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Licensing
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Fair use rationale
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| Description |
Logo of Minnesota Lightning. |
|---|---|
| Source |
Copied from http://www.mnlightning.com website, and intellectual property owned by Minnesota Lightning. |
| Article | |
| Portion used |
Whole logo used to avoid misrepresenting 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 Minnesota Thunder 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. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Minnesota Lightning//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Minnesota_Lightning.PNGtrue | |