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class="mw-indicators"> </div> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-namespace">Commons</span><span class="mw-page-title-separator">:</span><span class="mw-page-title-main">Where is the license on various sites?</span></h1> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body"> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository</div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="contentSub2"></div> <div id="jump-to-nav"></div> <a class="mw-jump-link" href="#mw-head">Jump to navigation</a> <a class="mw-jump-link" href="#searchInput">Jump to search</a> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortcut2" style=""><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r927745239">.mw-parser-output .shortcut2{float:right;margin:0.4em;border:1px solid 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This is a list of sites, and where to look for the license tag on each one. </p><p><br/> </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#500px"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">500px</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Dreamy_Pixel"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Dreamy Pixel</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#DeviantArt"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">DeviantArt</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Everipedia"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Everipedia</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Flickr"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Flickr</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Fotki"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Fotki</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Ipernity"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Ipernity</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#Oberwolfach_Photo_Collection"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Oberwolfach Photo Collection</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#Skitterphoto"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Skitterphoto</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#Tasnim"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">Tasnim</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#Tistory"><span class="tocnumber">11</span> <span class="toctext">Tistory</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#Twemoji"><span class="tocnumber">12</span> <span class="toctext">Twemoji</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="#Unsplash"><span class="tocnumber">13</span> <span class="toctext">Unsplash</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="#Vimeo"><span class="tocnumber">14</span> <span class="toctext">Vimeo</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="#YouTube"><span class="tocnumber">15</span> <span class="toctext">YouTube</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="500px" data-mw-thread-id="h-500px"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-500px"></span>500px<span data-mw-comment-end="h-500px"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Where_is_the_license_on_various_sites%3F&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: 500px"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>License data is collected here: <a href="/wiki/Commons:500px_licensing_data" title="Commons:500px licensing data">Commons:500px licensing data</a>. If you encounter any problems or information that should be there but isn't or information that shouldn't be there but is, report it on the talk page. </p><p>500px used to offer uploads under Creative Commons licenses until 1 July 2018. While these licenses were previously displayed online next to the image in question, this is no longer the case, even though Creative Commons licenses are irrevocable. Unreviewed uploads from 500px at Wikimedia Commons may be checked as follows. </p><p>To find the license, view the page source and look for a code like this: </p> <pre><a about='https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/256344659/q%3D80_m%3D2000/v2?webp=true&sig=80cd1a0424e27af05ca51ca66fd1377cc9848b2d14837dc78b5cb197a20e9842' href='http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/' id='server_photo_cc_license' rel='license'></a></pre> <p>A suitable search string would be <code>id='server_photo_cc_license'</code> as this does not occur in source code for non-free images. In this case, the image is licensed as CC0. (zero/1.0). </p><p>Acceptable license for our purposes include: </p> <ul><li><code>'http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/'</code> CC-0</li> <li><code>'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/'</code> CC-by-3.0</li> <li><code>'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/'</code> CC-by-sa-3.0</li></ul> <p>For trusted users and administrators: If you just reviewed an old upload from 500px, please also update the table at <a href="/wiki/Commons:500px_licensing_data" title="Commons:500px licensing data">Commons:500px licensing data</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Dreamy_Pixel" data-mw-thread-id="h-Dreamy_Pixel"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Dreamy_Pixel"></span>Dreamy Pixel<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Dreamy_Pixel"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Where_is_the_license_on_various_sites%3F&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Dreamy Pixel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Dreamy Pixel website has a category for <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dreamypixel.com/gallery-of-free-photograhs-images/">All free images</a>. It states that "these free images are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License." Single images like <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dreamypixel.com/aerial-view-lake-winter/">this</a> will not have a CC mark but a link to "All free images" will be shown above the image title. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="DeviantArt" data-mw-thread-id="h-DeviantArt"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-DeviantArt"></span>DeviantArt<span data-mw-comment-end="h-DeviantArt"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Where_is_the_license_on_various_sites%3F&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: DeviantArt"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>If there is a Creative Commons license, the full license name will be mentioned in the Image Details section below the description. Any license without the strings <i>Noncommercial</i> or <i>NoDerivatives</i> is acceptable for Commons. Occasionally there may also be waivers of copyright in the description of the image, such as </p><p><i>You are allowed to</i> </p> <ul><li><i>Share</i></li> <li><i>Remix</i></li></ul> <p><i>basically use this work in any way you like (even commercially),</i><br/> <i>Under the following conditions:</i><br/> <i>No conditions</i> </p><p>or </p><p><i>This tutorial is under a CC-0 / Public Domain license.</i> </p><p>which are also acceptable at Commons. </p><p>If there is no explicitely written license, the artwork is non-free and may not be uploaded here. