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Description	Logo for the Met Office, as of 2009
Source	Traced from a brochure. Colours modified to reflect logo version from 2009.
Article	Met Office
Portion used	Met Office logo
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Purpose of use	To show the logo for the organization
Replaceable?	No According to British copyright law, the protection period of British Crown copyright is 50 years, so the black and white version of the logo should lose copyright protection in 2038 (designed in 1987), but the copyright period of the color version in 2009 was recalculated. Any use of the Met Office's colorful logo before 31 December 2059 may infringe copyright.
Other information	http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/pressoffice/anniversary/timeline.html
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