Template:Short-Rationale

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Usage

Add this tag (do not subst) immediately above any licensing information. You may optionally specify a reason as the first parameter. Do not replace or remove any copyright or licensing information already present.

This template is meant to be used when the rationale given for a non-free image's use is limited, or does not adequately cover all the points mentioned in the Non-free content-criteria, to prompt discussion or review by other editors. If an image has blatantly false licensing information, such as a screen-shot of a recent film tagged as public domain, use one of the templates below.

Use this template if:

• The image has some rationale for the use of a non-free image, but it's limited.

Do not use this template if:

• No rationale at all is given. Use {{subst:nrd}}
• There is no source information at all. Use {{subst:nsd}}.
• There is no licensing information at all. Use {{subst:nld}}.
• The image is possibly non-free as described at Wikipedia:Possibly unfree images.

Images tagged with this template are placed in Category:Wikipedia files with short rationale

See also

• Wikipedia:Media copyright questions
• Category:All disputed non-free images
• Category:Possible copyright violations
• Template:dfu
• Wikipedia:Fair use review

External links

• Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States, a handy copyright reference