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Everipedia" data-mw-thread-id="h-Everipedia"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Everipedia"></span>Everipedia<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Everipedia"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Where_is_the_license_on_various_sites%3F&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Everipedia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everipedia" class="extiw" title="w:Everipedia">Everipedia</a> is a Wikipedia fork that combines images from Wikipedia (including fair use), Commons, unknown sources and original content. User content posted to Everipedia is released with a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> No clear distinction is made between text and other media. Unfortunately, as Everipedia is not open to everyone, it's not possible to verify if people who upload original content to Everipedia are aware (besides the ToS) they release their content with an open license. On the Everipedia site there is no known way to see who uploaded an image, who the author is and which license they claim for it, assuming BY-SA 4.0 is not the only option. A <a href="/wiki/User:Alexis_Jazz/Everipedia#Attribution" title="User:Alexis Jazz/Everipedia">detailed description of the attribution</a> is available. In addition to all this uncertainty, Everipedia is rife with copyvios. The result of all this is that (at least as of November 2018) we require OTRS permission for images from Everipedia, <a href="/wiki/Commons:Deletion_requests/File:Larry_Sanger%27s_left_thumb.jpg" title="Commons:Deletion requests/File:Larry Sanger's left thumb.jpg">even those that were likely taken by an Everipedian.</a> </p> <div class="reflist" style="list-style-type: decimal;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://everipedia.org/wiki/everipedia-terms/">Everipedia Terms</a></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Flickr" data-mw-thread-id="h-Flickr"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Flickr"></span>Flickr<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Flickr"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Where_is_the_license_on_various_sites%3F&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Flickr"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r916284754">.mw-parser-output .see-also{background:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);margin:1em 0;border:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle,#c8ccd1);padding:2px;color:var(--color-base,#202122);clear:left;overflow:hidden}</style><div role="note" class="see-also"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/System-search.svg/25px-System-search.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/System-search.svg/38px-System-search.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/System-search.svg/50px-System-search.svg.png 2x" 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width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Cc-nc_white.svg/36px-Cc-nc_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Cc-nc_white.svg/48px-Cc-nc_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-nd_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons No Derivative Works icon"><img alt="Creative Commons No Derivative Works icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Cc-nd_white.svg/24px-Cc-nd_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Cc-nd_white.svg/36px-Cc-nd_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Cc-nd_white.svg/48px-Cc-nd_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-sa_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Share Alike icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Share Alike icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cc-sa_white.svg/24px-Cc-sa_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cc-sa_white.svg/36px-Cc-sa_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cc-sa_white.svg/48px-Cc-sa_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> and "Some rights reserved", or</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-zero_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Zero icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Zero icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Cc-zero_white.svg/24px-Cc-zero_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Cc-zero_white.svg/36px-Cc-zero_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Cc-zero_white.svg/48px-Cc-zero_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> and "Public domain" ("Public domain dedication"), or</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-public_domain_mark_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Zero icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Zero icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Cc-public_domain_mark_white.svg/24px-Cc-public_domain_mark_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Cc-public_domain_mark_white.svg/36px-Cc-public_domain_mark_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Cc-public_domain_mark_white.svg/48px-Cc-public_domain_mark_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> and "Public domain" (the "Public domain mark")</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Small-dark-grey-circle.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="A green circle"><img alt="A green circle" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Small-dark-grey-circle.svg/24px-Small-dark-grey-circle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Small-dark-grey-circle.svg/36px-Small-dark-grey-circle.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Small-dark-grey-circle.svg/48px-Small-dark-grey-circle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16"/></a></span> and "No known copyright restrictions"</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Small-dark-grey-circle.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="A green circle"><img alt="A green circle" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Small-dark-grey-circle.svg/24px-Small-dark-grey-circle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Small-dark-grey-circle.svg/36px-Small-dark-grey-circle.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Small-dark-grey-circle.svg/48px-Small-dark-grey-circle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16"/></a></span> and "United States government work".</li></ul> <p>The "Some rights reserved" link goes to the specific Creative Commons license. </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-zero_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Zero icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Zero icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Cc-zero_white.svg/24px-Cc-zero_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Cc-zero_white.svg/36px-Cc-zero_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Cc-zero_white.svg/48px-Cc-zero_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> Public domain dedication,</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-by_new_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Attribution icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Attribution icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/24px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/36px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/48px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> Attribution,</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-by_new_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Attribution icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Attribution icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/24px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/36px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/48px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-sa_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Share Alike icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Share Alike icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cc-sa_white.svg/24px-Cc-sa_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cc-sa_white.svg/36px-Cc-sa_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cc-sa_white.svg/48px-Cc-sa_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> Attribution Share-Alike and</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Small-dark-grey-circle.