Summary
| Description | Seal of the University of California, Merced |
|---|---|
| Author or copyright owner |
University of California, Merced |
| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | https://marketing.ucmerced.edu/resources/brand-guidelines/logos |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | University of California, Merced |
| 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) | This is a logo of an organization, item, or event, and is protected by copyright. The use of low-resolution images on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, of logos for certain uses involving identification and critical commentary may qualify as non-free use under the Copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. Certain commercial use of this image may also be trademark infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:Logos. |
| 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. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of University of California, Merced//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:UC_Merced_Seal.pngtrue | |
Licensing
Fair use
true