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{{policy}}

All images should be tagged with information about their copyright/licensing status and source.  It is '''illegal''' for us to use images on '''OrthodoxWiki''' for which we do not have permission or which are not usable under the [[Wikipedia:Fair use#Fair use under United States law|fair use provisions of United States copyright law]].

Images which do not conform to policy are subject to immediate deletion.  Merely noting the image's source is '''not enough'''.  There must be verifiable permission given for OrthodoxWiki's use of the image.  It is '''your responsibility''' as the uploader to ensure that the image may be used and is tagged as properly licensed.

==How to include the tag==
When you upload the image, there is a "Summary" box in which you can put the tags.  Additionally, you can go to the image's description page&mdash;either by clicking on an image in an entry or by going to the description link included after you upload the image&mdash;then click the "edit" tab at the top of the page, and add in the appropriate information.

Here are some tags that can be included for images, followed by the notice that will be included:


==License Templates==
===Public Domain===
:<nowiki>{{pd}}</nowiki> for images in the public domain (note that there are '''[[w:Wikipedia:Public domain|specific conditions]]''' for declaring a work in the public domain; finding it on the Internet doesn't count!):<br>
{{pd}}

===GNU FDL===
:<nowiki>{{gfdl}} for images released under the GNU Free Documentation License:</nowiki>
{{gfdl}}



===Creative Commons===
:<nowiki>{{cc by-nc-sa}} for images released under the Creative Commons License Attribition-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 or later:</nowiki>
{{cc by-nc-sa}}

:<nowiki>{{cc by-sa}} for images released under the Creative Commons License Attribition-ShareAlike 2.5 or later:</nowiki>
{{cc by-sa}}

:<nowiki>{{cc by-nc-nd}} for images released under the Creative Commons License Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 or later:</nowiki>
{{cc by-nc-nd}}

===Unverified===
:<nowiki>{{unverified}} for images of unknown source (this should ideally only be used temporarily!):</nowiki>
{{unverified}}



===Limited License===
:<nowiki>{{limited}} for images with a copyright and limited license (you'll also need to include a copyright notice along with that tag):</nowiki>
{{limited}}



===Fair Use===
:<nowiki>{{fairuse}}</nowiki> for images with a copyright whose usage is believed to constitute fair use under [[Wikipedia:Fair use#Fair use under United States law|United States copyright law]]:
{{fairuse}}


==Source Templates==

===OCA.org===
Beginning May 5, 2005, OrthdoxWiki has received permission to use many of the icons and images from [http://oca.org www.OCA.org]. Because they do not own the copyrights to all the images, they can't give us blanket permission. To obtain permission for a particular image, please send a brief request to ''both'' "tocmed at hotmail dot com" and "tocmed at aol dot com". If approved, please include [[Template:oca]] on the image's page by including the following text in the "Summary" field or when you edit the image's entry: '''<nowiki>{{oca}}</nowiki>'''. 

Thumbnails for all images taken from OCA.org can be found at [[:Category:OCA.org Images]]

{{oca}}



===Holy Land Photos===
As of March 28, 2005, Dr. Carl Rasmussen of [http://www.holylandphotos.org/ Holy Land Photos] has granted '''OrthodoxWiki''' permission to use images from his website.  Here is the response received from Dr. Rasmussen, who answered an email inquiry on March 28, 2005:

: ''Yes, you may use the images as requested up to a maximum of 100 images for your site and with the direct links, etc. that you mention in your email.''

: ''I hope this will help you in your very worthwhile project.  If 100 images is not enough, please contact me again with further information.''

A [[Template:hlp|template]] has been created for all images that are imported from the site.  Be sure to include it when you upload the image by including the following text in the "Summary" field or when you edit the image's entry later:  <nowiki>{{hlp}}</nowiki>

Thumbnails of all images from Holy Land Photos can be found at [[Category:HLP Images]].

{{hlp}}



===Holy Transfiguration Monastery===
As of March 4, 2005, [http://www.thehtm.org/ Holy Transfiguration Monastery] of Brookline, Massachusetts, has granted '''OrthodoxWiki''' permission to use the icon images from their website.  Here is the response received from Fr. Parthenios, who answered my email inquiry:

: ''As long as credit is given as you describe, permission is granted. God help you in your pious endeavours.''

A [[Template:htm|template]] has been created for all images that are imported from their site.  Be sure to include it when you upload the image by including the following text in the "Summary" field or when you edit the image's entry later:  <nowiki>{{htm}}</nowiki>

Thumbnails of all HTM images may be found at [[Category:HTM Images]].

{{htm}}



===Skete.com===
As of January 13, 2005, the folks over at [http://www.skete.com/ St. Isaac of Syria Skete] have given '''OrthodoxWiki''' permission to use the icon images from their website.  Here is the response received from Stan Kain, their marketing and website manager:

:''We do not mind if non-commercial websites use "some" of our icon images.''
:''We do always appreciate a credit or mention and/or link to our website.''

:''May God bless your good works!''

A [[Template:Skete.com|template]] has been created for all images that are imported from their site.  Be sure to include it when you upload the image by including the following text in the "Summary" field or when you edit the image's entry later:  <nowiki>{{skete.com}}</nowiki>

Thumbnails of all images from St. Isaac of Syria Skete can be found at [[Category:Skete Images]]. We should probably ask them for a clarifcation of '''some'''! 

:<nowiki>{{skete.com}} for images from</nowiki> [http://www.skete.com/ Skete.com]:
{{skete.com}}

===Wikimedia Commons===
All images imported from [[commons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]] should be stamped with the <nowiki>{{commons}}</nowiki> tag, regardless of copyright. This helps us identify the source if need be. Relevant copyright information (e.g. another image license tag) should also be included along with this template.
{{commons}}

===Library of Congress===
For images imported from the Library of Congress Photo Archive that are thought to be in the public domain.
{{loc}}

===Government Images===
{{stub}}

==See also==
*[[OrthodoxWiki:Copyrights]]

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