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="A green circle"><img alt="A green circle" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Small-dark-grey-circle.svg/24px-Small-dark-grey-circle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Small-dark-grey-circle.svg/36px-Small-dark-grey-circle.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Small-dark-grey-circle.svg/48px-Small-dark-grey-circle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16"/></a></span> United States government work</li></ul> <p>are acceptable for our purposes. </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-public_domain_mark.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="A grey circle with in C inscribed an a slash across it all"><img alt="A grey circle with in C inscribed an a slash across it all" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Cc-public_domain_mark.svg/24px-Cc-public_domain_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Cc-public_domain_mark.svg/36px-Cc-public_domain_mark.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Cc-public_domain_mark.svg/48px-Cc-public_domain_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> While the Public Domain Mark is not the ideal way to release one's own work into the public domain, it is nonetheless accepted if no other license is available, as some websites (most notably Flickr) make it very easy to select with little explanation of the difference between it and the CC0. However, if possible try to get the copyright holder to change the license to CC0, which is a public domain dedication that provides better legal certainty. Use <a href="/wiki/Template:PDMark-owner" title="Template:PDMark-owner"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{PDMark-owner}}</span></a> as a licence template.</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Small-dark-grey-circle.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="A green circle"><img alt="A green circle" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Small-dark-grey-circle.svg/24px-Small-dark-grey-circle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Small-dark-grey-circle.svg/36px-Small-dark-grey-circle.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Small-dark-grey-circle.svg/48px-Small-dark-grey-circle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16"/></a></span> "No known copyright restrictions" has been debatable, since it doesn't actually say the user owns the item's copyright and is placing the item into the public domain, just that they think it already is.</li></ul> <p><i>In general</i>, the "No known copyright restrictions" from most of "The Commons" on Flickr <i>have</i> been accepted, since they are mostly highly reputable institutions. </p><p>All Flickr Creative Commons images may be found at: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/">https://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/</a> </p><p>"The Commons" on Flickr ("No known copyright restrictions" images) may be found at: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.flickr.com/commons">https://www.flickr.com/commons</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Fotki" data-mw-thread-id="h-Fotki"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Fotki"></span>Fotki<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Fotki"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Where_is_the_license_on_various_sites%3F&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Fotki"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fotki is a photo and video sharing platform. At the description page of a photograph or video above the tags section on the right side, there may be an icon indicating a free licence. E.g. <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-by_new_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Attribution icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Attribution icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/24px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/36px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/48px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> typically means that the work has been licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic licence. You can verify the exact type of licence by clicking the icon. Where there is no Creative Commons icon, the work is non-free and may not be uploaded here. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Ipernity" data-mw-thread-id="h-Ipernity"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Ipernity"></span>Ipernity<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Ipernity"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Where_is_the_license_on_various_sites%3F&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Ipernity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bottom right of the entire page in a section called "Authorizations, license": </p> <ul><li>either a <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:All_rights_reserved_white_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="All rights reserved icon"><img alt="All rights reserved icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/All_rights_reserved_white_logo.svg/24px-All_rights_reserved_white_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/All_rights_reserved_white_logo.svg/36px-All_rights_reserved_white_logo.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/All_rights_reserved_white_logo.svg/48px-All_rights_reserved_white_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> and "All rights reserved", or</li> <li>one or more Creative Commons icons <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-by_new_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Attribution icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Attribution icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/24px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/36px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/48px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-nc_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Noncommercial icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Noncommercial icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Cc-nc_white.svg/24px-Cc-nc_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Cc-nc_white.svg/36px-Cc-nc_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Cc-nc_white.svg/48px-Cc-nc_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-nd_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons No Derivative Works icon"><img alt="Creative Commons No Derivative Works icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Cc-nd_white.svg/24px-Cc-nd_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Cc-nd_white.svg/36px-Cc-nd_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Cc-nd_white.svg/48px-Cc-nd_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-sa_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Share Alike icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Share Alike icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cc-sa_white.svg/24px-Cc-sa_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cc-sa_white.svg/36px-Cc-sa_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cc-sa_white.svg/48px-Cc-sa_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> with a short name and link to the license.