canada copyright i have a question for you i want to nominate an article for featured status but i was wondering if photos under the canada crown coypright status is acceptable thanks sound off the canadian crown copyright is borderline it appears to prohibit commercial use and it may or may not permit modification it's still freer than fair use so if it's a choice between the two the crown copyright image is better such images should still be used sparingly the canadian heraldic authority article is a good example of where crown copyright images can be used although since it's the text description of a coat of arms that's definitive not the visual representation anyone could draw up a depiction of one of those coats of arms and release it under gfdl