Template:Fair use image/doc

Purpose

This license template records the description, source, author, and optional image collections for copyrighted media used under a fair-use rationale. Place it on the media's File page.

Usage

{{Fair use image
|description=
|source=
|author=
|collection=
}}

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Explanation
description	Recommended	Description of what the file shows. The value is displayed and stored in both Has description and Has caption. If omitted, the template displays a request to add a description.
source	Recommended	Original source of the media. If omitted, the template displays a request to add one. Use a direct, reliable source citation where possible.
author	Recommended	Creator or credited author. If omitted, the template displays a request to add one.
collection	No	One or more image-collection names. Separate multiple values with semicolons. Each value is converted to lowercase and stored in Has image collection for collection galleries.

Collection behavior

The collection parameter connects a file to pages using Template:Gallery. Use stable subject names rather than descriptive prose.

For multiple collections:

{{Fair use image
|description=An example copyrighted image.
|source=Original source URL or publication
|author=Creator name
|collection=Example subject;Second subject
}}

Licensing note

The template labels the file as fair use and displays its existing rationale. Applying the template does not establish that a particular upload or use satisfies copyright law. Editors remain responsible for documenting provenance, attribution, and the contextual need for non-free media.

The example is not rendered here because doing so would assign description and collection properties to the documentation page.