Template:License: Difference between revisions

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This template writes the license information for a file. It also categorizes the page according to the license, unless the nocat parameter is provided. Valid values for the first parameter are:

fairuse: A file being used under fair use.
permission: A copyrighted file being used with permission.
freeuse: CC-Attribution 2.5.
pd: Public domain file.
gfdl: CC-Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0.
cc-by-sa-3.0: CC-Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0.
unknown: No license given.

An optional second parameter may be used to provide attribution to the copyright holder.

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+<includeonly>{{#switch:{{{1}}}
-| #default =
+| fairuse =
-This file is subject to [[Halopedia:General Disclaimer|copyright]]. Copyright is most likely held by the company that published the game or media portrayed in the image. Halopedia's use of this work qualifies as '''fair use''' under '''[[Wikipedia:Fair use#U.S. fair use factors|United States copyright law]]''', or the author's permission is given. It is used on the wiki only in the belief that the information the image portrays is designed to be an accompaniment to playing the game or media, and its use here will not:''
+''This file is subject to [[Project:Copyrights|copyright]]. Copyright is {{#if:{{{2|}}}|held by '''{{{2}}}'''|most likely held by the company that published the game or media portrayed in the image}}. {{SITENAME}}'s use of this work qualifies as '''[[wikipedia:Fair use|fair use]]''' under United States copyright law, or the author's permission is given. It is used on the wiki only in the belief that the information the image portrays is designed to be an accompaniment to playing the game or media, and its use here will not:''
 #''Detract from the experience of playing the game or using the media in question.''
-#''Harm the author's sales or reputation.''<includeonly>{{#if:{{{nocat|}}}||[[Category:Fair use files]]}}</includeonly>
+#''Harm the author's sales or reputation.''
-| cc-a2.5 =
+| permission =
-''This file is distributed under the '''[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ CC-Attribution]''' license.''{{#if:{{{2|}}}|<br>
+''This image is [[wikipedia:Copyright|copyrighted]], and '''used with permission'''{{#if:{{{2|}}}|<nowiki/> from '''{{{2}}}'''}}. The terms of the permission do not include third-party use.'' {{#if:{{{nocat|}}}||[[Category:Images used with permission]]}}
-'''''Attribution:''' {{{2|}}}''}}<includeonly>{{#if:{{{nocat|}}}||[[Category:Free files]]}}</includeonly>
+| freeuse =
-| cc-a-sa3.0 =
+''The copyright holder of this image {{#if:{{{2|}}}|('''{{{2}}}''')}} allows anyone to use it '''for any purpose''' including unrestricted redistribution, commercial use, and modification.'' {{#if:{{{nocat|}}}||[[Category:Copyrighted free use]]}}
-''This file is distributed under the '''[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ CC-Attribution-ShareAlike]''' license.''{{#if:{{{2|}}}|<br>
-'''''Attribution:''' {{{2|}}}''}}<includeonly>{{#if:{{{nocat|}}}||[[Category:Free files]]}}</includeonly>
 | pd =
-''This file  has been released into the '''[[Wikipedia:Public domain|public domain]]''' by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. This applies worldwide.''<includeonly>{{#if:{{{nocat|}}}||[[Category:Public domain files]]}}</includeonly>
+''This file  has been released into the '''[[wikipedia:Public domain|public domain]]''' by the copyright holder{{#if:{{{2|}}}|<nowiki/> ('''{{{2}}}''')}}, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. This applies worldwide.'' {{#if:{{{nocat|}}}||[[Category:Public domain images]]}}
-| user =
+| gfdl =
-''This file was created by the uploader. No license has been specified by the author, so regular copyrights apply.''<includeonly>{{#if:{{{nocat|}}}||[[Category:Fair use files]]}}</includeonly>
+''Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this image under the terms of the [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl-1.3.en.html GNU Free Documentation License], Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.''{{#if:{{{2|}}}|
+*'''''Attribution:''' {{{2}}}''}} {{#if:{{{nocat|}}}||[[Category:GFDL images]]}}
+| cc-by-sa-3.0 =
+''This file is distributed under the '''[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0]''' license.''{{#if:{{{2|}}}|
+*'''''Attribution:''' {{{2}}}''}} {{#if:{{{nocat|}}}||[[Category:Creative Commons images]]}}
 | unknown =
-''This file has not been given a license. To add one, see [[Help:Files]]. Until then, '''[[Wikipedia:Fair use#U.S. fair use factors|fair use]]''' is assumed.''<includeonly>{{#if:{{{nocat|}}}||[[Category:Unlicensed images]]}}</includeonly>
+''This file has not been given a license. To add one, see [[Help:Images]]. Until then, '''[[wikipedia:Fair use|fair use]]''' is assumed.'' {{#if:{{{nocat|}}}||[[Category:Images with unknown copyright status]]}}
-}}<noinclude>
+| #default =
+''This file has been given an invalid license parameter. Remove the parameter entirely for the fair use license to be displayed, or see [[Template:License]] for a list of valid license parameters to apply. Until then, '''[[wikipedia:Fair use|fair use]]''' is assumed.'' {{#if:{{{nocat|}}}||[[Category:Images with unknown copyright status]]}}
+}}</includeonly><noinclude>
 ==Info==
-This template writes the license information for a file. It also categorizes the page according to the license, unless the <code>nocat</code> parameter is provided. The template defaults to a message for fair use, but the license may be changed by setting the first parameter to:
+This template writes the license information for a file. It also categorizes the page according to the license, unless the <code>nocat</code> parameter is provided. Valid values for the first parameter are:
-* <code>cc-a2.5</code>: CC-Attribution 2.5. Optionally, add the attribution with parameter 2.
+* <code>fairuse</code>: A file being used under fair use.
-* <code>cc-a-sa3.0</code>: CC-Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. Optionally, add the attribution with parameter 2.
+* <code>permission</code>: A copyrighted file being used with permission.
+* <code>freeuse</code>: CC-Attribution 2.5.
 * <code>pd</code>: Public domain file.
-* <code>user</code>: An user-made file where licensing information was not given.
+* <code>gfdl</code>: CC-Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0.
+* <code>cc-by-sa-3.0</code>: CC-Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0.
 * <code>unknown</code>: No license given.
-[[Category:Image Notices]]</noinclude>
+An optional second parameter may be used to provide attribution to the copyright holder.
+[[Category:File templates]]</noinclude>