MediaWiki:Licenses - Revision history

Fen: slight correction for public domain

2025-07-14T17:33:38Z

slight correction for public domain

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	* Public domain:		* Public domain:
	** PD\|~~Believed to be~~ in the public domain under applicable law		** PD\|This file is in the public domain under applicable law
	** PD-USGov\|Created by a U.S. federal government agency and therefore in the public domain		** PD-USGov\|Created by a U.S. federal government agency and therefore in the public domain
	** PD-Old\|Published before 1929 or otherwise in the public domain due to age

	* With permission:		* With permission:

Fen: making it required to select an option

2025-07-14T16:35:20Z

making it required to select an option

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	* Fair use:		* Fair use:
	** Fairuse\|This will be used in a way that qualifies as fair use under US law		** Fairuse\|This will be used in a way that qualifies as fair use under US law

Fen: expanded for other uses

2025-07-14T16:33:30Z

expanded for other uses

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	* Fair use:		* Fair use:
	** Fairuse\|This will be used in a way that qualifies as fair use under US law		** Fairuse\|This will be used in a way that qualifies as fair use under US law
	* Own ~~image~~:		* Own work:
	** Self\|I created this ~~image myself. License ambiguous~~.		** Self\|This file was created entirely by me. I retain full copyright unless otherwise stated. License may vary.
			** Self-PublicDomain\|I created this work and release it into the public domain.

	* Wikimedia:		* Wikimedia:
	** From Wikimedia\|~~I got this~~ from Wikipedia or another Wikimedia project		** From Wikimedia\|Sourced from Wikipedia or another Wikimedia Foundation project. License terms apply as stated there.

	* Free licenses:		* Free licenses:
	** CC-BY-SA\|~~This is licensed~~ under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike ~~License~~		** CC-BY-SA\|Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license (CC BY-SA)
	** Other free\|~~This is licensed~~ under ~~another~~ free license		** CC-BY\|Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY)
	* ~~Other~~		** CC0\|Released under Creative Commons Zero — no rights reserved (public domain equivalent)
	** PD\|~~This is~~ in the public domain		** Other free\|Licensed under a different free license that allows redistribution and modification
	** Permission\|~~This is copyrighted, but use is permitted by~~ the copyright holder
	** Stolen\|This file was ~~stolen~~ without the permission ~~of the author~~		* Public domain:
			** PD\|Believed to be in the public domain under applicable law
			** PD-USGov\|Created by a U.S. federal government agency and therefore in the public domain
			** PD-Old\|Published before 1929 or otherwise in the public domain due to age

			* With permission:
			** Permission\|Used with explicit permission from the copyright holder. Documentation may be required.

			* Questionable or unknown status:
			** Stolen\|This file was obtained without the creator's permission. Its copyright status is likely a violation and may lead to deletion.

			* Other:
			** No license\|No valid license or permission has been provided yet.

Fen: It would be good to have some licensing options when uploading files

2025-07-06T05:53:34Z

It would be good to have some licensing options when uploading files

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		* Fair use:
		** Fairuse\|This will be used in a way that qualifies as fair use under US law
		* Own image:
		** Self\|I created this image myself. License ambiguous.
		* Wikimedia:
		** From Wikimedia\|I got this from Wikipedia or another Wikimedia project
		* Free licenses:
		** CC-BY-SA\|This is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License
		** Other free\|This is licensed under another free license
		* Other
		** PD\|This is in the public domain
		** Permission\|This is copyrighted, but use is permitted by the copyright holder
		** Stolen\|This file was stolen without the permission of the author

Kostas: blanking until we can get the templates working

2025-02-01T02:53:43Z

blanking until we can get the templates working

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	* Unknown_copyright\|I don't know exactly
	* Your own work (best practices):
	** self\|GFDL\|cc-by-sa-all\|migration=redundant\|Own work, copyleft, attribution required (Multi-license GFDL, CC BY-SA all versions)
	** self\|cc-by-sa-all\|Own work, copyleft, attribution required (CC BY-SA all versions)
	** self\|Cc-zero\|CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication, all rights waived (Public domain)
	** self\|GFDL\|cc-by-sa-4.0\|migration=redundant\|Own work, copyleft, attribution required (GFDL, CC BY-SA 4.0)
	** self\|GFDL\|cc-by-4.0\|migration=redundant\|Own work, attribution required (GFDL, CC BY 4.0)
	** self\|cc-by-sa-4.0\|Own work, copyleft, attribution required (CC BY-SA 4.0)

	* Not self-made, but has been released under:
	** Creative Commons licenses
	*** cc-by-sa-4.0\|Attribution ShareAlike 4.0
	*** cc-by-sa-3.0\|Attribution ShareAlike 3.0
	*** cc-by-4.0\|Attribution 4.0
	*** cc-by-3.0\|Attribution 3.0
	*** Cc-zero\|CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication
	** Free Art License
	*** FAL\|Free Art License

