Template:Imagelicensing

Usage

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

{{imagelicensing|
    license= fairuse | PD | GFDL | permission | Other free | No license
|     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 her/himself, by uploading an image to the wiki directly. This license can also be used if an image has previously been licensed as CC-BY-NC elsewhere.
   • pd - the image is in the Public domain. The {{PD}} 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 she/he 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 {{fairuse}} template is a shortcut for this license.
   • gfdl - the image is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. The {{GFDL}} 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 wiki. The {{permission}} 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 her/himself (in which case her/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 an Arthur Wiki user and licensed as CC-BY-NC, a proper template call might look like this:

{{imagelicensing|
    license= ccl
|     owner= [[User:LukePhiladelphia]]
|    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:LukePhiladelphia

Episode

N/A

Shows

N/A

See also

• Category:Image wiki templates