This template facilitates creating a non-free or fair use media rationale with the necessary components. Please read Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline for the relevant policies.
This template is used by the Wikipedia:File Upload Wizard. Its parameter fields are designed to match the upload questionnaire and to correspond to the criteria defined in WP:NFCC. The upload wizard will fill in some fields with standard values, but will prompt for specific input in cases where rationale elements are typically not predictable and must be explained individually.
If you want to use this template manually, you can find its parameters below. Don't forget to add a separate non-free file copyright tag, such as {{Non-free fair use}}, {{Non-free logo}}, {{Non-free book cover}} etc.
{{Non-free use rationale<!--Obligatory fields-->| Description =| Author = | Source = | Article = | Purpose = | Replaceability = | Minimality = | Commercial = <!--Optional/expert fields-->| Date =| Publication =| Replaceability_text =| Other information =}}
{{Non-free use rationale| Article = Strong Poison| Description = Book cover of ''[[Strong Poison]]''.| Source = Derived from a digital capture (photo/scan) of the book cover (creator of this digital version is irrelevant as the copyright in all equivalent images is still held by the same party). Copyright held by the publisher or the artist. Claimed as fair use regardless.| Portion = Book cover only, a small portion of the commercial product.| Low resolution = Yes| Purpose = The image serves as the primary means of visual identification of the subject (the book). It illustrates educational articles about the book from which the cover illustration was taken.| Replaceability = There is no free equivalent of this book cover, so the image cannot be replaced by a free image.| Other information = The use of the cover will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original. In particular, copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the book.}}
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Template for images or content that can be uploaded via Wikipedia's fair use policy, meant to facilitate creating non-free use rationales with the necessary components. Please read Wikipedia:Non-free content for the relevant policies. This template is used by the Wikipedia:File Upload Wizard. Its parameter fields are designed to match the data produced by the upload questionnaire. They are also designed to correspond to the original criteria as defined in WP:NFCC. The wizard will fill in some fields with standard values, but will prompt for specific input in those cases where rationale elements are typically not predictable and must be explained individually.