Template:Licensing/doc

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

Variables

 * 1) type: Can be either image, audio file, or video:
 * 2) *image - the type used for images.
 * 3) *audio file - the type used for audio files.
 * 4) *video - the type used for videos.
 * 5) license: Can be one of ccl, ccl-sa, pd, fairuse, copyright, other or nonegiven:
 * 6) *ccl - the file is licensed under the CC-BY-NC 2.5 license. This can be done by the copyright owner himself, by uploading the file to Memory Alpha directly. This license can also be used if the file has previously been licensed as CC-BY-NC elsewhere. The image ccl template is a shortcut for this license.
 * 7) *ccl-sa - the file is licensed under the CC-BY-SA 2.5 license. This can be done by the copyright owner himself, by uploading the file to Memory Alpha directly. This license can also be used if the file has previously been licensed as CC-BY-SA elsewhere. The image ccl-sa template is a shortcut for this license.
 * 8) *pd - the file is in the . The image pd template is a shortcut for this license.
 * 9) *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 according to US law. The copyright owner should be identified using the variable "owner". The image fairuse template is a shortcut for this license.
 * 10) *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. The image copyright template is a shortcut for this license.
 * 11) *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 "rationale".
 * 12) *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 it as CC-BY-NC, the file is likely a candidate for deletion.
 * 13) owner: This is a free text variable. Use it to identify the original copyright owner.
 * 14) source: Another free text variable, should be used to identify the original source where this file had been previously published. This is especially important where "ccl" or "fairuse" licensing is used.
 * 15) rationale: This variable can be used to further describe the rationale for choosing a specific license over another. It is also used for complete licensing information if "other" is chosen as the license.

Example
For an image, created by a Memory Alpha user and licensed as CC-BY-NC, a proper template call might look like this:

Giving: The above image is published here under the following terms:
 * License:Creative Commons - this image was published under the terms of the Creative Commons-Attribution-NonCommercial (CC-BY-NC) 2.5 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.
 * Owner/Creator:User:Cid Highwind
 * Source:Direct upload, no other source.

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