	* Public domain:
	** PD-old-100\|Author died more than 100 years ago
	** PD-old-100-expired\|Author died more than 100 years ago AND the work was published before 1930
	** PD-old-70-expired\|Author died more than 70 years ago AND the work was published before 1930
	** PD-old-70\|Unclear-PD-US-old-70\|Author died more than 70 years ago BUT the work was published after 1930
	** PD-Art\|Reproduction of a painting or other 2D work that is in the public domain because of its age – needs specification after uploading
	** PD-US-expired\|First published in the United States before 1930
	** PD-US-no notice\|First published in the United States between 1930 and 1977 without a copyright notice
	** PD-USGov\|Original work of the US Federal Government
	** PD-USGov-NASA\|Original work of NASA
	** PD-USGov-Military-Navy\|Original work of the US Military Navy
	** PD-ineligible\|Too simple to be copyrighted
	** subst:Template 2\|PD-textlogo\|Trademarked\|Logo with only simple text (wordmark)

	* Other alternatives:
	* Unknown_copyright\|I found the image on Google or a random website
	** Fair use\|Fair use image
	** Copyrighted free use\|Copyrighted, but may be used for any purpose, including commercially
	** Attribution\|May be used for any purpose, including commercially, if the copyright holder is properly attributed

Kostas: Undo revision 7326 by Kostas (talk)

2025-02-01T02:51:30Z

Undo revision 7326 by Kostas (talk)

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	* Unknown_copyright\|I don't know exactly		* Unknown_copyright\|I don't know exactly
	* Your own work (best practices):		* Your own work (best practices):
	** Own work, copyleft, attribution required (Multi-license GFDL, CC BY-SA all versions)		** self\|GFDL\|cc-by-sa-all\|migration=redundant\|Own work, copyleft, attribution required (Multi-license GFDL, CC BY-SA all versions)
	** Own work, copyleft, attribution required (CC BY-SA all versions)		** self\|cc-by-sa-all\|Own work, copyleft, attribution required (CC BY-SA all versions)
	** CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication, all rights waived (Public domain)		** self\|Cc-zero\|CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication, all rights waived (Public domain)
	** Own work, copyleft, attribution required (GFDL, CC BY-SA 4.0)		** self\|GFDL\|cc-by-sa-4.0\|migration=redundant\|Own work, copyleft, attribution required (GFDL, CC BY-SA 4.0)
	** Own work, attribution required (GFDL, CC BY 4.0)		** self\|GFDL\|cc-by-4.0\|migration=redundant\|Own work, attribution required (GFDL, CC BY 4.0)
	** Own work, copyleft, attribution required (CC BY-SA 4.0)		** self\|cc-by-sa-4.0\|Own work, copyleft, attribution required (CC BY-SA 4.0)

	* Not self-made, but has been released under:		* Not self-made, but has been released under:
	** Creative Commons licenses		** Creative Commons licenses
	*** Attribution ShareAlike 4.0		*** cc-by-sa-4.0\|Attribution ShareAlike 4.0
	*** Attribution ShareAlike 3.0		*** cc-by-sa-3.0\|Attribution ShareAlike 3.0
	*** Attribution 4.0		*** cc-by-4.0\|Attribution 4.0
	*** Attribution 3.0		*** cc-by-3.0\|Attribution 3.0
	*** CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication		*** Cc-zero\|CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication
	** Free Art License		** Free Art License
	*** Free Art License		*** FAL\|Free Art License

	* Public domain:		* Public domain:
	** Author died more than 100 years ago		** PD-old-100\|Author died more than 100 years ago
	** Author died more than 100 years ago AND the work was published before 1930		** PD-old-100-expired\|Author died more than 100 years ago AND the work was published before 1930
	** Author died more than 70 years ago AND the work was published before 1930		** PD-old-70-expired\|Author died more than 70 years ago AND the work was published before 1930
	** Author died more than 70 years ago BUT the work was published after 1930		** PD-old-70\|Unclear-PD-US-old-70\|Author died more than 70 years ago BUT the work was published after 1930
	** Reproduction of a painting or other 2D work that is in the public domain because of its age – needs specification after uploading		** PD-Art\|Reproduction of a painting or other 2D work that is in the public domain because of its age – needs specification after uploading
	** First published in the United States before 1930		** PD-US-expired\|First published in the United States before 1930
	** First published in the United States between 1930 and 1977 without a copyright notice		** PD-US-no notice\|First published in the United States between 1930 and 1977 without a copyright notice
	** Original work of the US Federal Government		** PD-USGov\|Original work of the US Federal Government
	** Original work of NASA		** PD-USGov-NASA\|Original work of NASA
	** Original work of the US Military Navy		** PD-USGov-Military-Navy\|Original work of the US Military Navy
	** Too simple to be copyrighted		** PD-ineligible\|Too simple to be copyrighted
	** Logo with only simple text (wordmark)		** subst:Template 2\|PD-textlogo\|Trademarked\|Logo with only simple text (wordmark)

