Wikipedia:File copyright tags/Non-free

Copyrighted media files may be used in Wikipedia articles on a limited basis, provided they satisfy both the legal test for fair use and Wikipedia's own guidelines for non-free content, found at Wikipedia:Non-free content. Each image or audio file has an image page where any fair use concerns must be addressed. For non-free content, each image page must include:

• A copyright tag to claim fair use. Wikipedia's file upload function and wizard each help editors choose an appropriate tag. A list is below. Non-free images that meet Wikipedia's policy but do not fit into any of the categories below should use the tag {{Non-free fair use in|Article}}.
• A statement describing the source of the media.
• A separate "fair use rationale" for each use in a Wikipedia article. Instructions, guidelines, samples, and templates are available at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline.

Please note: Copyrighted images that reasonably can be replaced by free images may not be used on Wikipedia.

Audio & music

• {{Non-free audio sample}}—for 30 second or shorter Ogg Vorbis audio files of reduced quality.
• {{Speech}}—for spoken word audio clips of historic events, such as speeches by public figures.
• {{Sheet music}}—for images of sheet music, whether scanned or recreated, but not sheet music covers.
• {{Recordingmedium}}—for images of a commercial recording medium, such as a DVD, CD, VHS tape, cassette tape, or gramophone record.

Cover art

• {{Non-free album cover}}—for music album or single covers.
• {{Boardgamecover}}—for board game cover art.
• {{Non-free book cover}}—for book covers.
  • {{Comiccover}}—for comic book covers (trade paperbacks and the like go under {{Book cover}}, however).
• {{Non-free DVD cover}}—for DVD covers.
• {{Non-free game cover}}—for video game covers.
  • {{Arcade-game-cover}}—for arcade, pinball, pachinko and similar style cover art or pictures.
• {{Product-cover}}-for general branded product covers.
• {{Softwarecover}}—for other software covers.
• {{Non-free magazine cover}}—for magazine covers.
• {{Non-free newspaper image}}—for scans of entire newspaper pages.
• {{Video disc cover}}—for video disc formats other than DVD.
• {{Video tape cover}}—for video tape covers.

Logos

• {{Non-free logo}}—for logos. See Wikipedia:Logos.
  • {{Computer hardware logo}}—for computer hardware logos.
  • {{drink-logo}}-for Drink logos
  • {{Film logo}}-for films logos
  • {{PreK12-logo}}—for logos of PreK through Grade 12 public and private schools
  • {{K12-logo}}—for logos of kindergarten through Grade 12 public and private schools.
  • {{Restaurant}}—for restaurant logos.
  • {{Radiologo}}—for logos identifying radio stations or networks
  • {{Schoolboard-logo}}-for logos of public and private school boards (school districts)
  • {{Scoutlogo}}—for logos of Scouting organizations
  • {{Sports uniform}}—for illustrations of sports uniforms
  • {{Hqfl logo}}—for High Quality Football Logos
  • {{Olympics-logo}}—for logos of the Olympic Games
  • {{Tv-program-logo}}—for logos identifying television programs
  • {{Game-logo}}-for logos or video games or video game corporation
• {{Non-free symbol}}—for symbols such as flags and coats of arms where the symbol holder owns the copyright on the image
  • {{Seal}}—for images of official seals
• {{Non-free computer icon}}—for computer software icons

Stamps and currency

• {{Non-free stamp}}—for images of postage stamps that may be copyrighted.
  • {{USPSstamp}}—for images of U.S. postage stamps issued in 1978 or later.
• {{Money}}—for images of the official currency of a country that may be copyrighted.

Promotional material

Fair use on Wikipedia only applies if it is not possible to replace such promotional image with a free image

• {{Non-free promotional}}—for an image freely provided to promote an item, as in a promotional photo in a press packet
  • {{Non-free poster}}—for poster images of reduced quality.
  • {{Politicalposter}}—for political poster images of reduced quality.

