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Use of the seal

I've come here from the link placed in WP:RFC/POLICIES, but can't find any discussion. The original text of the RFC was:

According to the United States Code, Title 18, Section 709, (and this does apply; Wikipedia's servers are in the US state of Florida) unauthorized use of the FBI seal, the words “Federal Bureau of Investigation,” the initials “FBI,” or any imitation “in a manner reasonably calculated to convey the impression that such [activity]...is approved, endorsed, or authorized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation” is prohibited. Especially on the template Template:User FBI (which you'll have to look at a past version of) this is conveyed. 00:47, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

Can somebody explain to me why they believe use of the image on this template comes under the category of "a manner reasonable calculated to convey the impression that [anything related to Wikipedia] is approved, endorsed or authorized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation"? I just don't see how this law applies in this situation. Thanks. JulesH 07:22, 3 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]