[edit] Summary

It is easy to put a border around this image:
	[[File:Flag of California.svg|border|link=|100px]]
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[edit] Unlawful Uses California State Flag

While the design on the California state flag is in the public domain [having been first published at least as early as 1911 -- see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_state_flag ], it is UNLAWFUL under California law:

1. to solicit information, 2. to solicit the purchase of or payment for a product or service, or 3. to solicit the contribution of funds or membership fees by using the design on the California state flag and 4. to use that design in any way that would deceive an ordinary reasonable person into believing that its use is authorized by the State of California.

See CA Bus. & Prof. Code § 17533.6(a) and Penal Code §§472 and 538g(b).

[edit] Licensing

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[edit] Original upload log

The original description page is/was here. All following user names refer to en.wikipedia. This refers to the version uploaded to Wikimedia Commons on 2008-05-06 only!

• 2008-01-29 10:38 DevinCook 900×600×0 (389908 bytes) Fixed the proportions of the bear. The flag code requires a 1x2 height to width ratio. The eye is also now centered in the white field.
• 2008-01-28 22:46 DevinCook 900×600×0 (390346 bytes) This version sets the colors to the official colors of the flag. However, real-life implementations tend to vary. This version also works on the eye.
• 2008-01-28 18:45 DevinCook 900×600×0 (390397 bytes) Fixed metrics of "California Republic".
• 2008-01-28 14:49 DevinCook 900×600×0 (390366 bytes) Fixed the star to fit the official (yet ambiguous) flag description. The flag wikipedia-created thumbnails are not updating, unfortunately.
• 2008-01-26 17:07 DevinCook 900×600×0 (390386 bytes) Made the proportions of the flag match the spec (best as possible). The image size was increased to 900x600 to make it easier to for determining sizes. The "C" in California was fixed and the overall text was made bolder.
• 2008-01-26 12:53 DevinCook 750×500×0 (389396 bytes) {{Information |Description=This is Flag of the Republic of California. This version is designed to accurately depict the standard print of the flag - in particular the bear. Early versions had a simplified version of the bear's coloring and textures. |Sou