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[edit] Summary

Former club crest of West Bromwich Albion F.C. obtained from Wikipedia archive. No copyright exists on this image (see this article)

[edit] Licensing

This file is in the public domain, because The old crest is ineligible for copyright Please verify that the reason given above is valid! Note: if there is a specific licence tag for the reason supplied here, please use it.

[edit] Fair use rationale

It is believed that the use of this image in the West Bromwich Albion F.C. article qualifies as fair use under U.S. law because:

• The crest is obsolete and is no longer used by West Bromwich Albion F.C.
• As explained in the article, no copyright is held on the crest, due to its various revisions and uncertain origins.
• The crest is used purely for encyclopedic and informational purposes.
• The logo is of a low resolution and is of no use in the creation of counterfeit goods.
• The use of the logo in the article does not limit or otherwise affect the club's ability to use the original.
• The logo is not used in such a way as to imply that the article is written or authorised by the club.
• This is a corporate logo, hence a freely-licensed alternative for this image is not available.
• It is the only image that can be used to illustrate the previous West Bromwich Albion crest.
• It contributes significantly to the article by illustrating the previous logo of the team, discussed in the "Crest and colours" section, and helping identify it.

[edit] Fair use rationale

It is believed that the use of this image in the Song Thrush article qualifies as fair use under U.S. law because:

• The crest is obsolete and is no longer used by West Bromwich Albion F.C.
• No copyright is held on the crest, due to its various revisions and uncertain origins. It has been subject to various revisions through the years, meaning that the club were unable to register it as a trademark. As a result of this, a new crest with legal protection was used from 2006 Albion unveil new badge
• The crest image is used purely for encyclopedic and informational purposes.
• The logo is of a low resolution.
• The use of the logo in the article does not limit or otherwise affect the club's ability to use the original.
• The logo is not used in such a way as to imply that the article is written or authorised by the club.
• This is a corporate logo, hence a freely-licensed alternative for this image is not available, if it is not considered to be in the public domain.
• It is the only image that can be used to illustrate the previous West Bromwich Albion crest.
• It contributes significantly to the article by illustrating the species' occurrence in popular culture.

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