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In general, if the image cannot be reused (including with redistribution and modification rights) by any entity, including commercial users, then the image must be considered non-free. Use of copyrighted material under an invalid claim of a non-free rationale constitutes copyright infringement and is illegal.
There is more to our images than you can see at first look. If you click on any image on Wikipedia, you will go to a page about the image itself. This image page will have information on the image's source, authorship, and copyright licensing, along with a more detailed description of the image. Unless the image is very small, you will see a ...
If the image is tagged as Fair use, then most probably you cannot.See the Fair use section for more details. You can for all other images released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License or a similarly free license provided you abide by the license conditions – include a link back to the wikipage for that picture or to the creator's website and license any ...
Attribution To re-distribute text on Wikipedia in any form, provide credit to the authors either by including a) a hyperlink (where possible) or URL to the page or pages you are re-using, b) a hyperlink (where possible) or URL to an alternative, stable online copy which is freely accessible, which conforms with the license, and which provides credit to the authors in a manner equivalent to the ...
Depending on the desired image, the copyright may be expired due to the age of the image. In the US, copyrights of images published before 1929 are expired. This also applies to many old paintings and photos. Such images can be safely used for Wikipedia even if there is a copyright notice on the page.
Uploading images to Wikipedia is a matter of: clearly establishing that the copyright status of each intended upload is appropriate for a free-content encyclopedia; and then. uploading the image with clear labeling as to its origin and copyright status. If you want to upload multiple images using the New wizard, use Commons:Special:UploadWizard.
Wikipedia is a worldwide project, and much of the complexity surrounding copyright comes from the fact that laws differ from country to country. The most important thing for Wikipedia is to abide by U.S. copyright law, because the servers are located in the United States. Nevertheless, Wikipedia is used around the world, and since our mission ...
A logo may be trademarked and/or copyrighted. A logo consisting of nothing but letters (no matter how ornate), simple geometric shapes, and/or simple shapes (i.e. arrows), it is ineligible for copyright. Therefore, it is a public domain image and should be labeled with { { PD-textlogo }} and { { Trademarked }}.