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Seven 2006/2007 discussions organized as subpages, ignoringincl. comments added in 2014:

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Small img of court logo

Please, I would like to ask for directions on how to make this small image acceptable on Commons. I believe it can be acceptable to move it over here by application of more appropriate tag, but which tag should be applied in bs.wiki img page (it is already scaled down to 195 × 225 px), Or should I simply upload it here with appropriate tagging, if that's a possibility at all in this specific case? Santasa99 (talk) 19:33, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

Small size doesn't help in this case. If the original image isn't free – which is clearly told on the file description page – it should not be uploaded on Commons. Only if you find some reason why it wouldn't be covered by copyright (symbols of governmental institutions aren't covered in some countries, if the symbol is old the copyright could have expired etc.) can we proceed here. –LPfi (talk) 11:46, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

@Santasa99 Commons, unlike some other projects, does not allow fair use. Brianjd (talk) 15:04, 15 March 2023 (UTC)