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:''This page is based on [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Image copyright tags|Wikipedia:Image copyright tags]]. Please see that page for additional image copyright tags that you may want to use on your wiki.''
:''This page is based on [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Image copyright tags|Wikipedia:Image copyright tags]]. Please see that page for additional image copyright tags that you may want to use on your wiki.''


All images on Wikia must be free to use under an appropriate license or used under Fair Use. This page will help you figure out which tag to use, and how to tag your images. Most images you find on the web or in a Google image search are '''not''' free to use, even if you don't see any copyright information with them! If you do not know who created an image and what license it is under, you cannot use it.
All images on the Croc Wiki must be free to use under an appropriate license or used under {{wp|fair use}} guidelines. This page will help you figure out which tag to use, and how to tag your images. Most images you find on the web or in a Google image search are '''not''' free to use, even if you don't see any copyright information with them! If you do not know who created an image and what license it is under, you cannot use it.


Please tag images on their image description page (for example [[:File:Example.png|this]] is the description page for Example.jpg) with one of the tags below so we can keep track of its status.
Please tag images on their image description page (for example [[:File:Example.png|this]] is the description page for Example.png) with one of the tags below so we can keep track of its status.


Try to provide as much detail as possible:
Try to provide as much detail as possible:
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=== Public domain ===
=== Public domain ===


When adding a pd tag, also specify ''why'' the image is pd. Has the author released it into the pd? Is the image old enough to be pd? Is it pd because it was created by a particular government? Is it pd because a user of Wikia created it and has uploaded it as pd? If you will be using a lot of pd images on your wiki, you may want to expand these tags and have more specific information included within them.
When adding a pd tag, also specify ''why'' the image is in the public domain. Has the author released it into the public domain? Is the image old enough to be public domain? Is it public domain because it was created by a particular government? Is it public domain because a user of Croc Wiki has created the image and has given it the public domain license? If you will be using a lot of public domain images on your wiki, you may want to expand these tags and have more specific information included within them.


* <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:pd|pd]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>. Public domain. For example, when the author has put the work into the public domain or the author died over 70 years ago (pre-1935).
* {{t|pd}}. Add to images that are in the public domain, usually by the author themselves.


===Free licenses===
===Free licenses===
Be as specific as possible about which version of the license the image is used under. You may want to make more specific templates for your wiki later.
Be as specific as possible about which version of the license the image is used under. You may want to make more specific templates for your wiki later.


* <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:GFDL|GFDL]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License GNU Free Documentation License]
* {{t|GFDL}} - {{wp|GNU Free Documentation License}}
* <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Other_free|Other Free]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> - Any free license such as the GNU General Public License or Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike
* {{t|other free}} - Any free license such as the GNU General Public License or Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike
* <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Permission|Permission]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> - For when the owner of the image has given full permission for it to be used freely.
* {{t|permission}} - For when the owner of the image has given full permission for it to be used freely.
* <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:From_Wikimedia|From Wikimedia]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> - For images taken from Wikimedia. Remember to add the specific license information too.
* {{t|From Wikimedia}} - For images that were taken from the Wikimedia Foundation. Remember to add the specific license information too.
* <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Self|Self]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> - for image you made yourself, and release under a free license. Remember, a specific license tag is much better.
* {{t|self}} - for image you made yourself, and release under a free license. Remember, a specific license tag is much better.


===Fair use===
===Fair use===
See [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Image copyright tags|Wikipedia]] for a wider selection of fair use tags, especially if you will be uploading many logos or album covers. Review [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Image description page#Fair use rationale]].
See the [https://www.mariowiki.com/MediaWiki:Licenses Super Mario Wiki] for a wider selection of fair use tags, especially if you will be uploading many game screenshots or sprites.


* <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Fairuse|Fairuse]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> - for a copyrighted image which is contended to be [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Fair use|fair use]].
* {{t|fairuse}} - for a copyrighted image which is contended to be [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Fair use|fair use]].


