Help:Templates for copyright status
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Copyright Status
All files uploaded to the CreationWiki must be free of copyright restrictions. When uploading a file, users are required to specify the copyright status of the file. Acceptable files include Creative Commons Licensed, those that qualify for fair use, or those that are in the public domain. The latter include files for which the copyright has expired or the file is uncopyrightable as with U.S. national government agency publications. Below is a list of templates that can be used to facilitate identification of appropriate use license.
Public domain licenses
- The {{PD 70}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that are in the public domain because its copyright has expired for those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years.
- The {{PD 100}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that are in the public domain because its copyright has expired for those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years.
- The {{PD Holder}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that someone is the holder of the copyright and this one put the file into the public domain.
- The {{PD IHolder}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that you are the holder of the copyright and you are putting into the public domain.
- The {{PD USA}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that is in the public domain in United States. This applies to U.S. works where the copyright has expired, often because its first publication occurred prior to January 1, 1923.
- The {{PD Inelegible}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that the copyright is inelegible and therefore are putting into the public domain.
Templates for U.S. national government agency publications
- The {{PD_USGOV}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that are a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code.
- The {{PD USGOV NIST}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that are a work of the United States Federal Government, specifically an employee of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code.
- The {{PD USGOV NIOH}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that are a work of the United States Federal Government, specifically from the National Institute of Health.
- The {{PD USGOV NOAA}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that are a work of the United States Federal Government, specifically an employee of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, taken or made as part of that person's official duties.
- The {{PD USGOV USDA}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that are a work of the United States Federal Government, specifically an employee of the United States Department of Agriculture, taken or made as part of that person's official duties.
- The {{PD USGOV USGS}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that are a work of the United States Federal Government, specifically from the United States Geological Survey, an agency of the United States Department of the Interior.
- The {{PD NASA}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that are in the public domain because they were solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted".
- The {{PD CIA}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that are in the public domain because they were solely created by a Central Intelligence Agency employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties.
- The {{PD USGOV NPS}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that are a work of the United States Federal Government, specifically an employee of a National Park Service, created as part of that person's official duties.
- The {{PD US NAVY}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that are a work of the United States Federal Government, specifically of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties.
- The {{PD USAF}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that are a work of the United States Federal Government, specifically of a Airman or employee of the U.S. Air Force, taken or made as part of that person's official duties.
- The {{PD USAIOH}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia produced by the United States Army Institute of Heraldry.
GNU public licenses
- The {{GFDL}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that are 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. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled GNU Free Documentation License.
Creative Commons licenses
- The {{CC4_0}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
- The {{CC3_0}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
- The {{CC2_5}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic.
- The {{CC2_0}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic.
- The {{CC2 5 2 0 1 0}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that are licensed under one of the following licenses: the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and 1.0 Generic license.
- The {{CC0}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that are licensed under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication license.
Other templates
- The {{GPLCC}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that may combine one or more of the following three licenses: {{CC3_0}}, {{CC2 5 2 0 1 0}} and/or {{GFDL}}.
- The {{Insignia}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field with another license warning when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that are insignia like flags, coat of arms, seals.
- The {{ChooseLicense}} template message is placed at the Copyright Status field when uploading an image to the Repository of CreationWiki Media for images that combine one or more licenses to alert the user that he can choose between the licenses shown above this message.