Template:Imagelicensing/doc

Usage

This template can be used on image description pages to inform about the license used in publishing a specific image

{{imagelicensing|
    license= ccl | pd | fairuse | copyright | other | nonegiven
|     owner=
|    source=
| rationale=
}}

Variables

1. license: Can be one of ccl, pd, fairuse, copyright, other or nonegiven:
   • ccl - the image is licensed under the CC-by-nc license. This can be done by the copyright owner himself, by uploading an image to the Wikia directly. This license can also be used if an image has previously been licensed as CC-by-nc elsewhere. The Template:Tl template is a shortcut for this license.
   • pd - the image is in the public domain. The Template:Tl template is a shortcut for this license.
   • fairuse - the image is copyrighted, but the uploader as well as contributors subsequently using the image claim that they use the image in a way that constitutes fair use according to US law. The copyright owner should be identified using the variable "owner". The Template:Tl template is a shortcut for this license.
   • copyright - the image is copyrighted, and uploaded here by the copyright owner who gives explicit permission to use the image on the wikia. The Template:Tl template is a shortcut for this license.
   • other - this is only to be used in the rare case where none of the "standard" licenses apply. In this case, add complete and proper licensing information to the variable "rationale".
   • nonegiven - this is not a license itself, but lack of one. Images that are uploaded without adding a proper license will be checked by other contributors. If none of the other licenses clearly apply, an image may be tagged using this "license". Unless it can reasonably assumed that the original uploader is the copyright owner himself (in which case his upload might be construed as licensing as CC-by-nc), the image is a likely candidate for deletion.
2. owner: This is a free text variable. Use it to identify the original copyright owner.
3. source: Another free text variable, should be used to identify the original source where this image had been previously published. This is especially important where "ccl" or "fairuse" licensing is used.
4. shows: This variable can be used to describe what is in the image.

Example

For an image, created by a Simpsons wikia user and licensed as CC-by-nc, a proper template call might look like this:

{{imagelicensing|
    license= ccl
|     owner= [[User:Cid Highwind]]
|    source= Direct upload, no other source.
| shows= Arthur drawing
}}

Giving:

The above image is published here under the following terms:

License

Creative Commons - this image was published under the terms of the Creative Commons by-nc license. It may be copied, redistributed, or modified as long as attribution to the original source is given, and the media is not used for commercial purposes.

Owner/Creator

User:Cid Highwind

Episode

N/A

Shows

N/A

Shortcut templates

Some useful shortcut templates have been created that automatically fill in some or all of the necessary variables:

Template:Tl

For images showing reproductions of on-screen artwork.

Template:Tl

For images released under the Creative Commons attribution/non-commercial license.

Template:Tl

For copyrighted images with explicit permission for use.

Template:Tl

For copyrighted images for which "fair use" may be claimed by a contributor.

Template:Tl

For images that show covers of DVDs, books, comics, or video games for which "fair use" may be claimed by a contributor.

Template:Tl

For interior artwork from comic books and other publications for which "fair use" may be claimed by a contributor.

Template:Tl

For screen shots from video games for which "fair use" may be claimed by a contributor.

Template:Tl

For screen captures of television shows or films not produced by PBS and Marc Brown (or one of its affiliates)

Template:Tl

For Simpsons episode or movie screen shots for which "fair use" may be claimed by a contributor.