	* Other alternatives:		* Other alternatives:
	* I found the image on Google or a random website		* Unknown_copyright\|I found the image on Google or a random website
	** Fair use image		** Fair use\|Fair use image
	** Copyrighted, but may be used for any purpose, including commercially		** Copyrighted free use\|Copyrighted, but may be used for any purpose, including commercially
	** May be used for any purpose, including commercially, if the copyright holder is properly attributed		** Attribution\|May be used for any purpose, including commercially, if the copyright holder is properly attributed

Kostas at 02:51, 1 February 2025

2025-02-01T02:51:09Z

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	* Unknown_copyright\|I don't know exactly		* Unknown_copyright\|I don't know exactly
	* Your own work (best practices):		* Your own work (best practices):
	** ~~self\|GFDL\|cc-by-sa-all\|migration=redundant\|~~Own work, copyleft, attribution required (Multi-license GFDL, CC BY-SA all versions)		** Own work, copyleft, attribution required (Multi-license GFDL, CC BY-SA all versions)
	** ~~self\|cc-by-sa-all\|~~Own work, copyleft, attribution required (CC BY-SA all versions)		** Own work, copyleft, attribution required (CC BY-SA all versions)
	** ~~self\|Cc-zero\|~~CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication, all rights waived (Public domain)		** CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication, all rights waived (Public domain)
	** ~~self\|GFDL\|cc-by-sa-4.0\|migration=redundant\|~~Own work, copyleft, attribution required (GFDL, CC BY-SA 4.0)		** Own work, copyleft, attribution required (GFDL, CC BY-SA 4.0)
	** ~~self\|GFDL\|cc-by-4.0\|migration=redundant\|~~Own work, attribution required (GFDL, CC BY 4.0)		** Own work, attribution required (GFDL, CC BY 4.0)
	** ~~self\|cc-by-sa-4.0\|~~Own work, copyleft, attribution required (CC BY-SA 4.0)		** Own work, copyleft, attribution required (CC BY-SA 4.0)

	* Not self-made, but has been released under:		* Not self-made, but has been released under:
	** Creative Commons licenses		** Creative Commons licenses
	*** ~~cc-by-sa-4.0\|~~Attribution ShareAlike 4.0		*** Attribution ShareAlike 4.0
	*** ~~cc-by-sa-3.0\|~~Attribution ShareAlike 3.0		*** Attribution ShareAlike 3.0
	*** ~~cc-by-4.0\|~~Attribution 4.0		*** Attribution 4.0
	*** ~~cc-by-3.0\|~~Attribution 3.0		*** Attribution 3.0
	*** ~~Cc-zero\|~~CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication		*** CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication
	** Free Art License		** Free Art License
	*** ~~FAL\|~~Free Art License		*** Free Art License

	* Public domain:		* Public domain:
	** ~~PD-old-100\|~~Author died more than 100 years ago		** Author died more than 100 years ago
	** ~~PD-old-100-expired\|~~Author died more than 100 years ago AND the work was published before 1930		** Author died more than 100 years ago AND the work was published before 1930
	** ~~PD-old-70-expired\|~~Author died more than 70 years ago AND the work was published before 1930		** Author died more than 70 years ago AND the work was published before 1930
	** ~~PD-old-70\|Unclear-PD-US-old-70\|~~Author died more than 70 years ago BUT the work was published after 1930		** Author died more than 70 years ago BUT the work was published after 1930
	** ~~PD-Art\|~~Reproduction of a painting or other 2D work that is in the public domain because of its age – needs specification after uploading		** Reproduction of a painting or other 2D work that is in the public domain because of its age – needs specification after uploading
	** ~~PD-US-expired\|~~First published in the United States before 1930		** First published in the United States before 1930
	** ~~PD-US-no notice\|~~First published in the United States between 1930 and 1977 without a copyright notice		** First published in the United States between 1930 and 1977 without a copyright notice
	** ~~PD-USGov\|~~Original work of the US Federal Government		** Original work of the US Federal Government
	** ~~PD-USGov-NASA\|~~Original work of NASA		** Original work of NASA
	** ~~PD-USGov-Military-Navy\|~~Original work of the US Military Navy		** Original work of the US Military Navy
	** ~~PD-ineligible\|~~Too simple to be copyrighted		** Too simple to be copyrighted
	** ~~subst:Template 2\|PD-textlogo\|Trademarked\|~~Logo with only simple text (wordmark)		** Logo with only simple text (wordmark)

