File:Melanesian_Spearhead_Group_Logo.png Knowpia

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Media data and Non-free use rationale
Description	Current logo of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG).
Author or copyright owner
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	The MSG website at https://www.msgsec.info/about-msg/
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Melanesian Spearhead Group
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)	The image will be used on the page solely for the purpose of identifying the organisation by logo. I have lowered the image resolution to accommodate the requirements.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	n.a.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Melanesian Spearhead Group//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Melanesian_Spearhead_Group_Logo.pngtrue

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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.

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