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== 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 [[w:Wikipedia:Non-free content|non-free]], and fill in applicable fields (described below).
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{{Non-free use rationale
| Description =
| Source =
| Article =
| Portion =
| Low resolution =
| Purpose =
| Replaceability =
| Other information =
}}
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;<code>Description</code>: A description of the copyrighted material. '''Always include the copyright holder here.'''
;<code>Source</code>: Where you acquired the copyrighted material, or how you regenerated it.
;<code>Article</code>: The exact name of the Wikipedia article in which the media is to be used (unlinked, as the template will link automatically).
;<code id="note-portion">Portion</code>: How much copyrighted material is used? The amount used must not make the work as a whole less valuable to the copyright holder.
;<code id="note-resolution">Low resolution</code>: 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 [[w:image resolution|resolution]] (in pixels) of the picture used; for audio, this would be the [[w:bit rate|bit rate]] and [[w:sampling (signal processing)|sample resolution]] used. [[w:Scalable Vector Graphics|SVG]] images do not technically have a resolution, so may be described using "SVG will be rendered at low resolutions".
;<code id="note-purpose">Purpose</code>: 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.
;<code id="note-replace">Replaceability</code>: Explain why sourced text or equivalent [[w:free content|free content]] media (perhaps to be obtained or created) could not adequately convey the article subject.
;<code>Other information</code>: 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 ==
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{{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.
}}
</pre>
{{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.
}}

== See also ==
* For more specific rationale templates, look in [[:Category:Non-free use rationale templates]].
* A different approach is to use {{tl|Non-free image data}} combined with {{tl|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 {{tl|Non-free use rationale logo}}.
* For more copyright tags, see [[Project:File copyright tags]]
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