Template:Non-free use rationale/doc

Description

This template facilitates creating a non-free or fair use media rationale with the necessary components. Please read Project:Images policy before using this template.

Usage

To use the template, copy the empty template to an image or other media file (see Help:Files) where the content is regarded to be non-free, and fill in applicable fields (described below).

{{Non-free use rationale
| Description       = 
| Source            = 
| Article           = 
| Portion           = 
| Low resolution    = 
| Purpose           = 
| Replaceability    = 
| Other information = 
}}

Description

A description of the copyrighted material. Always include the copyright holder here.

Source

Where you acquired the copyrighted material, or how you regenerated it.

Article

The exact name of the Wikipedia article in which the media is to be used (unlinked, as the template will link automatically).

Portion

How much copyrighted material is used? The amount used must not make the work as a whole less valuable to the copyright holder.

Low resolution

Is the material in a lower resolution that would be unlikely to impact the copyright owners ability to resell or otherwise profit from the work? For images, this would be strictly the resolution (in pixels) of the picture used; for audio, this would be the bit rate and sample resolution used. SVG images do not technically have a resolution, so may be described using "SVG will be rendered at low resolutions".

Purpose

How does the media contribute significantly to the article(s) in which it is used? The use of the media must not interfere with the media's original purpose.

Replaceability

Explain why sourced text or equivalent free content media (perhaps to be obtained or created) could not adequately convey the article subject.

Other information

If applicable, provide any other information that justifies the current use of this non-free media. This variable is optional, and can be blank or removed.

Example

{{Non-free use rationale
 |Article           = Extension:TweetANew
 |Description       = Application type section of the app settings from Twitter's Developers site
 |Source            = https://dev.twitter.com/apps
 |Portion           = Full screenshot
 |Low_resolution    = Adequate resolution to portray the image to the article.
 |Purpose           = The purpose of this image is to show the application type section of the app settings page from Twitter's Developers site.
 |Replaceability    = None
 |other_information = The use of the cover will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original. In particular, copies could not be used to duplicate the original web page.
}}

Non-free media information and use rationale - WARNING: Extension:TweetANew does not appear to exist! Check capitalization. Enter only the exact title of a single article with no [[link brackets]] or other formatting. It is also possible the indicated article was deleted.
Description	Application type section of the app settings from Twitter's Developers site
Source	https://dev.twitter.com/apps
Article
Portion used	Full screenshot
Low resolution?	Adequate resolution to portray the image to the article.
Purpose of use	The purpose of this image is to show the application type section of the app settings page from Twitter's Developers site.
Replaceable?	None
Other information	The use of the cover will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original. In particular, copies could not be used to duplicate the original web page.

See also

• For more specific rationale templates, look in Category:Non-free use rationale templates.
• A different approach is to use {{Non-free image data}} combined with {{Non-free image rationale}}, which is less clumsy in situations where an image is used in multiple articles.
• A derivation of this template, optimized for use on copyrighted logos, is {{Non-free use rationale logo}}.
• For more copyright tags, see Project:File copyright tags