The file namespace list all files uploaded to Wikibooks and describes them. Wikibooks requires that all uploaded files include proper copyright and licensing information on their description page. Some files (like images, videos, and audio files) can also be embedded on pages.
My file is missing a copyright template, or has {{No license}}.
The solution is go to the file's description page (for images, just click the image itself on the page you added it to), then edit that description page and add the correct tag(s).
All uploads to Wikibooks must have an {{Information}} template and, if not sourced under a compatible license, a {{Non-free use rationale}} template on their file description pages, which can be added when a file is uploaded, following the examples shown below.
Wikitext
Displays as
Information template
For a screenshot:
{{Information
| description = Picture of the Windows XP desktop.
| source = Self-made screenshot
| date = 2007-03-28
| author = Microsoft Corporation
}}
{{Non-free use rationale
| module = Title of the page where this media is to be used
| copyrights = Who owns the copyrights to this media (and for what years if known)
| source = The source of the media (provide a web address if possible and not already provided)
| not free = Why free licensed or public domain alternatives cannot be used or created
| rationale = Why a book or module requires the use of this media
}}
Who owns the copyrights to this media (and for what years if known)
Source:
The source of the media (provide a web address if possible and not already provided)
Not free because:
Why free licensed or public domain alternatives cannot be used or created
Required because:
Why a book or module requires the use of this media
Select the type of non-free use file from the upload form's drop-down menu. Below are examples of the possible templates the menu will add. These can be added manually afterwards if you forget to select one of them when uploading.
This is a representation of a government, military, regimental, family, or other symbol such as a flag, seal, emblem, coat of arms or crest. This symbol may be copyrighted by its holder. As well, it is known that the representation of this symbol is either copyrighted by the holder of the symbol, or is available under a free license. There may also be other restrictions on reproduction, including but not limited to article 6ter of the Paris Convention. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of such symbols
This is a logo of an organization, item, or event, and is protected by copyright and possibly trademark. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images on the English-language Wikibooks, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, of logos for certain uses involving identification and critical commentary may qualify as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikibooks or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. Certain commercial use of this image may also be trademark infringement. See Wikibooks:Media for more information.
To the uploader:
Use of the logo here does not imply endorsement of the organization by Wikibooks or the Wikimedia Foundation, nor vice versa.
Please do not use this template to tag non-free icons of computer software. Such items should be tagged with {{non-free computer icon}} template.
This image is of a drawing, painting, print, mural, sculpture, statue, or other work of art, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the artist who produced the image, the person who commissioned the work, or the heirs thereof. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of works of art
for critical commentary on
the work in question,
the artistic genre or technique of the work of art or
This screenshot of Adobe software (or parts of it) is copyrighted by Adobe Systems. The uploader of this screenshot of Adobe software and the persons who use it in books, hereby asserts that the use of this work qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law and within the stricter criteria of Wikibooks' non-free media policies. Any other use of this work outside of Wikibooks, may be copyright infringement Adobe product screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from Adobe Systems Incorporated. See Adobe Systems Incorporated: Permissions and trademark guidelines for more details about using screenshots of Adobe products.
Fair useFair use of a screenshot of Adobe software.//en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikibooks:Templates/Files
This screenshot of Microsoft software (or parts of it) is copyrighted by Microsoft Corporation. The uploader of this screenshot of Microsoft software and the persons who use it in books, hereby asserts that the use of this work qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law and within the stricter criteria of Wikibooks' non-free media policies. Any other use of this work outside of Wikibooks, may be copyright infringement Microsoft permits the use of unmodified screenshots in documentation (including educational brochures), tutorial books, and on websites, as declared below:
Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation.
Fair useFair use of a screenshot of Microsoft software.//en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikibooks:Templates/Files
This is a screenshot of copyrighted computer or video game software, and the copyright for its contents is most likely held by the author(s) or the company that created the software. It is believed that the use of a limited number of web-resolution screenshots:
for identification of, and critical commentary on, the software in question
This is a screenshot of a copyrighted web page, and the copyright for it is most likely held by owner of the website. It may also contain trademarked logos, which are likely not affiliated with Wikibooks. It is believed that the use of a limited number of such screenshots
for identification and critical commentary relating to the website in question
This image is a screenshot from a copyrighted video, and the copyright for it is most likely held by the individual or company which produced the video, and possibly also by any actors appearing in the screenshot. It is believed that the use of a limited number of web-resolution screenshots
for identification and critical commentary on the video and its contents
The sample is being used for commentary on the video recording in question, and contributes significantly to the books it is used in (listed under the heading "File links" below) in a way that cannot be duplicated by other forms of media.
The sample is short in relation to the duration of the recorded track and is of an inferior quality to the original recording.
the sample is being used for commentary on the recording in question;
the sample contributes significantly to the books in which it is used (listed under the heading "File links" below) in a way that cannot be duplicated by other forms of media;
the sample is short in relation to the duration of the recorded track and is of an inferior quality to the original recording;
no other samples from the same track are used in Wikibooks;
This image is of a postage stamp. The copyright for it may be held by the issuing authority, and there may be other restrictions on its reproduction. It is believed that the use of postage stamps
to illustrate the stamp in question (as opposed to things appearing in the stamp's design)
This image is of a brandedproduct cover, and the copyright for it is most likely held by either the company responsible of marketing the product in question or the manufacturer which produced either the cover or product itself. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of branded product covers