</li></ul> <p>Free licenses that are acceptable for our purposes: </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-zero_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Zero icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Zero icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Cc-zero_white.svg/24px-Cc-zero_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Cc-zero_white.svg/36px-Cc-zero_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Cc-zero_white.svg/48px-Cc-zero_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> and "free use"</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-by_new_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Attribution icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Attribution icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/24px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/36px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/48px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> and "Attribution"</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-by_new_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Attribution icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Attribution icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/24px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/36px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/48px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-sa_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Share Alike icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Share Alike icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cc-sa_white.svg/24px-Cc-sa_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cc-sa_white.svg/36px-Cc-sa_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cc-sa_white.svg/48px-Cc-sa_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> and "attribution + share Alike"</li></ul> <p>Any combination including either of these </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-nd_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons No Derivative Works icon"><img alt="Creative Commons No Derivative Works icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Cc-nd_white.svg/24px-Cc-nd_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Cc-nd_white.svg/36px-Cc-nd_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Cc-nd_white.svg/48px-Cc-nd_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> and "no derivative"</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-nc_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Noncommercial icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Noncommercial icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Cc-nc_white.svg/24px-Cc-nc_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Cc-nc_white.svg/36px-Cc-nc_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Cc-nc_white.svg/48px-Cc-nc_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> and "non Commercial"</li></ul> <p>is not acceptable. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Oberwolfach_Photo_Collection" data-mw-thread-id="h-Oberwolfach_Photo_Collection"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Oberwolfach_Photo_Collection"></span>Oberwolfach Photo Collection<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Oberwolfach_Photo_Collection"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Where_is_the_license_on_various_sites%3F&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Oberwolfach Photo Collection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"Copyright Information / Disclaimer", the section of the website <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://opc.mfo.de/">https://opc.mfo.de/</a>, says that "images labelled with 'Copyright: MFO'" are released under "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/de/deed.en">Creative Commons License Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Germany</a>." Images not labelled with it require permission from the copyright holder. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Skitterphoto" data-mw-thread-id="h-Skitterphoto"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Skitterphoto"></span>Skitterphoto<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Skitterphoto"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Where_is_the_license_on_various_sites%3F&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Skitterphoto"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://skitterphoto.com/photos/185/gecko-paw">Example.</a> Below the highest ranked photos: "All images on Skitterphoto are public domain using Creative Commons CC0. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission" and per <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://skitterphoto.com/license">this webpage</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Tasnim" data-mw-thread-id="h-Tasnim"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Tasnim"></span>Tasnim<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Tasnim"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Where_is_the_license_on_various_sites%3F&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Tasnim"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Images created by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasnim_News_Agency" class="extiw" title="w:Tasnim News Agency">Tasnim News Agency</a>, a media organisation in Iran, are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. This is stated in the footer of all their webpages at <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.tasnimnews.com/">http://www.tasnimnews.com/</a>. Photographs produced by the agency contain a watermark in the lower left corner, and on the bottom edge there is a black bar containing white text that attributes the name of the photographer, e.g. "<code>photo: Mohammaed Hassanzadeh</code>". Typically these photographs are published as part of an album or a set, and their URL has the structure <code>tasnimnews.com/fa/media/</code>, however, Tasnim photographs do appear under other types of URLs. </p><p><b>Caution</b>: Tasnim News Agency will occasionally use and refer to images and material accessed or supplied from other organisations, including other media organisations or government agencies. These images <i>are not</i> acceptable, because they have not been created by Tasnim photographers. In these cases, Tasnim would have cleared rights from the original copyright holders to use these images on their own site, but would <i>not</i> have the rights to re-license them under CC. </p> <dl><dt>When uploading</dt></dl> <ul><li>Do not use the <a href="/wiki/Template:Tasnim" title="Template:Tasnim"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Tasnim}}</span></a> tag directly, instead you should use <b><code>{{subst:Tasnim/subst}}</code></b>. This adds a <a href="/wiki/Template:LicenseReview" title="Template:LicenseReview"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{LicenseReview}}</span></a> template as well, so that a reviewer can verify its status.