Template:File license/doc

{{File license}} is a template for providing copyright and licensing information on file pages, as files are licensed separately from text on this wiki. Most of the time, you will be able to select on the pre-filled licenses when uploading a file. If you need to then alter that inserted license, you can edit the page after uploading and modify the template to meet your needs. A full list of parameters are provided as part of the TemplateData. Additional licenses (and other legal situations files can be used under) can be specified on Module:File license/data/licenses. The code for this template is on Module:File license.

TemplateData

Used to provide copyright and licensing information on file pages.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
license	license	The license (or other legal situation that the file is being used on the wiki under) that the file is available under. Suggested values fair dealing permission FoP CC BY 4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 CC BY-ND 4.0 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 CC BY 3.0 CC BY-SA 3.0 CC BY-NC 3.0 CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 CC BY-ND 3.0 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 CC BY 2.0 CC BY-SA 2.0 CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 CC0 1.0 FAL FAL 1.3 FAL 1.2 FAL 1.1 OGL 1 OGL 2 OGL 3 PD-self PD-ineligible PD-animal PD-expired PD-UKGov PD-USGov PD-USGov-NASA Default fair dealing Example CC BY-SA 4.0	Line	required
own work?	own work	Set this to any value if the file is your own work, e.g. something that you created yourself. Suggested values 1	Line	suggested
copyright holder	copyright holder	The copyright holder of the file, given in freeform wikitetx (or simply as a page name when used in conjunction with "copyright holder display text"). Suggested values the [[University of Warwick]] [[Warwick SU]] Example the [[University of Warwick]]	Content	suggested
copyright holder display text	copyright holder display	The display text to use for the link to the copyright holder when "copyright holder" is an internal	Line	optional
copyright year	copyright year	The copyright year, when applicable. Example 2025	Number	optional
type of file	type of file	The type of file, be it an image (or, more specifically, a photo, drawing, 3D render, etc.), audio, a video or even a document or font. Suggested values image photo drawing icon logo audio recording video Default image Example photo	Line	suggested
intent of file	intent	The intent of uploading and using this file on this wiki. This is particuarly suggested for fair dealing files. Default to illustrate articles Example to illustrate the article [[Zeeman Building]]	Content	suggested
source	source	The source of the file.	Content	suggested
subject	subject	The subject of the file, particuarly images. Example the [[Faculty of Arts Building]]	Content	suggested
subject license	subject license	The license that the file's subject is available under. "FoP" (Freedom of Panorama) will be a common choice here when the subject is a building. Suggested values FoP fair dealing permission CC BY 4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 CC BY-ND 4.0 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 CC BY 3.0 CC BY-SA 3.0 CC BY-NC 3.0 CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 CC BY-ND 3.0 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 CC BY 2.0 CC BY-SA 2.0 CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 CC0 1.0 FAL FAL 1.3 FAL 1.2 FAL 1.1 OGL 1 OGL 2 OGL 3 PD-self PD-ineligible PD-animal PD-expired PD-UKGov PD-USGov PD-USGov-NASA Example FoP	Line	suggested
attribution	attribution	The person or entity that this file should be attributed to, if different from the copyright holder.	Line	optional
attribution format	attribution format	The format that attribution must be given in, if applicable.	Content	optional
trademark owner	trademark owner	The owner of any trademarks that appear in this file. Suggested values the [[University of Warwick]] [[Warwick SU]] Example the [[University of Warwick]]	Content	optional
trademark usage details	trademark usage	Details about the usage of any trademarks that are included in this file. Default Its use here is believed not to be [[wikipedia:trademark infringement|trademark infringement]].	Content	optional
tentative?	tentative	Set this to any value to use more tentative language in the license. Suggested values 1	Line	optional
extra text	extra	Any extra text to include at the bottom of the license box.	Content	optional
license 2	license2	A second license that the file is available under. Further additional licenses can be added in this way indefinitely. Suggested values fair dealing permission FoP CC BY 4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 CC BY-ND 4.0 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 CC BY 3.0 CC BY-SA 3.0 CC BY-NC 3.0 CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 CC BY-ND 3.0 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 CC BY 2.0 CC BY-SA 2.0 CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 CC0 1.0 FAL FAL 1.3 FAL 1.2 FAL 1.1 OGL 1 OGL 2 OGL 3 PD-self PD-ineligible PD-animal PD-expired PD-UKGov PD-USGov PD-USGov-NASA	Line	optional
Category	category	A subcategory of [[Category:Files]] to place this file in. Defaults to "Files". Default Files Example Zeeman Building images	Line	suggested