This template uses TemplateStyles: Template:Licensing/styles.css

This template can be used on file description pages to provide information about the license used in publishing a specific file.

Usage

{{licensing
|type=
|license=
|proof=
|archivedate=
|owner=
|source=
|rationale=
}}

Variables

• type: the type of file; this can be set to:
  • image;
  • audio file;
  • video; or
  • PDF
• license: the license or copyright status of the file. If you own the file you are uploading, you can choose which license to publish it under. Otherwise, you must indicate the license the file was released under by its owner. The license can be set to:
  • cc-by: the Creative Commons Attribution license.
  • cc-by-sa: the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.
  • cc-by-nc: the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license.
  • cc-by-nc-sa: the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.
  • cc-by-nd: the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license.
  • cc-by-nc-nd: the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license.
  • cc-0: the CC0 license. This license releases the file into the public domain.
  • pd: the file is in the public domain.
  • fairuse: the file is copyrighted, but the uploader as well as contributors subsequently using the file claim that they use the file in a way that constitutes fair use according to United States copyright law.
  • copyright: the file is copyrighted, and uploaded here by the copyright owner, or the copyright owner has given explicit permission for the file to be used on Memory Alpha.
  • other: this is only to be used in the rare case where none of the "standard" licenses apply. In this case, add complete and proper licensing information to the variable "other-license".
  • nonegiven: this is not a license itself, but a lack of one. Files that are uploaded without adding a proper license will be checked by other contributors. If none of the other licenses clearly apply, the file may be tagged using this "license". Unless it can reasonably assumed that the original uploader is the copyright owner, in which case the upload might be construed as licensing the file under the CC BY-NC license, the file is likely a candidate for deletion.
• proof: This optional parameter takes a URL confirming the file's license, if it is not shown by the file's source (see below); can be enhanced by the "archivedate" parameter if the URL's target no longer exists.
• owner: This is a free text variable. Use it to identify the copyright owner or, in the case of public-domain files, the creator.
• source: Another free text variable; should be used to identify the source where this file was taken from. This is especially important where "ccl" or "fair use" licensing is used.
• rationale: This variable can be used to provide further information about the file and its copyright status, especially rationale for why fair use can be argued.

Example

For an image, created by User:Example and released under the CC BY-NC license, a proper template call might look like this:

{{licensing
|type=image
|license=cc-by-nc
|proof=example.com
|archivedate=20231231235809
|owner=[[User:Example]]
|source=Direct upload, no other source.
|rationale=Created by me, not using any copyrighted material.
}}

Giving:

The above image is published here under the following terms:

License

This image was published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) license. It may be copied, redistributed, or modified as long as attribution to the original source is given, and the media is not used for commercial purposes (proof of license^(X)).

Owner/Creator

User:Example

Source

Direct upload, no other source.

Rationale

Created by me, not using any copyrighted material.

Icons

Creative Commons icon

Attribution (BY) icon

ShareAlike (SA) icon

NonCommercial (NC) icon

NoDerivs (ND) icon

Creative Commons Zero (CC0) icon

Public Domain icon

Fair Use icon

Copyright icon

Shortcut templates

Some useful shortcut templates have been created that automatically fill in some or all of the necessary variables:

{{Audio star trek}}

For audio files from Star Trek episodes or films, or sources otherwise produced by ViacomCBS (or one of its affiliates).

{{Audio collage}}

For audio files made from more than one continuous audio clip.

{{Audio fairuse commentary}}

For audio files from films, television, podcasts, or interviews not produced by ViacomCBS (or one of its affiliates).

{{Image star trek}}

For screen shots from Star Trek episodes or films, or sources otherwise produced by ViacomCBS (or one of its affiliates).

{{Image art reproduction}}

For images showing reproductions of on-screen artwork.

{{Image cc}}

For images released under a Creative Commons license.

{{Image cc-by-nc}}

For images released under a Creative Commons-Attribution-Non Commercial license.

{{Image cc-by-sa}}

For images released under a Creative Commons-Attribution-Share Alike license.

{{Image collage}}

For images made from more than one image.

{{Image copyright}}

For copyrighted images with explicit permission for use.

{{Image fairuse}}

For copyrighted images for which "fair use" may be claimed by the contributor.

{{Image fairuse cover}}

For images that show the covers of Blu-rays, books, comics, or video games for which "fair use" may be claimed by the contributor.

{{Image fairuse interior art}}

For interior artwork from comic books and other publications for which "fair use" may be claimed by the contributor.

{{Image fairuse screenshot}}

For screen shots from video games for which "fair use" may be claimed by the contributor.

{{Image fairuse television}}

For screen captures of television shows or films not produced by Paramount (or one of its affiliates).

{{Image logo}}

For images of copyrighted logos for which "fair use" may be claimed by the contributor.

{{Image of MA}}

For images of the Memory Alpha site interface used on help pages and in discussions.

{{Image other}}

For images released under a copyright license not covered by another template.

{{Image pd}}

For images released into the public domain.

{{Image pd award}}

For images showing US military awards, which cannot be copyrighted.

{{Image pd insignia}}

For images derived from US military insignia.

{{Image pd rank}}

For images derived from international military rank insignia.

{{Image social media}}

For screenshots of social media posts.

{{Pdf copyright}}

For copyrighted PDFs with explicit permission for use.