</li></ul> <dl><dt>Known Tasnim News Agency photographers (not a complete list)</dt></dl> <ul><li>Erfan Kouchari; Mohammaed Hassanzadeh; Mohsen Rezapour; Hossein Zohrevand; Mohammad Ali Marizad; Hamed Malekpour</li></ul> <dl><dt>Note for reviewers</dt></dl> <ul><li>Following a good review don't forget to manually remove the <a href="/wiki/Category:Tasnimnews_review_needed" title="Category:Tasnimnews review needed">Category:Tasnimnews review needed</a> from the image.</li></ul> <dl><dt>See also</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Deletion_requests/Files_of_Tasnim_News_Agency" title="Commons:Deletion requests/Files of Tasnim News Agency">Commons:Deletion requests/Files of Tasnim News Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Tasnim_News_Agency_related_deletion_requests" title="Category:Tasnim News Agency related deletion requests">Category:Tasnim News Agency related deletion requests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Tasnim" title="Category:Tasnim">Category:Tasnim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:Tasnim" title="Template:Tasnim"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Tasnim}}</span></a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Tistory" data-mw-thread-id="h-Tistory"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Tistory"></span>Tistory<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Tistory"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Where_is_the_license_on_various_sites%3F&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Tistory"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bottom right of entire page, one or more small grey Creative Commons icons: <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-by_new_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Attribution icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Attribution icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/24px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/36px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/48px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-nc_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Noncommercial icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Noncommercial icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Cc-nc_white.svg/24px-Cc-nc_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Cc-nc_white.svg/36px-Cc-nc_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Cc-nc_white.svg/48px-Cc-nc_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-nd_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons No Derivative Works icon"><img alt="Creative Commons No Derivative Works icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Cc-nd_white.svg/24px-Cc-nd_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Cc-nd_white.svg/36px-Cc-nd_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Cc-nd_white.svg/48px-Cc-nd_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-sa_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Share Alike icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Share Alike icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cc-sa_white.svg/24px-Cc-sa_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cc-sa_white.svg/36px-Cc-sa_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cc-sa_white.svg/48px-Cc-sa_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span>. They link to the respective Creative Commons 4.0 Intl. license's deed.ko pages. If there is no such icon, the page is All Rights Reserved. </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-by_new_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Attribution icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Attribution icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/24px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/36px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/48px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> Attribution, and</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-by_new_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Attribution icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Attribution icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/24px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/36px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/48px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-sa_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Share Alike icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Share Alike icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cc-sa_white.svg/24px-Cc-sa_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cc-sa_white.svg/36px-Cc-sa_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cc-sa_white.svg/48px-Cc-sa_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> Attribution Share-Alike</li></ul> <p>are acceptable for our purposes. </p><p>More details at <a href="/wiki/User:-revi/Tistory" class="mw-redirect" title="User:-revi/Tistory">User:-revi/Tistory</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Twemoji" data-mw-thread-id="h-Twemoji"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Twemoji"></span>Twemoji<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Twemoji"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Where_is_the_license_on_various_sites%3F&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Twemoji"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) website provides emojis and icons published under a Creative Commons by attribution 4.0 license. This is stated at the bottom of the project's <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://github.com/twitter/twemoji">front page</a>. Individual file pages will not have a licence tag though. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Unsplash" data-mw-thread-id="h-Unsplash"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Unsplash"></span>Unsplash<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Unsplash"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Where_is_the_license_on_various_sites%3F&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Unsplash"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://unsplash.com/">https://unsplash.com/</a> This is complicated in a different way than most. On 5 June 2017, Unsplash switched the sitewide license for all uploads <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170530053437/https://unsplash.com/license">from Creative Commons CC0</a> to a custom license arrangement which does not meet the free content licensing requirements for Commons. Therefore, images published on Unsplash after 4 June 2017 are not considered to be public domain and are not accepted on Commons. But the CC0 license for the previous uploads is irrevocable. So for verifying the license on an Unsplash page, click the <b><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:About_icon_(The_Noun_Project).