Template:Non-free use rationale video cover/doc

This template is to help users write non-free use rationales for non-free video covers as required by WP:NFC and WP:NFURG. Include this in the image file, once for each time you insert the video cover art image into an article.

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Please use copyrighted content responsibly and in accordance with Wikipedia policy. A template alone does not make video cover art fair to use. It merely helps you state why you think it is appropriate.

This template is optimized for video cover art used in the article about the video. It may or may not work in other contexts. For example, this non-free use rationale may not be appropriate for images of software.

Before saving, try the "preview" feature to review the text produced by this template. Be sure the language is true and complete. If not, consider using the override fields, a different template, or a hand-written justification.

Syntax

(copy this to your image page)

{{Non-free use rationale video cover
| Format            = <!--Choose: Full / Data / Rationale --> 
| Article           = 
| Use               = <!--Choose: Infobox / Header / Section / Other --> 
<!-- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -->
| Type              = 
| Title             = 
| Volume            = 
| Season            = 
| Distributor       = 
| Publisher         = 
| Studio            = 
| Website           = 
| Owner             = 
| Commentary        = 
| Other purpose     = <!-- Must be specified if Use is not Infobox / Header / Section -->
<!--OVERRIDE FIELDS -->
| Description       = 
| Source            = 
| Portion           = 
| Low resolution    = 
| Purpose           = 
| Replaceability    = 
| Other information = 
}}

Explanation of fields

Parameter	Explanation
Format	Format of the template: Full - full non-free use rationale template (Template:Non-free use rationale) - default Data - displays media data fields only (Template:Non-free media data) Rationale - displays non-free use rationale fields (Template:Non-free media rationale)
Article	Article name, no brackets.
Use	How is the image used in the article? Choose one: Infobox - in the infobox for the article about the video Header - top of article about the video Section - in a section devoted to the video Author - in an article about the author (be careful here) Other - some other use. Describe in "Other purpose"
Optional fields
Type	The type of media the cover art is from. (ex. VHS, Betamax, DVD, Blu-ray Disc)
Title	Name of video, if different than article.
Volume	If part of a multi-volume series, the volume number of the cover.
Season	If part of a complete season, the season number of the cover.
Distributor	The distributor of the video.
Publisher	The publisher of the video.
Studio	The studio that produced the video.
Website	If taken from the web, where?
Owner	Who owns the copyright, if known.
Commentary	Discuss any commentary in the article about the cover art itself.
Other purpose	If |Use=Other, explain how the image is used in the article. This will be inserted into the standard boilerplate explanation.
Override fields
Description	A description of the copyrighted material, if the boilerplate description is not accurate.
Source	If not from the website, specifically where and how did you get the image?
Portion	If you did not use the whole cover, what part did you use and why?
Low resolution	If the image is unusually large or small, why?
Purpose	If use is not one of the above categories, explain how you use it.
Replaceability	Explain why the image cannot be replaced with free use, if boilerplate explanations are not accurate.
Other information	Any other information you think helps the image's non-free use case.

See also

• For other specific rationale templates, look in Category:Non-free use rationale templates.
• {{Non-free use rationale}} is the general rationale template for which this template is based on.
• {{Non-free media data}} combined with {{Non-free media rationale}} is a less clumsy way of adding Non-free use rationales in situations where an image is used in multiple articles. These templates are used by this template by use of |Format=.