File:DWC Sri Lanka seal.png

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Summary edit

Media data and Non-free use rationale
Description	Seal of the Department of Wildlife Conservation of Sri Lanka
Author or copyright owner
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	http://www.eth.dwc.gov.lk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/logo.png
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Department of Wildlife Conservation (Sri Lanka)
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	to serve as the primary means of visual identification at the top of the article dedicated to the entity in question.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	Because it is a non-free logo, there is almost certainly no free representation. Any substitute that is not a derivative work would fail to convey the meaning intended, would tarnish or misrepresent its image, or would fail its purpose of identification or commentary
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	This image will be used on one page only- that of the Department of Wildlife Conservation of Sri Lanka, and only for its infobox, at low resolution
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	n.a.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Department of Wildlife Conservation (Sri Lanka)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DWC_Sri_Lanka_seal.pngtrue

Non-free media rationale for Department of Wildlife Conservation (Sri Lanka)
Article	Department of Wildlife Conservation (Sri Lanka)
Purpose of use	The image is used to identify the organization Infobox, a subject of public interest. The significance of the logo is to help the reader identify the organization, assure the readers that they have reached the right article containing critical commentary about the organization, and illustrate the organization's intended branding message in a way that words alone could not convey
Replaceable?	Because it is a non-free logo, there is almost certainly no free representation. Any substitute that is not a derivative work would fail to convey the meaning intended, would tarnish or misrepresent its image, or would fail its purpose of identification or commentary

Licensing edit

This logo is an official seal of a governmental entity or one of its government agencies, and may be subject to copyright, trademark, and/or other restrictions on its reproduction, especially in commercial contexts. The copyright is likely held by the government or agency in question. It is believed that the use of images of seals

to illustrate the government or agency in question
on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

qualifies as fair use under the Copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement.

Use of this seal here does not imply endorsement by Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation, nor does it imply endorsement of Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation by the organization. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:Logos for more information.
Fair use

To the uploader:

Please add a detailed non-free use rationale for each article the image is used in, which must also declare compliance with the other parts of the non-free content criteria, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.
For example non-free use rationales, see Wikipedia:Use rationale examples.
This tag should only be used for seals. Do not use it for other purposes.

To patrollers and administrators: If this image has an appropriate rationale please append |image has rationale=yes as a parameter to the license template.

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
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Department of Wildlife Conservation (Sri Lanka)