Wikibooks:Templates/Files

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The file namespace list all files uploaded to Wikibooks and describes them. Wikibooks requires that all uploaded files include proper copyright and licensing information on their description page. Some files (like images, videos, and audio files) can also be embedded on pages.

My file is missing a copyright tag, or has {{no license}}. 

What you need to do is go to the file's description page (for images just click the image wherever you inserted it), edit the page, and add a correct tag. For example, if the file is a work of the US government, add: {{PD-USGov}}. For screenshots, give the screenshot the same license as the program itself has. For your own work we recommend that you dual-license your work.

See also:

• Wikipedia:Image copyright tags
• Wikipedia:Template messages/Image namespace
• Wikibooks:Media

Copyright Information

{{information}}

Add licensing information using a template from the below section as well to indicate the terms of use for the file.

{{Information
|Description=Magnetic field scheme
|Source=own work
|Date=2007-03-28
|Author=[[User:Derbeth|]]
}}

{{Information
|Description=Scheme of human brain for the [[Neuroscience]] book
|Source=http://somewebsite.com/image.png
|Date=2006-12-21
|Author=John Smith
|Permission=http://somewebsite.com/usage.html
|other_versions=[[:Image:Brainscheme transparent.png]]
}}

{{Fairuse rationale
|books       = Where this image will be used
|not free    = Why a non-free image must be used
|rationale   = Why the book can't do without this media
|must use    = Why deleting this image would render the module unusable
}}

Add licensing information using a template from the below section as well to indicate the terms of use for the file.

Licensing Information

Multi-licensing

You can also specify a username as the first parameter if tagging something which isn't yours, but is multi-licensed.

What to type	What it makes
{{self|cc-by-sa-2.5|GFDL}}	I, the author of this work, hereby publish it under the following licenses: This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license. In short: you are free to share and to make derivatives of this work under the conditions that you appropriately attribute it, and that you only distribute it under the same or similar license to this one. Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License." You may select the license of your choice.
{{dual license|cc-by-sa-3.0|GFDL}}	The author of this work, hereby publishes it under the following licenses: This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. In short: you are free to share and to make derivatives of this work under the conditions that you appropriately attribute it, and that you only distribute it under the same, similar or a compatible license. Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License." You may select the license of your choice.

Public domain

These are for public domain works.

What to type	What it makes
{{PD-self}}	I, the copyright holder of this work hereby release it into the public domain. This applies worldwide. In case this is not legally possible, I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.
{{PD-user|[[User:WikimediaNotifier|Real Name]]}}	This work has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by Real Name. This applies worldwide. In case this is not legally possible, Real Name grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.
{{PD-old}}	This work is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years or less.
{{PD-ineligible}}	This work may be in the public domain due to copyright ineligibility. The person who uploaded this work believes the work consists entirely of information that is common property and/or contains no original authorship.
{{PD-US}}	This work is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. See Copyright.
{{PD-USGov}}	This work is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions because it is a work of the United States Federal Government. See Copyright.
{{PD-USGov-NASA}}	This file is in the public domain because it was created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy).
{{PD-USGov-Interior-USGS}}	This work is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the United States Geological Survey, an agency of the United States Department of Interior. For more information, see the USGS copyright policy.

Creative Commons

What to type	What it makes
{{cc-by-sa-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0}} * recommended	This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license versions 3.0, 2.5, 2.0, and 1.0.
{{cc-by-sa-2.5,2.0,1.0}}	This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike license versions 2.5, 2.0, and 1.0
{{cc-by-sa-3.0}}	This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. In short: you are free to share and to make derivatives of this work under the conditions that you appropriately attribute it, and that you only distribute it under the same, similar or a compatible license. Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder.
{{cc-by-3.0}}	This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. In short: you are free to share and make derivatives of this work under the conditions that you appropriately attribute it. Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder.
{{cc-by-sa-2.5}}	This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license. In short: you are free to share and to make derivatives of this work under the conditions that you appropriately attribute it, and that you only distribute it under the same or similar license to this one. Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder.
{{cc-by-2.5}}	This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic license. In short: you are free to share and make derivatives of this work under the conditions that you appropriately attribute it. Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder.
{{cc-by-sa-2.0}}	This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. In short: you are free to share and to make derivatives of this work under the conditions that you appropriately attribute it, and that you only distribute it under the same or similar license to this one. Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder.
{{cc-by-2.0}}	This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. In short: you are free to share and make derivatives of this work under the conditions that you appropriately attribute it. Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder.

