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Copyrighted media files may be used in Wikipedia articles on a limited basis, provided they satisfy both the legal test for fair use and Wikipedia's own guidelines for non-free content, found at Wikipedia:Non-free content. Each image or audio file has an image page where any fair use concerns must be addressed. For non-free content, each image page must include:

• A copyright tag to claim fair use. Wikipedia's file upload function and wizard each help editors choose an appropriate tag. A list is below. Non-free images that meet Wikipedia's policy but do not fit into any of the categories below should use the tag {{Non-free fair use in|Article}}.
• A statement describing the source of the media.
• A separate "non-free use rationale" for each use in a Wikipedia article. Instructions, guidelines, samples, and templates are available at Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline.

Please note: Copyrighted images that reasonably can be replaced by free images may not be used on Wikipedia.

Categories

Audio and music

• {{Non-free audio sample}}—for 30 second or shorter Ogg Vorbis audio files of reduced quality.
• {{Non-free speech}}—for spoken word audio clips of historic events, such as speeches by public figures.
• {{Non-free sheet music}}—for images of sheet music, whether scanned or recreated, but not sheet music covers.
• {{Non-free recording medium}}—for images of a commercial recording medium, such as a DVD, CD, VHS tape, cassette tape, or gramophone record.

Cover art

• {{Non-free album cover}}—for music album or single covers.
• {{Non-free board game cover}}—for board game cover art.
• {{Non-free book cover}}—for book covers.
  • {{Non-free comic}}—for comic book covers or interior pages (trade paperbacks and the like go under {{Book cover}}, however).
• {{Non-free game cover}}—for video game covers.
• {{Non-free product cover}}-for general branded product covers.
• {{Non-free software cover}}—for other software covers.
• {{Non-free magazine cover}}—for magazine covers.
• {{Non-free newspaper image}}—for scans of entire newspaper pages.
• {{Non-free video cover}}—for videotape, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, etc. covers.

Logos

• {{Non-free logo}}—for logos. See Wikipedia:Logos.
  • {{Non-free Scout logo}}—for logos of Scouting organisations.
• {{Non-free symbol}}—for symbols such as flags and coats of arms where the symbol holder owns the copyright on the image
• {{Non-free computer icon}}—for computer software icons
• {{Non-free Mozilla logo}}—for Mozilla logos, notes that these logos may be freely used for non-commercial purposes
• {{Non-free Wikimedia logo}}—for Wikimedia logos, which we have permission to use but are still non-free

Stamps and currency

• {{Non-free stamp}}—for images of postage stamps that may be copyrighted.
  • {{Non-free stamp of Canada}}—for images of Canadian stamps issued in 1958 or later.
  • {{Non-free stamp of India}}—for images of Indian stamps issued in 1948 or later.
  • {{Non-free USGov-USPS stamp}}—for images of U.S. stamps issued in 1978 or later.
• {{Non-free currency}}—for images of the official currency of a country that may be copyrighted.

Promotional material

Fair use on Wikipedia only applies if it is not possible to replace such promotional image with a free image.

• {{Non-free promotional}}—for an image freely provided to promote an item, as in a promotional photo in a press packet
  • {{Non-free poster}}—for poster images of reduced quality.

Screenshots

• {{Non-free video screenshot}}—Screenshots from videos (use more specific tag if possible)
  • {{Non-free film screenshot}}—Screenshots from movies
  • {{Non-free music video screenshot}}—Screenshots or stills from music videos or other promotional videos for music artists
  • {{Non-free television screenshot}}—Screenshots from television programs
    • {{Non-free Cartoon Network image}} Screenshots from Cartoon Network properties
• {{Non-free game screenshot}}—for screenshots of video games
• {{Non-free software screenshot}}—for screenshots of software
  • Note: for screenshots of free software running on a free operating system, you can use {{free screenshot}} (Warning: you need to indicate the actual license separately, read the template doc first). In this case, consider uploading your file to Wikimedia Commons if possible.
• {{Non-free web screenshot}}—for screenshots of web pages.
  • Note that this tag is NOT appropriate for an image on a webpage, EVEN IF the ENTIRE CONTENT of that page is the image. Fair Use is for identification and critical commentary relating only to the website, NOT the image. For identification and critical commentary relating specifically to the image, see "Art" below.
  • {{Non-free vodcast screenshot}}—for screenshots of video podcasts.
• {{Wikipedia-screenshot}}—for screenshots of Wikipedia pages

Art

• {{Non-free 2D art}}—for low resolution images of two dimensional works of art which were made in 1923 or later.
• {{Non-free 3D art}}—for images of three-dimensional works of art that are still under copyright.

Publicity photos

Fair use on Wikipedia only applies if it is not possible to replace such publicity image with a free image.

• {{Non-free promotional}}—for publicity photographs of people or events, such as headshots or posed shots, from a press kit. See Wikipedia:Publicity photos.
• {{Dutch-politician-photo}}—for official photographs of Dutch politicians and royalty
• {{Non-free AUSPIC}}—for official photographs of Australian federal politicians from AUSPIC
• {{Non-free WWE photo}}—for WWE wrestling publicity photos.

UK government

• {{Non-free Crown copyright}}—For material under UK Crown copyright (Crown copyright in other countries has different restrictions). This only applies to some content on some web sites. It's not a carte blanche to use anything. See the talk page for a list of web sites that will allow some use — and check the copyright notice first as they are all different. It is the express opinion of HM Stationery Office that Crown Copyright is incompatible with the GFDL — contact the Epopt for details. For works where UK Crown copyright has expired, use {{PD-BritishGov}} instead. Please note that as commercial distribution is not permitted this license is non-free for the purposes of Wikipedia, hence images uploaded under this template must still specify a rationale.

Other

• {{Non-free British Columbia traffic sign}}—for British Columbia traffic signs.
• {{Non-free cereal box cover}}—for cereal box covers.
• {{Non-free character}}—for artwork depicting a character from a comic book, video game, or animated television program or film
• {{Non-free ESA media}}-for images taken by the ESA ESA Multimedia Gallery
• {{Non-free Denver Public Library image|imgurl=image url|callno=call number}}—for photographs from the photography collection of the Denver Public Library.
  • {{Non-free Otto Perry image|imgurl=image url|callno=call number}}—for photographs from the Otto Perry collection of the Denver Public Library
  • {{Non-free Robert Richardson image|imgurl=image url|callno=call number}}—for photographs from the Robert Richardson collection of the Denver Public Library
• {{Non-free historic image}}—for unique, famous historical photographs
  • {{Non-free with NC}}—supplemental statement, for media with noncommercial reuse license
• {{Non-free parody}}—for images depicting a parody.
• {{Non-free standard test image}}—for standard test images ubiquitous in the image processing literature

Deprecated

• {{Non-free restricted use}}—formerly used for:
  • Non-free images and audio samples which are contended to be fair use. Replace this tag either with {{Non-free fair use in|Article}} or with another of the tags above.
  • Media for which we have permission, and US fair use also applies. You should also describe as much as possible about the permission including who from and conditions. Replace this tag with either {{Non-free fair use in|Article}} or with another of the tags above, and also add {{Non-free with permission}}.
• {{Non-free unsure}}—formerly used with images which might possibly be in the public domain, either due to age or for some other reason, but the copyright status cannot be conclusively determined. If the copyright status of the image can be thoroughly investigated, and either tagged as public domain if it is in the public domain, or as {{Non-free fair use in|Article}} or with another tag above.