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Summary

Media data and Non-free use rationale
Description	Irish Defence Forces Communication and Information Services Corps insignia flash
Author or copyright owner	Irish Defence Forces
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	http://www.military.ie/en/army/organisation/army-corps/cis/
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Communications & Information Services Corps
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)	n.a.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	This image may be subject to Irish Government and Defence Forces copyright, but its use is covered by fair use laws because; The image is of a low resolution, The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of the article topic, The logo is only being used for informational purposes on the non-profit Wikipedia project, Use of the image in this context does not detract from the ability of the copyright holder to profit from the original (if such use is intended given the "public service" nature of the entity in question) No non-copyright version available, by definition.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	n.a.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Communications & Information Services Corpshttp://70.231.62.181/index.php/File:DF_CIS.giftrue

Fair use rationale for Communications & Information Services Corps

No free-licensed or public domain images have been located that would serve as a suitable replacement for this image.
Given the purpose this image is being used for in the article, it is unlikely that any such image will be located in the future
As a unit logo, the image has little to no commercial value, and its reproduction here will not deleteriously affect profits for the copyright holder.
As the logo of a military unit (to identify them), its presence on the article in question will aid the identification and distinction of this unit in the future.
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.

Licensing

This is a representation of a government, military, regimental, family, or other symbol such as a flag, seal, emblem, coat of arms or crest. This symbol may be copyrighted by its holder. As well, it is known that the representation of this symbol is either copyrighted by the holder of the symbol or is not available under a free licence. There may also be other restrictions on reproduction, including but not limited to article 6ter of the Paris Convention. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of such symbols

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

qualifies 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. See Wikipedia:Non-free content.
Fair use

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	19:52, 4 September 2017	Error creating thumbnail: File missing	339 × 294 (51 KB)	imported>MADe	clean refs

File usage

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Communications & Information Services Corps