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| Description | The shield presented to the winners of the annual Bradby Shield Encounter between Royal College and Trinity College. |
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| Author or copyright owner |
Original work: According to available sources, the shield is attributed to Kandyan silversmiths, although the specific craftspeople are not known. Depiction: The Island Online |
| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | https://island.lk/royal-and-trinity-clash-for-honours-at-bradbys-second-leg-on-saturday/ |
| Date of publication | Original work: 1945 Depiction: 6 September 2024 |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | Bradby Shield Encounter |
| Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8) | To support encyclopedic discussion of this work in this article. The illustration is specifically needed to support the following point(s): The image is placed in the infobox at the top of the article and its significance lies in helping the reader easily identify the sporting encounter. |
| Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1) |
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| Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) | The image is placed in the infobox at the top of the article on the Bradby Shield Encounter article, a subject of public interest. Its purpose is to help readers identify the sporting encounter, confirm that they have reached the correct article containing information and historical context and illustrate the shield awarded to the winners in a way that words alone cannot convey.
No free or public domain alternative exists that could serve the same encyclopaedic purpose. The shield is a unique and copyrighted design that cannot be adequately represented by text. The image is used only once in the article, at a reduced resolution, strictly for illustrative and educational purposes. |
| Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2) |
The use of a low resolution image of the artwork will not impact the commercial viability of the art. |
| Other information | The author of the image has released the photographic work under a free license, or it is in the public domain: Published in an online article. No explicit licence information provided. Assumed to be in the public domain. Use of the image does not limit the copyright holder's ability to profit from the original work, nor does it dilute the importance or recognition of the shield. Its inclusion here is purely for identification and educational purposes within an encyclopaedic context. Although the image may be subject to copyright, its use complies with the fair use provisions of United States copyright law. The image illustrates an encyclopaedic article about the entity it represents, is not used in a way that could cause confusion about authorship or endorsement, and meets all criteria outlined in WP:NFCC. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Bradby Shield Encounter//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Bradby_Shield.jpgtrue | |
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