Screenshots

• {{Non-free film screenshot}} —Screenshots from movies
• {{Machinima-screenshot}} —Screenshots from machinima productions
• {{Non-free music video screenshot}} —Screenshots or stills from music videos or other promotional videos for music artists
• {{Non-free television screenshot}} —Screenshots from television programs
  • {{CartoonNetworkImageTag}} Screenshots from Cartoon Network properties
• {{Non-free video screenshot}} —Screenshots from other types of videos (use more specific tag if possible)
• {{Non-free game screenshot}} —for screenshots of video games
  • {{Cvg-titlescreen}} —for title screens of video games (merged into above template)
• {{Non-free software screenshot}} —for screenshots of software
  • {{Linux-software-screenshot}} —for screenshots of Linux software
  • {{Web-software-screenshot}} —for screenshots of software with a web-based user interface.
  • Note: for free software screenshots, you can use {{free screenshot}}. In this case, consider uploading your file to Wikimedia Commons if possible.
• {{Non-free web screenshot}} —for screenshots of web pages.
  • {{Vodcast-screenshot}} —for screenshots of video podcasts.
• {{Wikipedia-screenshot}} - for screenshots of Wikipedia pages

Art

• {{Non-free 2D art}}—for low resolution images of two dimensional works of art which were made in 1923 or later.
• {{Non-free 3D art}}—for images of three-dimensional works of art that are still under copyright.

Publicity photos

Fair use on Wikipedia only applies if it is not possible to replace such publicity image with a free image

• {{Non-free promotional}}—for publicity photographs of people or events, such as headshots or posed shots, from a press kit. See Wikipedia:Publicity photos.
• {{Canada-politician-photo}}—for official photographs of Canadian politicians
• {{Dutch-politician-photo}}-for official photographs of Dutch politicians and royalty
• {{India-politician-photo}}-for official photographs of Indian politicians
• {{Parliament of Australia}}—for official photographs of Australian federal politicians from AUSPIC
• {{TNA-photo}}—for TNA wrestling publicity photos.
• {{WWE-photo}}—for WWE wrestling publicity photos.

UK government

• {{Non-free Crown copyright}} — For material under UK Crown copyright (Crown copyright in other countries has different restrictions). This only applies to some content on some web sites. It's not a carte blanche to use anything. See the talk page for a list of web sites that will allow some use — and check the copyright notice first as they are all different. It is the express opinion of HM Stationery Office that Crown Copyright is incompatible with the GFDL — contact the Epopt for details. For works where UK Crown copyright has expired, use {{PD-BritishGov}} instead. Please note that as commercial distribution is not permitted this license is non-free for the purposes of Wikipedia, hence images uploaded under this template must still specify a rationale.

The following UK government agencies have unfree images, Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, Land Registry, Teacher Training Agency and the Ordnance Survey. To use material from any of these sources follow the instructions for fair use.

Other

Fair use on Wikipedia only applies if it is not possible to replace such promotional image with a free image

• {{BC-traffic-sign}}—for British Columbia traffic signs.
• {{Cereal box cover}}—for cereal box covers.
• {{Non-free character}}—for artwork depicting a character from a comic book, video game, or animated television program or film
• {{ESA-Multimedia}}-for images from the ESA Multimedia Gallery
• {{noncommercial-ESA}}-for other images taken by the ESA
• {{Non-free comic}}—for an image from a comic or webcomic.
• {{Denver Public Library images|imgurl=image url|callno=call number}}—for photographs from the photography collection of the Denver Public Library.
  • {{Otto Perry image|imgurl=image url|callno=call number}}—for photographs from the Otto Perry collection of the Denver Public Library
  • {{Robert Richardson image|imgurl=image url|callno=call number}}—for photographs from the Robert Richardson collection of the Denver Public Library
• {{Non-free historic image}}—for unique, famous historical photographs
• {{Parody}}—for images depicting a parody.
• {{Non-free standard test image}}—for standard test images ubiquitous in the image processing literature

Deprecated

• {{Restricted use}} (and redirects {{Fair use}} and others)—formerly used for non-free images and audio samples which are contended to be fair use. Replace this tag either with {{Non-free fair use in|Article}} or with another of the tags above.
• {{PermissionAndFairUse}}—formerly used for media for which we have permission, and US fair use also applies. You should also describe as much as possible about the permission including who from and conditions. Replace this tag with either {{Non-free fair use in|Article}} or with another of the tags above, and also add {{Withpermission}}.
• {{Non-free unsure}} (and redirects {{Fairuseunsure}} and {{Fairold}})—formerly used with images which might possibly be in the public domain, either due to age or for some other reason, but the copyright status cannot be conclusively determined. The copyright status of the image should be thoroughly investigated, and either tagged as public domain if it is in the public domain, or as {{Non-free fair use in|Article}} or with another tag above.