AbInitio:Image use policy
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| '''Only upload images that you created yourself''' (i.e. own the copyright for). | '''Only upload images that you created yourself''' (i.e. own the copyright for). | ||
| - | Please explicitly grant permission for its use in the image description. Ideally, you grant permission under a free license such as the [[w:GFDL|GFDL]], [[w:GPL|GPL]], or a [[w:Creative Commons|Creative Commons]] license. To do this, add one of the following tags: | + | Please explicitly say that you created the image and that grant permission for its use in the image description. Please grant permission under a free license such as the [[w:GFDL|GFDL]], [[w:GPL|GPL]], or a [[w:Creative Commons|Creative Commons]] license. To do this, add one of the following tags: |
| - | * [[:Template:GFDL|<nowiki>{{GFDL}}</nowiki>]] | + | * [[:Template:GFDL|<nowiki>{{GFDL}}</nowiki>]] — GNU Free Documentation License |
| - | * [[:Template:CC|<nowiki>{{CC}}</nowiki>]] | + | * [[:Template:CC|<nowiki>{{CC}}</nowiki>]] — Creative Commons sharealike/attribution license. |
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| + | Alternatively, if you '''know for certain''' that an image is under a free license, e.g. it is from the [[w:Wikipedia Commons]], then you can upload it if you provide information about where you got it and what license it is under. '''BY DEFAULT, an image you find online is not free to use.''' | ||
Revision as of 17:30, 15 October 2005
Only upload images that you created yourself (i.e. own the copyright for).
Please explicitly say that you created the image and that grant permission for its use in the image description. Please grant permission under a free license such as the GFDL, GPL, or a Creative Commons license. To do this, add one of the following tags:
Alternatively, if you know for certain that an image is under a free license, e.g. it is from the w:Wikipedia Commons, then you can upload it if you provide information about where you got it and what license it is under. BY DEFAULT, an image you find online is not free to use.
