logo artwork that contains sufficient authorship. In some circumstances, an artistic logo may also be protected as a trademark." Excerpt from http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-protect.html

Use of such images on Wikipedia arguably meets Fair Use requirements. See also http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html

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 in New York Central Railroad

It is believed that this image qualifies under fair use because:

The image depicts the official corporate logo for the entity described by the article.
Use of a low-resolution, black and white version of the logo does not hamper or dilute the copyright holder's use of the original image.
No free alternatives are available.

Non-free / fair use media rationale for New York Central Railroad
Description	New York Central Railroad logo, used in New York Central Railroad .
Source	User scan
Article	New York Central Railroad
Portion used	The entire logo is used to convey the meaning intended and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the intended image.
Low resolution?	Yes
Purpose of use	The entire logo is used to convey the meaning intended and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the intended image.
Replaceable?	None
Other information	The logo is not used in such a way the a reader would be confused into believing that the article is written or authorized by the owner of the logo.