Template:Non-free software screenshot

This is a screenshot of copyrighted computer software, and the copyright for its contents is most likely held by the author(s) or the company that created the software. It is believed that the use of a limited number of low-resolution screenshots:

for identification of, and critical commentary on, the software in question,
in the absence of a free alternative,
on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,

…qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.

To the uploader:

Please include a detailed fair use rationale for each use, as described on Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.
Try using Template:Non-free use rationale software screenshot to state the rationale.
If this is a screenshot of free software (GPL, BSD, etc.) do not use this template! Use the license tag that corresponds to the license instead, optionally alongside {{Free screenshot}} to categorize as a free screenshot.

To patrollers and administrators: If this image has an appropriate rationale, please append |image has rationale=yes as a parameter to the license template.

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This is a boilerplate template that should be applied to screenshots of non-free software.

Syntax

Full syntax

{{Non-free software screenshot [|Category name][|image has rationale = yes]}}
Notation

In the above syntax:

Items written in bold must be typed exactly as you see them.

Items written in italic are abstract names which you replace with appropriate text in the image description page.

Items enclosed in brackets ("[" and "]") are optional. You may skip them.

Description

This template has two optional parameters:

Parameter	Description
image has rationale	If it is set to `yes`, the text at the bottom of the template requesting that the uploader provide a fair use rationale or use a free screenshot is removed.
Category name	By default, images with this template will be sorted into Category:Screenshots of software. Optionally, the first unnamed parameter can also be a category name, so that a screenshot may be sorted into a more specific category. For example: `{{Non-free software screenshot\|Screenshots of video games}}` will place the image into Category:Screenshots of video games. Most used categories include: Screenshots of Windows software Screenshots of Linux software Screenshots of Mac software Screenshots of web-based software Screenshots of video games Please do not add images to "Free screenshots" or "Screenshots of public domain software" categories with this template because this template is only for copyrighted software.

Template:Non-free software screenshot

Syntax

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See also