===Unsuitable===
===Unsuitable===
If you do not know the copyright status, do not upload the image! Non-free Creative Commons licenses are also not permitted. This includes images which do not allow non-commercial use or derivative works (NC and ND licenses), since these are non-[[Wikia:free content|free]]. The Sampling+ license is also not free.
If you do not know the copyright status, do not upload the image! Non-free Creative Commons licenses are also not permitted. This includes images which do not allow non-commercial use or derivative works (NC and ND licenses), since these are non-free. The Sampling+ license is also not free. Such images need to be deleted by an [[Project:Administrators|administrator]] or, if a regular user notices the issue beforehand, tagged with {{t|delete}}.


Examples of such tags that have been taken from the Super Mario Wiki include [[Template:Game-sprite|game-sprite]], [[Template:art|art]], and [[Template:game-cover|game-cover]].
Wikipedia has a range of tags explaining why an image is unsuitable. For Wikia with complex deletion procedures, you may want to consider adding such tags for the period of deletion discussion. For other wikis, you may find it more appropriate to delete the image, or tag it specifically with a <nowiki>{{delete}}</nowiki> template.


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On the Croc Wiki, you might want to tag images with {{t|no license}} until licensing issues can be resolved.
Examples of such tags on Wikipedia include [[Wikipedia:Template:unverified|unverified]], [[Wikipedia:Template:unknown|unknown]], and [[Wikipedia:Template:copyrighted|copyrighted]].

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On Wikia, you might want to tag images with <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:No license|Template:No license]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> until licensing issues can be resolved.


== Rationale ==
== Rationale ==


# What's "fair use" in one country may not be "fair use" in another country; this allows people creating derivative works in other countries to extract images which aren't legal in their country.
# What's "fair use" in one country may not be "fair use" in another country; this allows people creating derivative works in other countries to extract images which aren't legal in their country.
# It is harder to create decent images than decent text, so the temptation to break copyright is bigger, so we like to be a bit more vigilant. For this very reason, sublicensees of Wikia are going to be especially concerned about images, particularly for printed versions.
# Secondly, it's easy to rewrite text that turns out to be copyrighted, but harder (though possible) to do the same for images.
# Secondly, it's easy to rewrite text that turns out to be copyrighted, but harder (though possible) to do the same for images.
# It is good practice to cite our sources, where we've (legally) copied images from elsewhere. If we give due credit, we're more likely to get permission (and some licenses require due credit anyway).
# It is good practice to cite our sources, where we've (legally) copied images from elsewhere. If we give due credit, we're more likely to get permission (and some licenses require due credit anyway).
# Where Wikians have created the images, they should have a bit of fame! Putting some text on the image description page that they took it themselves, and they license it under the GFDL, is a good way to do that.
# If someone has created an image, they should have a bit of recognition! Putting some text on the image description page that they took it themselves and license it under the GFDL or another free license, is a good way to do that.


==Creating new tags or sub-categories==
==Creating new tags or sub-categories==
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Try to use the tags already available at the Super Mario Wiki. This makes it easier for people who want to re-use content from both sites.

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Try to use the tags already available at Wikipedia. This makes it easier for people who want to re-use content from both sites.


# First create the template, for example, '''Template:Game-screenshot'''. This can be a game screenshot copyright tag, for example.
# First create the template, for example, '''Template:Game-screenshot'''. This can be a game screenshot copyright tag, for example.
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# Categorize this category to, for example, '''Category:Fair use images'''.
# Categorize this category to, for example, '''Category:Fair use images'''.
Done.
Done.
All you need to do is just tag your uploaded images with '''<nowiki>{{Asdf}}</nowiki>'''.
All you need to do is just tag your uploaded images with '''<nowiki>{{game-screenshot}}</nowiki>'''.
All those images will be categorized under '''Category:Game screenshots''' which in turn would be a sub-category of '''Category:Fair use images'''.
All those images will be categorized under '''Category:Game screenshots''' which in turn would be a sub-category of '''Category:Fair use images'''.


