Template:Non-free use rationale serial publication/doc

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

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

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 serial publication
| Article           = 
| Use               = <!--Choose: Infobox / Header / Section / Author / Other --> 
<!-- OPTIONAL FIELDS -->
| Type              = 
| Title             = 
| Volume            = 
| Issue             = 
| Author            = 
| Illustrator       = 
| Publisher         = 
| Cover_artist      = 
| Website           = 
| Owner             = 
| Commentary        = 
| Portion           = 
<!--OVERRIDE FIELDS -->
| Description       = 
| Source            = 
| 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 serial publication Header - top of article about the serial publication Section - in a section devoted to the serial publication Author - in an article about the author (be careful here) Other - some other use. Describe in "Purpose"
Optional fields
Type	The type of publication. (e.g. journal, magazine, etc., default is serial publication)
Title	Name of serial publication, if different from article.
Volume	If part of a multi-volume series, the volume number of the cover.
Issue	The issue number of the cover.
Author	The author or creator of the publication.
Illustrator	The illustrator of the serial publication.
Publisher	The publisher of the serial publication.
Cover_artist	The cover artist of the issue.
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.
Portion	If you did not use the whole cover, which part did you use?
Override fields
Description	Additional information about serial publication or artwork
Source	If not from the website, specifically where and how did you get the image?
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=.