MediaWiki:Licenses: Difference between revisions
It would be good to have some licensing options when uploading files |
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* Fair use: | * Fair use: | ||
** Fairuse|This will be used in a way that qualifies as fair use under US law | ** Fairuse|This will be used in a way that qualifies as fair use under US law | ||
* Own | * Own work: | ||
** Self|I created this | ** Self|This file was created entirely by me. I retain full copyright unless otherwise stated. License may vary. | ||
** Self-PublicDomain|I created this work and release it into the public domain. | |||
* Wikimedia: | * Wikimedia: | ||
** From Wikimedia| | ** From Wikimedia|Sourced from Wikipedia or another Wikimedia Foundation project. License terms apply as stated there. | ||
* Free licenses: | * Free licenses: | ||
** CC-BY-SA| | ** CC-BY-SA|Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license (CC BY-SA) | ||
** Other free| | ** CC-BY|Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY) | ||
* | ** CC0|Released under Creative Commons Zero — no rights reserved (public domain equivalent) | ||
** PD|This is in the public domain | ** Other free|Licensed under a different free license that allows redistribution and modification | ||
** Permission| | |||
** Stolen|This file was | * Public domain: | ||
** PD|This file is in the public domain under applicable law | |||
** PD-USGov|Created by a U.S. federal government agency and therefore in the public domain | |||
* With permission: | |||
** Permission|Used with explicit permission from the copyright holder. Documentation may be required. | |||
* Questionable or unknown status: | |||
** Stolen|This file was obtained without the creator's permission. Its copyright status is likely a violation and may lead to deletion. | |||
* Other: | |||
** No license|No valid license or permission has been provided yet. | |||
Latest revision as of 17:33, 14 July 2025
- Fair use:
- Fairuse|This will be used in a way that qualifies as fair use under US law
- Own work:
- Self|This file was created entirely by me. I retain full copyright unless otherwise stated. License may vary.
- Self-PublicDomain|I created this work and release it into the public domain.
- Wikimedia:
- From Wikimedia|Sourced from Wikipedia or another Wikimedia Foundation project. License terms apply as stated there.
- Free licenses:
- CC-BY-SA|Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license (CC BY-SA)
- CC-BY|Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY)
- CC0|Released under Creative Commons Zero — no rights reserved (public domain equivalent)
- Other free|Licensed under a different free license that allows redistribution and modification
- Public domain:
- PD|This file is in the public domain under applicable law
- PD-USGov|Created by a U.S. federal government agency and therefore in the public domain
- With permission:
- Permission|Used with explicit permission from the copyright holder. Documentation may be required.
- Questionable or unknown status:
- Stolen|This file was obtained without the creator's permission. Its copyright status is likely a violation and may lead to deletion.
- Other:
- No license|No valid license or permission has been provided yet.