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All images on Team Fortress Wiki must be accompanied by a '''license''' template that shows the copyright status of the image. The rest of the article lists the types of licensing templates available for use.
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All images on Team Fortress Wiki must be accompanied by a '''license''' template that shows the copyright status of the image. This article lists the types of licensing templates available for use.
  
== ''Team Fortress 2'' content ==
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== Game content ==
Any ''Team Fortress 2'' images, screenshots, audio clips, other content extracted from game files or artwork or concept images created by Valve should use the following templates. The majority of files uploaded will use these licenses.
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Any ''Team Fortress 2'' images, screenshots, audio clips, other content extracted from game files or artwork or concept images created by Valve should use the following templates. Do not mark any of this content using other licenses or claiming it under fair use.
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The majority of files uploaded will use these licenses.
  
 
The below license templates appear on file pages like this:
 
The below license templates appear on file pages like this:
 
{{Lmbox Valve}}
 
  
 
=== Artwork ===
 
=== Artwork ===
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== Valve content ==
 
== Valve content ==
{{Valve content}}
 
 
* '''{{tl|Valve content}}'''
 
* '''{{tl|Valve content}}'''
 
** for any content owned by Valve that does not pertain to a particular game (e.g. non-TF2 game logos, etc)
 
** for any content owned by Valve that does not pertain to a particular game (e.g. non-TF2 game logos, etc)
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* '''{{tl|Cc-by-nc-nd-2.0-uk}}'''
 
* '''{{tl|Cc-by-nc-nd-2.0-uk}}'''
 
** for images or media that use the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/ Attribution NonCommercial NoDerivs 2.0 UK: England & Wales] license
 
** for images or media that use the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/ Attribution NonCommercial NoDerivs 2.0 UK: England & Wales] license
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=== Public domain ===
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Images or media that have been released into the public domain.
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* '''{{tl|PD}}'''
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** for images which have been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, whose copyright has expired or are ineligible for copyright.
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* '''{{tl|PD-self}}'''
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** for images that you yourself have created and release into the public domain.
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=== GNU licenses ===
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* '''{{tl|GFDL}}'''
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** for images or media released under the [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html GNU Free Documentation License].
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* '''{{tl|GPL}}'''
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** for images or media released under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU General Public License].
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* '''{{tl|LGPL}}'''
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** for images or media released under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lgpl.html GNU Lesser General Public License].
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=== Fair Art License ===
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* '''{{tl|FAL}}'''
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** for images or media distributed under the terms of the [http://artlibre.org/licence.php/lalgb.html Free Art License].
  
 
== Non-free content ==
 
== Non-free content ==
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* '''{{tl|FairUse}}
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** for copyrighted images or media which are used under [[wikipedia:Fair use|fair use terms]].
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[[Category:License templates]]

Revision as of 12:36, 28 July 2010

All images on Team Fortress Wiki must be accompanied by a license template that shows the copyright status of the image. This article lists the types of licensing templates available for use.

Game content

Any Team Fortress 2 images, screenshots, audio clips, other content extracted from game files or artwork or concept images created by Valve should use the following templates. Do not mark any of this content using other licenses or claiming it under fair use.

The majority of files uploaded will use these licenses.

The below license templates appear on file pages like this:

Artwork

  • {{ArtworkTF2}}
    • for all artwork, concept images, or other drawings by Valve for the game, including content from the official blog.

Screenshots

  • {{ScreenshotTF2}}
    • for all TF2 screenshots, regardless of who took them.

Audio

  • {{AudioTF2}}
    • for audio clips, music, sound effects or other audio-related files extracted from the game files.

Other game media

  • {{ExtractTF2}}
    • for media extracted from the game files that does not fit any of the above categories

Valve content

  • {{Valve content}}
    • for any content owned by Valve that does not pertain to a particular game (e.g. non-TF2 game logos, etc)

Free content

Creative Commons

Images or media that use a Creative Commons license.

Public domain

Images or media that have been released into the public domain.

  • {{PD}}
    • for images which have been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, whose copyright has expired or are ineligible for copyright.
  • {{PD-self}}
    • for images that you yourself have created and release into the public domain.

GNU licenses

Fair Art License

Non-free content