	* Other alternatives:		* Other alternatives:
	* ~~Unknown_copyright\|~~I found the image on Google or a random website		* I found the image on Google or a random website
	** ~~Fair use\|~~Fair use image		** Fair use image
	** ~~Copyrighted free use\|~~Copyrighted, but may be used for any purpose, including commercially		** Copyrighted, but may be used for any purpose, including commercially
	** ~~Attribution\|~~May be used for any purpose, including commercially, if the copyright holder is properly attributed		** May be used for any purpose, including commercially, if the copyright holder is properly attributed

Kostas: add licence options from commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Licenses

2025-02-01T02:42:35Z

add licence options from commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Licenses

New page

* Unknown_copyright|I don't know exactly
* Your own work (best practices):
** self|GFDL|cc-by-sa-all|migration=redundant|Own work, copyleft, attribution required (Multi-license GFDL, CC BY-SA all versions)
** self|cc-by-sa-all|Own work, copyleft, attribution required (CC BY-SA all versions)
** self|Cc-zero|CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication, all rights waived (Public domain)
** self|GFDL|cc-by-sa-4.0|migration=redundant|Own work, copyleft, attribution required (GFDL, CC BY-SA 4.0)
** self|GFDL|cc-by-4.0|migration=redundant|Own work, attribution required (GFDL, CC BY 4.0)
** self|cc-by-sa-4.0|Own work, copyleft, attribution required (CC BY-SA 4.0)

* Not self-made, but has been released under:
** Creative Commons licenses
*** cc-by-sa-4.0|Attribution ShareAlike 4.0
*** cc-by-sa-3.0|Attribution ShareAlike 3.0
*** cc-by-4.0|Attribution 4.0
*** cc-by-3.0|Attribution 3.0
*** Cc-zero|CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication
** Free Art License
*** FAL|Free Art License

* Public domain:
** PD-old-100|Author died more than 100 years ago
** PD-old-100-expired|Author died more than 100 years ago AND the work was published before 1930
** PD-old-70-expired|Author died more than 70 years ago AND the work was published before 1930
** PD-old-70|Unclear-PD-US-old-70|Author died more than 70 years ago BUT the work was published after 1930
** PD-Art|Reproduction of a painting or other 2D work that is in the public domain because of its age – needs specification after uploading
** PD-US-expired|First published in the United States before 1930
** PD-US-no notice|First published in the United States between 1930 and 1977 without a copyright notice
** PD-USGov|Original work of the US Federal Government
** PD-USGov-NASA|Original work of NASA
** PD-USGov-Military-Navy|Original work of the US Military Navy
** PD-ineligible|Too simple to be copyrighted
** subst:Template 2|PD-textlogo|Trademarked|Logo with only simple text (wordmark)

* Other alternatives:
* Unknown_copyright|I found the image on Google or a random website
** Fair use|Fair use image
** Copyrighted free use|Copyrighted, but may be used for any purpose, including commercially
** Attribution|May be used for any purpose, including commercially, if the copyright holder is properly attributed

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	* Fair use:		* Fair use:
	** Fairuse\|This will be used in a way that qualifies as fair use under US law		** Fairuse\|This will be used in a way that qualifies as fair use under US law
	* Own ~~image~~:		* Own work:
	** Self\|I created this ~~image myself. License ambiguous~~.		** Self\|This file was created entirely by me. I retain full copyright unless otherwise stated. License may vary.
			** Self-PublicDomain\|I created this work and release it into the public domain.

	* Wikimedia:		* Wikimedia:
	** From Wikimedia\|~~I got this~~ from Wikipedia or another Wikimedia project		** From Wikimedia\|Sourced from Wikipedia or another Wikimedia Foundation project. License terms apply as stated there.

	* Free licenses:		* Free licenses:
	** CC-BY-SA\|~~This is licensed~~ under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike ~~License~~		** CC-BY-SA\|Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license (CC BY-SA)
	** Other free\|~~This is licensed~~ under ~~another~~ free license		** CC-BY\|Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY)
	* ~~Other~~		** CC0\|Released under Creative Commons Zero — no rights reserved (public domain equivalent)
	** PD\|~~This is~~ in the public domain		** Other free\|Licensed under a different free license that allows redistribution and modification
	** Permission\|~~This is copyrighted, but use is permitted by~~ the copyright holder
	** Stolen\|This file was ~~stolen~~ without the permission ~~of the author~~		* Public domain:
			** PD\|Believed to be in the public domain under applicable law
			** PD-USGov\|Created by a U.S. federal government agency and therefore in the public domain
			** PD-Old\|Published before 1929 or otherwise in the public domain due to age

			* With permission:
			** Permission\|Used with explicit permission from the copyright holder. Documentation may be required.

			* Questionable or unknown status:
			** Stolen\|This file was obtained without the creator's permission. Its copyright status is likely a violation and may lead to deletion.

			* Other:
			** No license\|No valid license or permission has been provided yet.