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/About_icon_%28The_Noun_Project%29.svg/20px-About_icon_%28The_Noun_Project%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/About_icon_%28The_Noun_Project%29.svg/30px-About_icon_%28The_Noun_Project%29.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/About_icon_%28The_Noun_Project%29.svg/40px-About_icon_%28The_Noun_Project%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100"/></a></span> Info</b> link on the lower right below the image and check the <b>Published on</b> date. If it is before June 5, 2017, then the license is Creative Commons CC0 which is acceptable, if it is on or after June 5, 2017, then it is not acceptable. </p><p>See <a href="/wiki/Template:Unsplash" title="Template:Unsplash"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Unsplash}}</span></a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Vimeo" data-mw-thread-id="h-Vimeo"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Vimeo"></span>Vimeo<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Vimeo"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Where_is_the_license_on_various_sites%3F&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Vimeo"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Under the video, on the left, the <b>more</b> link under the large title. Click the <b>more</b> link to show an <b>About</b> popup, that has the video title, uploaded by, date, hashtags, and finally, at the very bottom, if there is a Creative Commons license, one or more faint grey Creative Commons icons: <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-by_new_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Attribution icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Attribution icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/24px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/36px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/48px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-nc_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Noncommercial icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Noncommercial icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Cc-nc_white.svg/24px-Cc-nc_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Cc-nc_white.svg/36px-Cc-nc_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Cc-nc_white.svg/48px-Cc-nc_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-nd_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons No Derivative Works icon"><img alt="Creative Commons No Derivative Works icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Cc-nd_white.svg/24px-Cc-nd_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Cc-nd_white.svg/36px-Cc-nd_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Cc-nd_white.svg/48px-Cc-nd_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-sa_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Share Alike icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Share Alike icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cc-sa_white.svg/24px-Cc-sa_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cc-sa_white.svg/36px-Cc-sa_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cc-sa_white.svg/48px-Cc-sa_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-zero_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Zero icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Zero icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Cc-zero_white.svg/24px-Cc-zero_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Cc-zero_white.svg/36px-Cc-zero_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Cc-zero_white.svg/48px-Cc-zero_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> Those icons are links to the specific Creative Commons license. </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-zero_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Zero icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Zero icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Cc-zero_white.svg/24px-Cc-zero_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Cc-zero_white.svg/36px-Cc-zero_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Cc-zero_white.svg/48px-Cc-zero_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> Public domain,</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-by_new_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Attribution icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Attribution icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/24px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/36px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/48px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> Attribution,</li> <li>and <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-by_new_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Attribution icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Attribution icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/24px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/36px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/48px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cc-sa_white.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Creative Commons Share Alike icon"><img alt="Creative Commons Share Alike icon" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cc-sa_white.svg/24px-Cc-sa_white.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cc-sa_white.svg/36px-Cc-sa_white.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cc-sa_white.svg/48px-Cc-sa_white.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64"/></a></span> Attribution Share-Alike</li></ul> <p>are acceptable for our purposes. </p><p>Vimeo Creative Commons videos: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://vimeo.com/creativecommons">https://vimeo.com/creativecommons</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="YouTube" data-mw-thread-id="h-YouTube"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-YouTube"></span>YouTube<span data-mw-comment-end="h-YouTube"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Commons:Where_is_the_license_on_various_sites%3F&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: YouTube"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Middle of the page, second white block under the video starting with <b>Published on</b> date, hidden under the <b>SHOW MORE</b> link. </p> <div class="tpl-hidden mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r922807911">.mw-parser-output .tpl-hidden{clear:both}.mw-parser-output .tpl-hidden>.mw-collapsible-toggle{float:none}.mw-parser-output .tpl-hidden::before{display:none}.mw-parser-output .tpl-hidden.mw-made-collapsible>.mw-collapsible-toggle>.tpl-hidden-arrowtoggle{padding-left:20px;background-image:url("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/MediaWiki_Vector_skin_action_arrow.png");background-position:left 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .tpl-hidden.mw-made-collapsible.mw-collapsed>.mw-collapsible-toggle>.tpl-hidden-arrowtoggle{background-image:url("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/MediaWiki_Vector_skin_right_arrow.png")}.mw-parser-output [dir=rtl] 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