Template:Non-free use rationale book cover/doc

This template is to help users write fair use rationales for non-free book covers and other book art as required by WP:NFC and WP:FURG. Include this in the image file, once for each time you insert the book 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 book cover art fair to use. It merely helps you state why you think it is appropriate.

This template is optimized for book cover art used in the article about the book. It may or may not work in other contexts. For example, this fair use rationale may not be appropriate for images of magazines, comic books, collections, or alternate editions.

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.

Usage

(copy this to your image page)

{{Non-free use rationale book cover
| Article           = 
| Use               = <!--Choose: Infobox / Header / Section / Author / Other --> 
<!-- OPTIONAL FIELDS -->
| Type              = 
| Title             = 
| Volume            = 
| Author            = 
| Illustrator       = 
| Publisher         = 
| Cover_artist      = 
| Website           = 
| Owner             = 
| Commentary        = 
<!--OVERRIDE FIELDS -->
| Description       = 
| Source            = 
| Portion           = 
| Low resolution    = 
| Purpose           = 
| Replaceability    = 
| Other information = 
}}

Explanation of fields

Parameter	Explanation
Format	Format of the template: Full - full fair use rationale template (Template:Non-free use rationale) - default Data - displays media data fields only (Template:Non-free media data) Rationale - displays fair 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 book Header - top of article about the book Section - in a section devoted to the book Author - in an article about the author (be careful here) Other - some other use. Describe in "Purpose"
Optional fields
Type	The type of book. (ex. novel, novella, etc.), default is book
Title	Name of book, if different than article.
Volume	If part of a multi-volume series, the volume number of the cover.
Author	The author or creator of the book.
Illustrator	The illustrator of the book.
Publisher	The publisher of the book.
Cover_artist	The cover artist of the book.
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.
Override fields
Description	Additional information about book or artwork
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 fair 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=.
• {{Non-free book cover}}