User:DarkShadow/Licenses

MediaWiki:Licenses

Freely licensed:

 * cc-by-sa-3.0|Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
 * cc-by-3.0|Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

Copyright expired

 * PD-old|Author died more than 100 years ago
 * PD-art|- Photo of a two-dimensional work whose author died more than 100 years ago
 * PD-US|First published in the United States before 1923

Not covered by copyright:

 * PD-USGov|Work of a U.S. government agency
 * PD-text|Simple typefaces, individual words or geometric shapes
 * PD-textlogo|Logos with only simple typefaces, individual words or geometric shapes

Unacceptable fair use:

 * subst:autodate|AutoReplaceable fair use people|Fair use image of a living person
 * subst:autodate|AutoReplaceable fair use buildings|Fair use image of an existing building

Non-free / fair use - read WP:NONFREE before using any of the following tags:

 * Non-free computer icon|Computer icon
 * Non-free logo|Logo
 * Non-free audio sample|Music sample
 * Non-free promotional|Promotional material
 * Non-free stamp|Fair use postage stamp, where copyright depends on country
 * Non-free USGov-USPS stamp|- U.S. postage stamp from 1978 or later
 * Non-free currency|Image of currency that may be copyrighted
 * Non-free historic image|Historically significant fair use (deceased persons or historic events)

Covers:

 * Non-free album cover|Album or single cover
 * Non-free board game cover|Board game cover
 * Non-free book cover|Book cover
 * Non-free comic|Comic book stuff
 * Non-free video cover|DVD, Blu-Ray Disc, videotape, etc. cover
 * Non-free game cover|Video game cover
 * Non-free magazine cover|Magazine cover (can only be used in the article about the magazine)
 * Non-free newspaper image|Newspaper cover

Posters:

 * Non-free poster|Any kind of poster

Screenshots:

 * Non-free film screenshot|Movie screenshot
 * Non-free television screenshot|TV screenshot
 * Non-free game screenshot|Computer game or video game screenshot
 * Non-free music video screenshot|Music video or music promo screenshot
 * Non-free software screenshot|Software screenshot
 * Non-free Microsoft screenshot|- Screenshot of a Microsoft product
 * Non-free software screenshot|Screenshots of Windows software|- Windows software screenshot
 * Non-free software screenshot|Screenshots of Mac software|- Mac OS software screenshot
 * Non-free software screenshot|Screenshots of Linux software|- Linux software screenshot
 * Non-free web screenshot|Website layout screenshot
 * wikipedia-screenshot|Wikipedia web page screenshot