Difference between revisions of "Conservapedia:Manual of Style/Images"

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Images, which consist of photographs, paintings, and drawings, are uploaded to Conservapedia daily. They fall into two main categories: those that are copyrighted, or those which are not. Restrictions have to apply to all of them,

Copyrighted Images

All images created after January 1923 are considered copyrighted by the creator/owner of the image unless their status has changed by owner action. To use copyrighted images in Conservapedia, you must do the following:

• On the image page, your first edit will be to identify the name of the image (such as from a painting), or the subject of it (as in a photograph); the place where the image was created; the date of the image creation, and the name of the person who created it.
• Below this edit, you will place a license tag from the Fair use article. You will write the source where the image came from, whether from a book or website; and you will write the reason for "fair use" of the image.

To be considered "fair use", you have to have a logical justification for uploading the image to Conservapedia. If the picture is of a German shepherd dog, for example, the image should go in that article only and nowhere else.

Fair use applies generally to news stories or criticism. In most cases it is best to ask permission from the copyright owner; if they say no, then don't upload it.

Fair Use tag

Copyright Details
License:	Fair use
Source:	<source>
Author:	<author>
Conservapedia notes:	This work may be subject to Copyright and unlicensed. However, it is believed that the use of this work: is for nonprofit educational purposes, such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research; to illustrate the object in question where no free equivalent is available or could be created that would adequately give the same information on Conservapedia, hosted on servers in the United States, qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law[1], subsection 107[2]. Any other uses of this image, on Conservapedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See also Conservapedia:Copyright.
User notes:	<optional:user notes>
License reason:	<reason>
	Please do not add this image to a userbox or to your user page. Any instance will be removed.
If you think this image is incorrectly licensed you may discuss this on the image's talk page.

Other copyright tags

Tag for image which has been copyrighted by its creator, who has given permission by anyone for free use of the image anywhere. The source page which states such permission must be given.

Copyright Details
!	This image is considered copyrighted by its creator, who has specifically authorized free use of this image anywhere world-wide.
Source:	[]

Tag for copyrighted images in which the creator has granted permission for use. The source page AND a summary of the actual permission given must be included in the image file page.

Copyright Details
!	This image is considered copyrighted by its creator, who has specifically granted permission for free use of this image in Conservapedia.
Source:	[]

Foreign Government Copyright Tags

This is one example of a tag indicating an image has been copyrighted by a foreign government.

United Kingdom: Crown Copyright
!	This image is Crown copyrighted under the laws of the United Kingdom and the regulations of the Royal Air Force, of which copyright is in force unless otherwise stated. [3][4]
Source:	File available here: []

Non-copyrighted Images

These images are not copyrighted for the following reasons:

• They were created prior to January 1923, and are ineligible for copyright under U.S. law;
• They were willfully released into the public domain by the creator/owner of the image;
• The copyright the owners once held has been allowed to lapse, releasing the image into the public domain;
• They are the product of the U.S. Government.

To upload and use these images in the articles, you still must identify the name of the image or the subject of it, the place where the image was created, the date of the image creation, and the name of the person who created it. Just because they are public domain does not absolve you of this responsibility. Use the appropriate license tag below.

If in doubt about the status of an image, assume it is copyrighted until proved otherwise.

US Government Tags

Tag for all images created by anyone in an official capacity in any United States governmental agency not related to the Department of Defense, the United States Armed Forces, or the United States Coast Guard.

Copyright Details
!	This work is in the Public Domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States Federal Government under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the U.S. Code
Source:	File available from the United States Federal Government here: []

Tag for all images created by personnel (military or civilian) within the United States Department of Defense, including Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines.

Copyright Details
!	This work is in the Public Domain in the United States because it is a work of military service personnel and/or civilian employees of the United States Department of Defense under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the U.S. Code
Source:	File available from the United States Federal Government here: []

Copyright Details
!	This work is in the Public Domain in the United States because it is a work of military service personnel and/or civilian employees of the United States Army under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the U.S. Code
Source:	File available from the United States Federal Government here: []

Copyright Details
!	This work is in the Public Domain in the United States because it is a work of military service personnel and/or civilian employees of the United States Navy under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the U.S. Code
Source:	File available from the United States Federal Government here: []

Copyright Details
!	This work is in the Public Domain in the United States because it is a work of military service personnel and/or civilian employees of the United States Air Force under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the U.S. Code
Source:	File available from the United States Federal Government here: []

Copyright Details
!	This work is in the Public Domain in the United States because it is a work of military service personnel and/or civilian employees of the United States Marine Corps under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the U.S. Code
Source:	File available from the United States Federal Government here: []

Tag for images created by personnel (military or civilian) of the United States Coast Guard.

Tag for images created by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Copyright Details
!	This image is served on a site belonging to NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Per JPL/NASA policy and applicable United States federal law, such images are in the public domain, or, if they are owned by individuals or institutions other than NASA or JPL, may be used for any journalistic, educational, or personal purpose (but not a commercial purpose) without further authorization. NASA and JPL images, other than their respective institutional logos or photographs of actual persons, are not subject to copyright and may be used without additional permission, unless otherwise declared. For details, see JPL Image Use Policy Declaration.
Source:	File available from the United States Federal Government here: []

Tag for images created by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Copyright Details
!	This image is served on a site belonging to NASA. Per NASA policy and applicable United States federal law, such images are in the public domain, or, if they are owned by individuals or institutions other than NASA, may be used for any journalistic, educational, or personal purpose (but not a commercial purpose) without further authorization. NASA images, other than their respective institutional logos or photographs of actual persons, are not subject to copyright and may be used without additional permission, unless otherwise declared. For details, see the [5].
Source:	File available from the United States Federal Government here: []

Tag for images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Copyright Details
!	This image is served on the Hubble Space Telescope site and is credited to NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Hubble Telescope Space Science Institute. Per JPL/NASA and STScI policies and applicable United States federal law, such images are in the public domain, are not subject to copyright and may be used without additional permission, unless otherwise declared. For details, see the JPL Image Use Policy Declaration and the Hubblesite Copyright declaration.
Source:	File available from the United States Federal Government here: []

Warning Tags

These tags are "stop action"; i.e. an unauthorized image or written material uploaded to Conservapedia, which must have a proper license tag placed or removal will happen.

This tag is a tame warning to prevent edit wars; the idea is to stop them before they get worse, and get everyone to think about doing a better job.

Public Domain Tags

Copyright Details
!	This image was created by an artist or photographer during the American Civil War (1861-1865) while under the employ of the Federal Government of the United States, or of the Confederate States; or of a private civilian agency, and is now in the public domain.
Source:	[]

Copyright Details
!	This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States with a copyright term of no more than the life of the author plus 100 years.
Source:	[]

Copyright Details
!	This image is not eligible for copyright, or its copyright has expired, or it has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder. This applies worldwide.
Source:	[]

Public domain tags for various countries should have a link to, or statement of, the specific law from the country placed within the tag which authorizes the image as public domain.

Public domain; United Kingdom
!	This image is in the public domain in accordance with the laws of the United Kingdom relative to a photograph created by the United Kingdom government prior to 1 June 1957; or such photograph, artistic rendering, or engraving created by the United Kingdom government for commercial publication more than 50 years ago.
Source:	[]