Template:Non-free software screenshot
This is a screenshot of copyrighted computer 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 low-resolution screenshots:
- for identification of, and critical commentary on, the software in question,
- in the absence of a free alternative,
- on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,
…qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.
To the uploader:
- Please add a detailed non-free use rationale for each article the image is used in, which must also declare compliance with the other parts of the non-free content criteria, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.
- For example non-free use rationales, see Wikipedia:Use rationale examples.
- Try using Template:Non-free use rationale software screenshot to state the rationale.
- If this is a screenshot of free software (GPL, BSD, etc.) do not use this template! Use the license tag that corresponds to the license instead, optionally alongside {{Free screenshot}} to categorize as a free screenshot.
|image has rationale=yes as a parameter to the license template.
This is a boilerplate template that should be applied to screenshots of non-free software.
Syntax
Full syntax
- {{Non-free software screenshot [|Category name][|image has rationale = yes]}}
- Notation
In the above syntax:
- Items written in bold must be typed exactly as you see them.
- Items written in italic are abstract names which you replace with appropriate text in the image description page.
- Items enclosed in brackets ("[" and "]") are optional. You may skip them.
- Description
This template has two optional parameters:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| image has rationale | If it is set to yes, the text at the bottom of the template requesting that the uploader provide a non-free use rationale or use a free screenshot is removed. |
| Category name | By default, images with this template will be sorted into Category:Screenshots of software. Optionally, the first unnamed parameter can also be a category name, so that a screenshot may be sorted into a more specific category. For example:
{{Non-free software screenshot|Screenshots of video games}} will place the image into Category:Screenshots of video games. Most used categories include:
Please do not add images to "Free screenshots" or "Screenshots of public domain software" categories with this template because this template is only for copyrighted software. |