Revision as of 06:37, January 19, 2022

This page is based on Wikipedia:Image copyright tags. Please see that page for additional image copyright tags that you may want to use on your wiki.

All images on the Croc Wiki must be free to use under an appropriate license or used under fair use guidelines. This page will help you figure out which tag to use, and how to tag your images. Most images you find on the web or in a Google image search are not free to use, even if you don't see any copyright information with them! If you do not know who created an image and what license it is under, you cannot use it.

Please tag images on their image description page (for example this is the description page for Example.png) with one of the tags below so we can keep track of its status.

Try to provide as much detail as possible:

  • When marking an image as one of the less specific categories (such as CopyrightedFreeUse), try to specify somewhere what the actual license or other permission states.
  • If you tag an image as requiring attribution, please specify who needs to be attributed! Note that the GFDL requires attribution.
  • If multiple categories apply to an image, add all that apply.

Each tag should be put on a line of its own.

Tagging options

Public domain

When adding a pd tag, also specify why the image is in the public domain. Has the author released it into the public domain? Is the image old enough to be public domain? Is it public domain because it was created by a particular government? Is it public domain because a user of Croc Wiki has created the image and has given it the public domain license? If you will be using a lot of public domain images on your wiki, you may want to expand these tags and have more specific information included within them.

  • {{pd}}. Add to images that are in the public domain, usually by the author themselves.

Free licenses

Be as specific as possible about which version of the license the image is used under. You may want to make more specific templates for your wiki later.

  • {{GFDL}} - GNU Free Documentation License
  • {{other free}} - Any free license such as the GNU General Public License or Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike
  • {{permission}} - For when the owner of the image has given full permission for it to be used freely.
  • {{From Wikimedia}} - For images that were taken from the Wikimedia Foundation. Remember to add the specific license information too.
  • {{self}} - for image you made yourself, and release under a free license. Remember, a specific license tag is much better.

Fair use

See the Super Mario Wiki for a wider selection of fair use tags, especially if you will be uploading many game screenshots or sprites.

Unsuitable

If you do not know the copyright status, do not upload the image! Non-free Creative Commons licenses are also not permitted. This includes images which do not allow non-commercial use or derivative works (NC and ND licenses), since these are non-free. The Sampling+ license is also not free. Such images need to be deleted by an administrator or, if a regular user notices the issue beforehand, tagged with {{delete}}.

Examples of such tags that have been taken from the Super Mario Wiki include game-sprite, art, and game-cover.

On the Croc Wiki, you might want to tag images with {{no license}} until licensing issues can be resolved.

Rationale

  1. What's "fair use" in one country may not be "fair use" in another country; this allows people creating derivative works in other countries to extract images which aren't legal in their country.
  2. Secondly, it's easy to rewrite text that turns out to be copyrighted, but harder (though possible) to do the same for images.
  3. It is good practice to cite our sources, where we've (legally) copied images from elsewhere. If we give due credit, we're more likely to get permission (and some licenses require due credit anyway).
  4. If someone has created an image, they should have a bit of recognition! Putting some text on the image description page that they took it themselves and license it under the GFDL or another free license, is a good way to do that.

Creating new tags or sub-categories

Try to use the tags already available at the Super Mario Wiki. This makes it easier for people who want to re-use content from both sites.

  1. First create the template, for example, Template:Game-screenshot. This can be a game screenshot copyright tag, for example.
  2. Categorize that template to Category:Game screenshots.
  3. Edit this category to put a description.
  4. Add the template tag {{game-screenshot}} in this category edit.
  5. Categorize this category to, for example, Category:Fair use images.

Done. All you need to do is just tag your uploaded images with {{game-screenshot}}. All those images will be categorized under Category:Game screenshots which in turn would be a sub-category of Category:Fair use images.

Categories

Each copyright tag such as {{game-sprite}} should correspond to a category. Placing such a tag on an image will automatically put it into that category, because that template should already belong to that category.

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