GFDL

What to type	What it makes
{{GFDL}}	Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License."
{{GFDL-self}}	I, the author of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License."
{{GFDL-1.1-plus}}	Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License."

Screenshots

You should not use these templates for anything but screenshots of copyleft licensed software programs.

What to type	What it makes
{{BSD}}	File:BSD daemon ANSI.png BSD License Copyright © belongs to the uploader, all rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, with the name of the uploader, and this list of conditions; Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, with the name of the uploader, and this list of conditions in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution; Neither the name of the uploader nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
{{BSD|John Doe}}	File:BSD daemon ANSI.png BSD License Copyright © John Doe, all rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, with the name of the uploader, and this list of conditions; Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, with the name of the uploader, and this list of conditions in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution; Neither the name of the uploader nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
{{GPL}}	This work is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This work is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
{{LGPL}}	This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
{{free screenshot|license=BSD}}	This screenshot contains parts or visuals of a free software program. You may use it freely according to its particular license: File:BSD daemon ANSI.png BSD License Copyright © belongs to the uploader, all rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, with the name of the uploader, and this list of conditions; Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, with the name of the uploader, and this list of conditions in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution; Neither the name of the uploader nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. Note: If the screenshot shows any work that is not a direct result of the program code itself, such as a text or graphics that are not part of the program, the license for that work must be indicated separately.

Others

What to type	What it makes
{{conditional use|conditions}}	This work is copyrighted. The copyright holder allows anyone to use it for any purpose, provided that conditions Note: The conditions must not include terms which restrict the three freedoms. Please list this work for deletion if it does.
{{Non-free media}}	This work (or parts of it) is copyrighted. The uploader of this work and the persons who use it in books, hereby asserts that the use of this work qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law and within the stricter criteria of Wikibooks' non-free media policies. Any other use of this work outside of Wikibooks, may be copyright infringement A {{non-free media rationale}} must be included below for each usage of this work. This work may be subject to speedy deletion if it has no reasonable rationale, is missing copyright information, is no longer used, or is no longer necessary.
{{Non-free Adobe screenshot}}	This screenshot of Adobe software (or parts of it) is copyrighted by Adobe Systems. The uploader of this screenshot of Adobe software and the persons who use it in books, hereby asserts that the use of this work qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law and within the stricter criteria of Wikibooks' non-free media policies. Any other use of this work outside of Wikibooks, may be copyright infringement Adobe product screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from Adobe Systems Incorporated. See Adobe Systems Incorporated: Permissions and trademark guidelines for more details about using screenshots of Adobe products. A {{non-free media rationale}} must be included below for each usage of this work. This work may be subject to speedy deletion if it has no reasonable rationale, is missing copyright information, is no longer used, or is no longer necessary.
{{Microsoft screenshot}}	This screenshot of Microsoft software (or parts of it) is copyrighted by Microsoft Corporation. The uploader of this screenshot of Microsoft software and the persons who use it in books, hereby asserts that the use of this work qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law and within the stricter criteria of Wikibooks' non-free media policies. Any other use of this work outside of Wikibooks, may be copyright infringement Microsoft permits the use of unmodified screenshots in documentation (including educational brochures), tutorial books, and on websites, as declared below: Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation. A {{non-free media rationale}} must be included below for each usage of this work. This work may be subject to speedy deletion if it has no reasonable rationale, is missing copyright information, is no longer used, or is no longer necessary.
{{Non-free Wikimedia logo}} apply always where Wikimedia logos are used	This image (or parts of it) is copyrighted by the Wikimedia Foundation. It is (or includes) one of the official logos or designs used by the Wikimedia Foundation or by one of its projects. Use of the Wikimedia logo is subject to the Wikimedia visual identity guidelines and requires permission. © & ™ Wikimedia® and Wikibooks® are registered trademarks of Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved.