File:Seal of Bloomington, Indiana.png

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In the opinion of a contributor, this media, currently under a non-free license, should be carefully reviewed to determine whether there is a more applicable free license that could be applied.

Additional reasoning as to potentially free status: The logo in the seal is already on Commons

and is included in the flag which is also there

This media should be carefully reviewed, an {{information}} block added if not present and if suitable the image should be transferred to Wikimedia Commons.

If the image has no source, add {{subst:nsd}}.

This Seal image was uploaded in a raster graphics format such as PNG, GIF, or JPEG. However, it contains information that could be stored more efficiently and/or accurately in the SVG format, as a vector graphic.

If possible, please upload an SVG version of this image. After confirming it is of comparable quality, please replace all instances of the previous version throughout Wikipedia (noted under the "File links" header), tag the old version with {{Vector version available|NewImage.svg}}, and remove this tag. For more information, see Wikipedia:Preparing images for upload. For assistance with converting to SVG, please see the Graphics Lab.

Do not re-draw or auto-trace non-free images; instead, seek out vector versions from official sources.

Non-free media information and use rationale true for Bloomington, Indiana
Description	This is the seal owned by Bloomington, Indiana for Bloomington, Indiana
Source	https://bloomington.in.gov/onboard/legislationFiles/download?legislationFile_id=5583
Article	Bloomington, Indiana
Portion used	The entire logo is used to convey the meaning intended and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the intended image.
Low resolution?	Yes
Purpose of use	The image is used to identify the following notable public facility: Bloomington, Indiana. The significance of the logo is to help the reader identify a facility (such as a road, airport, station, city, neighborhood, or the like), and assure the readers that they have reached the right article containing critical commentary about the facility.
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.
Other information	Use of the logo in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy, logo guidelines, and fair use under United States copyright law as described above.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Bloomington, Indiana//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seal_of_Bloomington,_Indiana.pngtrue

Licensing

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 //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seal_of_Bloomington,_Indiana.png

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Fair use

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	09:20, 9 July 2024		216 × 216 (31 KB)	smartcommons-wikipedia-en>Frank Zigler	Uploading a non-free logo using File Upload Wizard

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