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<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>19 Jan 2021, 23:57 by graemefitz1@gmail.com:<br></div><blockquote class="tutanota_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid #93A3B8; padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 5px;"><div dir="ltr"><div class=""><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class=""><div><div>I added <a target="_blank" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seals_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces.png" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seals_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces.png</a><br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Thanks again. I had spotted similar but also spotted a couple of references to this or similar, which worried me?<br></div><div><a href="https://www.defense.gov/Resources/Trademarks/DOD-Trademark-Licensing-Guide/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.defense.gov/Resources/Trademarks/DOD-Trademark-Licensing-Guide/</a><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></blockquote><div>Warning: I am not a lawyer<br></div><div><br></div><div>Wikimedia Commons community can be in general trusted in interpreting legal issues.<br></div><div><br></div><div>What sometimes may be irritting when due to ridiculous laws something<br></div><div>turns out to be copyrighted.<br></div><div><br></div><div>But see for example<br></div><div><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Freedom_of_panorama">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Freedom_of_panorama</a><br></div><div>for a typical level of effort.<br></div><div><br></div><div>In this case below image following info is shown<br></div><div>"This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia. <br></div><div>The use of such symbols is restricted in many countries. These restrictions are<br></div><div>independent of the copyright status."<br></div><div><br></div><div>I am not a lawyer, but I would bet that use as here may pass via some <br></div><div>educational exception or similar (even if USA juridistriction would apply).<br></div><div><br></div><div>Also, for what it is worth this image is shown at <br></div><div><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Communications_Agency">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Communications_Agency</a><br></div><div>and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Space_Force">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Space_Force</a><br></div><div>and all similar pages are showing it.<br></div><div><br></div><div>So I would expect it to be fine.<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div> </body>
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