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This is a logo of the Olympic Games, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. It is believed that the exhibition of low-resolution images of logos

to illustrate the Olympic Games
on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies 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 also may be trademark infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:Logos.

Use of the logo here does not imply endorsement of the IOC by Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation, nor does it imply endorsement of Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation by the IOC.

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[edit] Fair use in 2008 Summer Olympics and its sub-articles

This image was found on this page of the Beijing 2008 website.

Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:

It is a low resolution copy of a logo.
It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to publicize the Olympics in any way.
The logo is significant because it is a one-of-a-kind logo specially designed for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and well-represents the sport pictured as well as the games it is included in.
The logo is only being used for informational purposes.