The templates listed on this page should be used to indicate the license(s) under which media files uploaded to Wikiversity are published. Generally, media files published under a free license should be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. Files may be published under multiple licenses.
Each file page should have a template indicating how it is licensed. This is required by Wikimedia Foundation policy, and is simply good practice. Re-users of Wikiversity content expect it will be freely-reusable. Some media, however, has certain restrictions in the licensing (for example the share-alike clause of some Creative Commons licenses), which the re-user must be able to easily determine. License templates categorize media so it can easily be determined what is reusable and under what conditions.
When you upload a file, copy and paste the {{Information}} template to the file page and fill in the details as shown in the following examples:
What to type
What it makes
for your own work:
{{Information
|Description = Magnetic field scheme
|Source = {{tl|own}}
|Date = <nowiki>{{date|2007-03-28}}</nowiki}}
|Author=[[User:Derbeth|]]
|Permission=Put here the licence
}}
{{Information
|Description=Scheme of human brain for the [[Neuroscience]] book
|Source=http://somewebsite.com/image.png
|Date=2006-12-21
|Author=John Smith
|Permission=http://somewebsite.com/usage.html
|other_versions=[[:Image:Brainscheme transparent.png]]
}}
If you did not add the template at the time of upload, you must edit the image description page. Do not re-upload the image; you will not be able to update the licensing or source information that way. Instead, click the edit this page tab at the top of the page, and add in the template like this: {{Templatename}}. Be careful to note the case of template names; only the first letter is case-insensitive.
Wikimedia Commons
Please note It is strongly recommended that you upload free content to Wikimedia Commons. Files hosted at Commons are accessible by all Wikimedia projects. An introduction to Commons can be found at Commons:Welcome.
This file was released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. This applies worldwide.
Content released into the public domain may be used for any purpose without attribution, including commercial activities and creation of derivative works.
Note: This only applies to works of the Federal Government and not to the work of any individual U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, county, municipality, or any other subdivision.
to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/}}
CC BY 3.0
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.
I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.
I, the author of this work, hereby publish it under the following licenses:
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.
I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following licenses:
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.
Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, with the name of the uploader, and this list of conditions;
Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, with the name of the uploader, and this list of conditions in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution;
Neither the name of the uploader nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, with the name of the uploader, and this list of conditions;
Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, with the name of the uploader, and this list of conditions in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution;
Neither the name of the uploader nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
This work is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This work is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
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This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. See version 2.1 and version 3 of the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details. http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.htmlLGPLGNU Lesser General Public Licensetruetrue
The copyright holder of this file, Reason Given, allows anyone to use it for any purpose, provided that the copyright holder is properly attributed. Redistribution, derivative work, commercial use, and all other uses are permitted.
This work is copyrighted. The individual who uploaded this work and first used it in an article, as well as subsequent persons who place it into articles, asserts that this qualifies as fair use of the material under United States copyright law.
This template must be accompanied by a {{Non-free media rationale}} justifying the assertion of fair use.
Note: The kinds of things that are considered acceptable for fair use on Wikiversity is significantly less than what is legally permitted. Please consult the Wikimedia Foundation Fair Use Policy to see if this content is permitted on Wikiversity under these further restrictions. Familiarize yourself with the Wikiversity Exemption Doctrine Policy before using this template.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material//en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversity:License_tags
This is a screenshot of copyrighted computer software, and the copyright for its contents is most likely held by the author(s) or the company that created the software. It is believed that the use of a limited number of low-resolution screenshots:
for identification of, and critical commentary on, the software in question,
If this is a screenshot of free software (GPL, BSD, etc.) do not use this template! Use the license tag that corresponds to the license instead, optionally alongside {{Free screenshot}} to categorize as a free screenshot.
™ Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
This file is (or includes) one of the official logos or designs used by the Wikimedia Foundation or by one of its projects. Use of the Wikimedia logos and trademarks is subject to the Wikimedia trademark policy and visual identity guidelines, and may require permission.
This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Wikipedia:Copyrights for more information.
This file needs copyright and/or license information by June 17, 2025 to remain at Wikiversity.
No licenseCopyright questions
Please place {{Information}} on this page and fill out who the owner is and the copying terms. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about using files because of copyright law.
Who owns the rights to this file? Usually this is the work's creator, the creator's employer, or the last person who was transferred ownership rights. Only the person or company who owns the rights can give permission to use this file freely.
The file needs some copyright information soon to stay at Wikiversity. Please place {{information}} on the file page and fill out who the owner is and the copying terms. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about using files because of copyright law.
Who owns the rights to this file? Usually this is the work's creator, the creator's employer, or the last person who was transferred ownership rights. Only the person or company who owns the rights can give permission to use this file freely.
Please remember to do this for any other files you have uploaded or will upload. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me on my talk page or the Wikiversity community at the Colloquium. Thank you.
