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	[[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).

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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

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	20:28, 23 August 2010		900 × 600 (418 KB)	DevinCook	Improved shading of chest using black and white rendering found in old copies of the California Blue Book.
	20:26, 25 April 2009		900 × 600 (520 KB)	DevinCook	Modified the star for better ratios. Removed extra points from bear (reduces file size). Modified white claws.
	18:34, 24 December 2008		900 × 600 (611 KB)	DevinCook	Recreated the red star. The spoke ratio was off very slightly in the last version.
	17:48, 24 December 2008		900 × 600 (612 KB)	DevinCook	Reverted to version as of 08:15, 24 December 2008
	09:23, 24 December 2008		900 × 600 (603 KB)	Zscout370	Trying to reduce code
	08:15, 24 December 2008		900 × 600 (612 KB)	DevinCook	I manually redrew the flag using the image found in California Law 54-J-03. This includes the outline of the bear, shading of the light-brown as well as the grass plot and tuffs of dirt.
	08:38, 17 December 2008		900 × 600 (283 KB)	Zscout370	Something about the star bothered me, so I rotated it to where it is even
	01:33, 17 December 2008		900 × 600 (291 KB)	DevinCook	Fixed proportions of grass plot and number of tuffs. The contour of the bear was simplified a bit. Proportions of text was fixed.
	13:59, 18 November 2008		900 × 600 (370 KB)	DevinCook	The proportion of the star was repaired (it was slightly off in the previous version). Some minor noise elements were removed from the bear's shading contour.
	13:28, 6 May 2008		900 × 600 (381 KB)	Rastrojo	New version from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_California_Republic.svg Drawn by Devin Cook.
	19:59, 14 January 2007		750 × 500 (42 KB)	Zscout370	agreed to colors from EN
	17:38, 13 January 2007		750 × 500 (52 KB)	Mike Dillon	Reverted to earlier revision
	02:39, 9 January 2007		750 × 500 (42 KB)	Zscout370	Fixed text
	02:33, 9 January 2007		750 × 500 (42 KB)	Zscout370	Fixed colors according to http://www.calguard.ca.gov/docs/Flags_Over_CA.pdf, text is black on the real flags I see and own
	14:00, 27 December 2006		750 × 500 (52 KB)	ChrisRuvolo	made text thicker by putting a stroke on the path
	03:37, 23 December 2006		750 × 500 (52 KB)	ChrisRuvolo	remove border, adjust size and position of background and red stripe to compensate
	01:43, 23 December 2006		750 × 500 (52 KB)	ChrisRuvolo	Adjusted sizes and positions according to [http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=gov&group=00001-01000&file=420-429.8 California law] specifications on the flag.
	16:33, 22 December 2006		750 × 500 (52 KB)	ChrisRuvolo	Fix mistake - modified bear hind leg coloration by accident
	16:23, 22 December 2006		750 × 500 (52 KB)	ChrisRuvolo	re-size star and stripe, minor adjustments
	16:03, 22 December 2006		750 × 500 (52 KB)	ChrisRuvolo	move star, text, bear to more closely match PNG image; add a curve to the grass to match PNG image;
	20:48, 20 December 2006		750 × 500 (47 KB)	ChrisRuvolo	changed font on "California Republic" to more closely match PNG. Added a black line for more definition on the rear leg, as per PNG flag.
	20:05, 20 December 2006		750 × 500 (44 KB)	ChrisRuvolo	change colors to match PNG
	06:54, 24 February 2006		750 × 500 (43 KB)	Denelson83	Something got garbled in rendering; fixing
	06:53, 24 February 2006		750 × 500 (43 KB)	Denelson83	Improved version, e-mailed to uploader by author of xrmap, PD
	08:12, 31 December 2005		450 × 300 (32 KB)	Zscout370	Fixed the colors of the flag. The text is supposed to the black, the patch of grass looked dead to me.
	21:10, 14 September 2005		744 × 496 (30 KB)	Dbenbenn	from http://openclipart.org/clipart//signs_and_symbols/flags/america/united_states/usa_california.svg by Jon A. Cruz, PD

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