Template:Wrong license

This file may not have the correct information on its copyright status. This template should be used when a file's licensing information seems to be incorrect or inaccurate, to prompt discussion or review by other editors. An experienced editor should contact the uploader and add the proper license tag, or discuss the issue on the talk page. Notify the uploader with: {{subst:Wrong license note|1=Template:Wrong license}} ~~~~ If this file has insufficient source information, use {{subst:nsd}}. If this file does not have a sufficient claim of permission, use {{subst:npd}}. If this file is a blatant copyright infringement, use {{Copyvio}}. If this file is non-free per Commons:Licencing, start a deletion request. Items tagged with this template are sorted into Category:Items with disputed copyright information.

 

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Do not subst: this template. Apply it immediately above any licensing information or at the beginning of the page. You may optionally specify a reason as the first parameter. Do not replace or remove any copyright or licensing information already present.

This template is meant to be used when a file's licensing information appears to be incorrect or inaccurate, to prompt discussion or review by other editors. An inaccurate licensing is often due to tagging a public domain image with a free license, or because source or informations provided are not sufficient enough to support the selected license tag.

Items tagged with this template are sorted into Category:Items with disputed copyright information. If an image has blatantly false licensing information, use another template (see below).

Use this template if:

• The image is unlikely to have the proper licensing information.
• The image's source contains licensing information that conflicts with the information on the image's description page (unless the below criteria are met).

Do not use this template if:

• There is no source information at all. Use {{subst:nsd}}.
• There is no licensing information at all. Use {{subst:nld}}.
• The image is a blatant copyright infringement. Use {{Copyvio}}.
• The image is non-free per Commons:Licencing. Start a deletion request.

You should notify the uploader with {{subst:Wrong license note|File:Filename|reason}} ~~~~ (just copy and paste this prefilled from the file page after tagging it).

Usage

{{Wrong license |1= }}

Or use the shorthand

• {{Wrong license}}
• {{Wrong-license}}
• {{wl}}

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
1	Reason		empty	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the File namespace

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

Placement:

Top

Example

{{Wrong license|Original license seems different}}

renders as:

This file may not have the correct information on its copyright status. The reason given by the user who added this tag is: Original license seems different This template should be used when a file's licensing information seems to be incorrect or inaccurate, to prompt discussion or review by other editors. An experienced editor should contact the uploader and add the proper license tag, or discuss the issue on the talk page. Notify the uploader with: {{subst:Wrong license note|1=Template:Wrong license|2=Original license seems different}} ~~~~ If this file has insufficient source information, use {{subst:nsd}}. If this file does not have a sufficient claim of permission, use {{subst:npd}}. If this file is a blatant copyright infringement, use {{Copyvio}}. If this file is non-free per Commons:Licencing, start a deletion request. Items tagged with this template are sorted into Category:Items with disputed copyright information.

 

See also

Warning templates

Disputed / inaccurate:

• {{Disputed}} – copyright tag
  • {{Wrong license}} – for use in file namespace / {{Wrong license note}} in user namespace
• {{Low quality chem}}
  • {{Disputed chem}} – for inaccurate chemical structures
• {{Fact disputed}} – generally for files where the description (or filename) does not seem to match the content
  • {{Disputed coat of arms}} – for coat of arms where the correctness or accuracy is disputed
  • {{Disputed diagram}} – for diagrams where the factual correctness or accuracy is disputed
  • {{Inaccurate-map-disputed}} – for maps where the factual correctness or accuracy is disputed
  • {{Inaccurate paleoart}} for paleontological restorations
• {{Inaccurate description}} – an in-line template − but it should be kept
• {{Implausible}} – an in-line template − suspicious, very likely false information about the author, date of creation, license, etc.
• {{Factual accuracy}} – generally when there are issues with files themselves

See also

• Commons:Overwriting existing files
• Help:Misinformation

Disputed / something missing:

• {{Clarify}} – an in-line template
• {{Lacking insignia source}} – insignia
• {{References missing}} – generally for files where the description or depiction needs references
• {{Datasource missing}} – for own diagrams and maps visualizing data that needs references
• {{No source since}} – deletion warning for missing essential source information
• {{Sourcefield}} - produces a warning that a file appears to have an invalid entry in its "Source" parameter; for use on user talk pages, not file pages; less serious than the {{No source since}} warning; does not threaten deletion

Fictional (consciously):

• {{Fake sports logo}} – for potentially serious confusion
• {{Fictional}} – proposed insignia ("flag", "sign", "seal", "CoA", …)
• {{Fake insignia}} — generic "faked" symbols, to facilitate identification but often not factually accurate to avoid copyright issues.
• {{Fictitious flag}} – for potentially serious confusion

Generally:

• {{Original caption}} – from the image itself (more like a info)
• {{Warning}} – a template box

Localization

This template is localized through {{Autotranslate}}. The layout of the template can be found under Template:Wrong license/layout.

To add your language to the list of languages supported by this template, please copy the code of Template:Wrong license/en (or any other language version you prefer to translate) and replace the text strings in there (the form below can be used to create a translation, the English version is preloaded in the edit box). Please change the parameter lang from en (or whatever language you are translating) to the language code of your language.