| Special_header | Special_header | no description
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| Description | Descriptiondescription | A description of the copyrighted material.
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| Author | Authorauthor | The original author and/or copyright holder of the non-free work.
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| Source | Sourcesource | The immediate source, i.e. where you found this file.
| String | required |
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| Publication | Publicationpublication | The original source, i.e. where and how this non-free work was first published. Important in some cases where parts of the non-free use justification may depend on this information, e.g. in the case of some historical photographs.
| String | optional |
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| Date | Datedate | The date of publication.
| String | optional |
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| Article | Articlearticle | The exact name of the Wikipedia article in which the media is to be used (without the [[ ]] brackets).
| String | required |
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| Purpose | Purposepurpose | What function this file will serve in the article. This explanation must make it clear how and why the file will significantly increase the reader's understanding of the topic, in such a way that its absence would be detrimental to the article (cf. WP:NFCC#8). Do not copy generic rationale verbiage from some templated rationales elsewhere. State in clear, plain words what this particular file will be doing in this particular article. Be specific and concrete. - Example
- This non-free art will be the primary form of identification of the subject of the article in the infobox used in the article.
| String | required |
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| Replaceability - Why not free image? | Replaceabilityreplaceability | Why there couldn't be a freely licensed replacement that would adequately serve the same purpose (cf. WP:NFCC#1). Please bear in mind that this is not merely about replacements that actually exist and are readily available, but also about the mere possibility that such a replacement could realistically be created. - Example
- Because this work is non-free, any free substitute would either be a copyright violation or misinterpret the work.
| String | required |
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| Replaceability - Why not just text? | Replaceability_textreplaceability_textreplaceability text | If necessary, explain why it wouldn't be possible to adequately treat the encyclopedic content with freely licensed text alone. Note that though this template field has been implemented as optional, Wikipedia policy requires that its consideration is satisfied (see WP:NFCC#1).
| String | optional |
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| Minimal use | Minimalityminimality | Add any necessary explanation how there won't be more non-free content used than necessary. Minimality means: Use low-resolution files rather than high-resolution files; don't use a larger portion of a work than necessary or an entire work if only a small portion would be sufficient; don't use more non-free items if a single one would be sufficient.
| String | required |
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| Portion | Portion | The portion of the non-free file used - Example
- The whole work is used to prevent misinterpreting the work
| Unknown | optional |
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| Low resolution | Low resolutionLow_resolutionResolution | Indicate that this file has low resolution. - Example
- This image's size and resolution is sufficient enough to provide identification of the work. But the low resolution would make it unsuitable for stolen versions and reproduction/replication elsewhere.
| Unknown | optional |
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| Respect for commercial opportunities | Commercialcommercial | Explain why our use of the file will not unduly infringe on any commercial interests of its copyright holders, by competing with the work's original market role.
| String | required |
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| Other info | Other informationother informationOther_informationother_information | Anything else that needs to be added?
| String | optional |
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