File:RAAF Crest (Unit Badge) of No. 25 (City of Perth) Squadron RAAF.png

RAAF_Crest_(Unit_Badge)_of_No._25_(City_of_Perth)_Squadron_RAAF.png(265 × 376 pixels, file size: 121 KB, MIME type: image/png)

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Description Crest of No. 25 (City of Perth) Squadron RAAF, depicting a black swan the bird emblem of Western Australia. Use of the Crest is protected as a defence emblem under section 83 of the Australian Defence Act 1903.
Author or
copyright owner
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) : All RAAF badges, current and historic, are protected as defence emblems under section 83 of the Defence Act (Australia) 1903.
Source (WP:NFCC#4) The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Brand Manager, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT, Australia; email dated 15 February 2022.
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) No. 25 Squadron RAAF
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)
Any derivative work based upon the logo would be a copyright violation, so creation of a free image is not possible.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) Used for Official RAAF Unit Badge (aka squadron Crest) used only for in-Service and public identification of No. 25 Squadron RAAF.

Portion: The entire Unit Badge (aka squadron Crest) of No. 25 Squadron RAAF) provided by the RAAF is used to convey the meaning intended and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the intended image.

Low resolution

Replaceability: Because it is a non-free, copyright protected logo, there is almost certainly no free representation. Any substitute that is a non- derivative work would fail to convey the meaning intended, would tarnish or misrepresent its image, or would fail its purpose of identification or commentary.

Respect for
commercial opportunities
(WP:NFCC#2)
The use of a low resolution image of an organization's logo in the article about that organization will not impact the commercial viability of the logo.
Other information

1. The image is being used here for informational purposes only, and its use on the English-language Wikipedia is not predicted to affect the value of the image or that of its copyright in any way.

2. History: It is currently and has been the official RAAF Unit Badge (aka squadron Crest) of No. 25 Squadron RAAF since at least 1960 or even many years before.

3. Purpose of use: The image illustrates an educational article about the entity that the image represents and is the primary means of visual identification of the article topic.

4. Replaceable? No free-licensed or public domain images have been located, or are likely to be located, that would serve as a suitable replacement for this image.

5. Other information: As a unit crest, the image has little to no commercial value, and its reproduction here will not deleteriously affect profits for the copyright holder

Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of No. 25 Squadron RAAF//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RAAF_Crest_(Unit_Badge)_of_No._25_(City_of_Perth)_Squadron_RAAF.pngtrue

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current16:50, 17 April 2022Thumbnail for version as of 16:50, 17 April 2022265 × 376 (121 KB)DatBot (talk | contribs)Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
09:25, 14 April 2022No thumbnail595 × 842 (192 KB)Shellac41 (talk | contribs)Uploading a non-free logo using File Upload Wizard
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