CC BY-NC template EDP summary
Non-Commercial Content Policy for Wikipedia
[edit]Introduction
[edit]- English Wikipedia has criteria for hosting non-free content
- With WMF help, we've adapted this for non-commercial content
- Intent is for other Wikipedias to use this
- Key differences:
- Non-free content: Most restrictive
- Non-commercial (NC) content: Allows modification and redistribution, prohibits commercial use (e.g., primarily use for commercial gain)
Wikipedia: CC By-NC/By-NC-SA Content Criteria Rationale
[edit]- Support Wikipedia's mission for free content
- Allow judicious use of NC content for high-quality encyclopedia developmentPolicy
- No automatic right to use NC content on Wikipedia
- Brief text excerpts allowed with proper attribution
- Longer NC text excerpts: Use special tag and license reference
- NC media files (images, audio, video) allowed if meeting specific criteria Criteria for NC Media Files
- No free equivalent available or easily creatable
- Meets Wikipedia content standards
- Complies with media-specific policies
- Minimal usage: One item if sufficient
- Used only in articles and file namespaces
Use corresponding NC-specific template
[edit]- Image description page includes:
- Source, license, title, author details
- Copyright tag
- NC upload rationale
Enforcement
[edit]- Files without valid rationale: Removed from articles or rationale added
- Files with valid claim: Retained even if unused
- Files without rationale after 48 hours: May be deleted
- Burden of proof on users seeking to include/retain content except if claim is that a free version is easily available then burden of proof is on the person requesting deletion
CC By-NC/By-NC-SA Content Use Rationale Guideline
[edit]- Requirements
- Copyright tag explaining NC use claim
- NC use rationale:
- Explain why no free equivalent likely exists
- Address all 7 criteria from NC content policy
- Templates
- Use provided templates for consistency
- Separate rationale for each article using the file
- Examples
- Logo usage
- Historical photographs
- Medical images
Speedy Deletion
[edit]- No rationale after 7 days: Speedy deletion
- Obviously failing criteria: Immediate deletion or discussion
Additional Notes
[edit]- Redirects acceptable in rationale
- No need to update rationale if article renamed/merged