This will eventually hold helpful information for uploading images. For right now though, it's just a list of the regular licensing options in the drop-down when you first upload a file along with the templates that the selection would add to the file.
File Licensing
| Licensing Type (Dropdown Option) | Associated Template | Required Source Information | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| None Selected | This is the default option, and will not apply a licensing template to the file. It is also not an allowed licensing option on this wiki. Files without licensing information will be deleted. | ||
| I don't know the license | {{No license}} | Web site or published location | As long as you have a source, someone will be able to update the license later on or remove it if it is inappropriate. |
| I took this photo myself | {{self}} | You should understand that you are releasing your image under the CC-BY-SA license, and others will be able to use it with attribution. | |
| I got this from Wikipedia or another Wikimedia project | {{From Wikimedia}} | Wikipedia or Mediawiki address | |
| This is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License | {{CC-BY-SA}} | Web site or published location | |
| This is licensed under another free license | {{Other free}} | Web site or published location | |
| This is in the public domain | {{PD}} | ||
| This will be used in a way that qualifies as fair use under US law | {{Fairuse}} | Web site or published location | Most copyrighted images that are not licensed under a free license will use this licensing option. Please try to avoid uploading large, high resolution images if you select this license, as it may run afoul of the third factor in the fair use test. See Fair Use for more information on this copyright exemption. |
| This is copyrighted, but use is permitted by the copyright holder | {{Permission}} | Web site or published location |