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Created page with "<includeonly><div class="vault-license-tag vault-license-tag-fairdealing"> <div class="vault-license-header" style="background:var(--vault-red);">NON-FREE — USED UNDER UK FAIR DEALING</div> <div class="vault-license-body"> This file is copyrighted and is '''not''' freely licensed. It is used on the Vault under the UK '''fair dealing''' exception (Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988), on the basis set out below. See The Vault @ The EERIE Files:Copyrights#Fair deal..."
 
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{{#if:{{{source|}}}|'''Source / rights holder:''' {{{source}}}|'''Source / rights holder:''' <span class="vault-license-missing">not recorded — please add</span>}}
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{{#if:{{{used_in|}}}|'''Used in:''' {{{used_in}}}|'''Used in:''' <span class="vault-license-missing">not recorded — please add the article(s) this is actually discussed in</span>}}
{{#if:{{{used_in|}}}|'''Used in:''' {{{used_in}}}|'''Used in:''' <span class="vault-license-missing">not recorded — please add the article this appears in (for logos: its infobox only; for other uses, the article that actually discusses this specific work)</span>}}
{{#if:{{{necessity|}}}|'''Why a free alternative or description in words isn't enough:''' {{{necessity}}}|'''Why a free alternative or description in words isn't enough:''' <span class="vault-license-missing">not recorded — please add</span>}}
{{#if:{{{necessity|}}}|'''Why a free alternative or description in words isn't enough:''' {{{necessity}}}|'''Why a free alternative or description in words isn't enough:''' <span class="vault-license-missing">not recorded — please add (for a logo, "no free alternative exists for reproducing an organisation's own logo" is normally sufficient)</span>}}
{{#if:{{{minimal_use|}}}|'''Minimal use confirmation:''' {{{minimal_use}}}|'''Minimal use confirmation:''' <span class="vault-license-missing">not recorded — confirm this is low-resolution / a single frame / the smallest portion that serves the purpose</span>}}
{{#if:{{{minimal_use|}}}|'''Minimal use confirmation:''' {{{minimal_use}}}|'''Minimal use confirmation:''' <span class="vault-license-missing">not recorded — confirm this is low-resolution / a single frame / a small logo — the smallest version that still serves the purpose</span>}}


This file must not be reused outside of the specific article(s) listed above without a fresh, separate rationale. It does not become free to reuse elsewhere just because it's hosted here.
This file must not be reused outside of the specific article(s) listed above without a fresh, separate rationale. It does not become free to reuse elsewhere just because it's hosted here.
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|necessity=The article discusses the cover's imagery directly; describing it in words alone would not let readers follow the discussion
|necessity=The article discusses the cover's imagery directly; describing it in words alone would not let readers follow the discussion
|minimal_use=Low-resolution thumbnail (under 300px), not the full-resolution publisher scan
|minimal_use=Low-resolution thumbnail (under 300px), not the full-resolution publisher scan
}}
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Or, for an organisation logo used purely for identification:
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{{Fair-dealing
|purpose=Identification — organisation's own logo, used in its infobox only
|source=Organisation Name
|used_in=[[Organisation Name]] (infobox only)
|necessity=No free alternative exists for reproducing an organisation's own registered logo
|minimal_use=Small, low-resolution copy, sized only for infobox display
}}
}}
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All five parameters are required. A rationale missing any of them is incomplete, and the file should not remain uploaded until it's filled in properly.
All five parameters are required. A rationale missing any of them is incomplete, and the file should not remain uploaded until it's filled in properly.


* '''purpose''' — which of the Copyrights policy's permitted fair dealing purposes this falls under (book cover / film still / text excerpt), and why
* '''purpose''' — which of the Copyrights policy's permitted fair dealing purposes this falls under (book cover / film still / text excerpt / organisation logo), and why
* '''source''' — who actually holds the copyright (publisher, studio, photographer) — required even though you don't have their permission, since attribution is part of what makes a use "fair"
* '''source''' — who actually holds the copyright (publisher, studio, photographer, or organisation) — required even though you don't have their permission, since attribution is part of what makes a use "fair"
* '''used_in''' — the specific article(s) where the subject of the image is actually discussed. A fair dealing image with no matching discussion anywhere is decoration, not fair dealing, and should be removed
* '''used_in''' — the specific article where this appears. For book covers, film stills and text excerpts: the article that actually discusses this specific work. For logos: the infobox of the article about that organisation, and nowhere else
* '''necessity''' — a short explanation of why words or a link genuinely aren't enough here
* '''necessity''' — a short explanation of why words or a link genuinely aren't enough here
* '''minimal_use''' — confirmation of what makes this the smallest reasonable use (resolution, cropping, single frame vs. sequence, etc.)
* '''minimal_use''' — confirmation of what makes this the smallest reasonable use (resolution, cropping, single frame vs. sequence, logo sized only for infobox display, etc.)


=== If you're not sure this applies ===
=== If you're not sure this applies ===

Latest revision as of 10:28, 31 July 2026

Template:Fair-dealing

License tag for the Vault's narrow, deliberate use of UK fair dealing — as distinct from every other license tag on the Vault, which cover material the uploader has a positive right to use. This one covers material the Vault has no rights to at all, used only because a specific, narrow legal exception applies.

Do not apply this template, or upload a file expecting to use it, without first reading the Copyrights policy's fair dealing section in full. That page sets out what does and doesn't qualify — this template only records the rationale once you've already established it qualifies; it doesn't decide that for you.

Usage

{{Fair-dealing
|purpose=Criticism/review — illustrating discussion of this specific book's cover design and reception
|source=Publisher Name, [[Book Title]] (Year)
|used_in=[[Article Name]]
|necessity=The article discusses the cover's imagery directly; describing it in words alone would not let readers follow the discussion
|minimal_use=Low-resolution thumbnail (under 300px), not the full-resolution publisher scan
}}

Or, for an organisation logo used purely for identification:

{{Fair-dealing
|purpose=Identification — organisation's own logo, used in its infobox only
|source=Organisation Name
|used_in=[[Organisation Name]] (infobox only)
|necessity=No free alternative exists for reproducing an organisation's own registered logo
|minimal_use=Small, low-resolution copy, sized only for infobox display
}}

Parameters

All five parameters are required. A rationale missing any of them is incomplete, and the file should not remain uploaded until it's filled in properly.

  • purpose — which of the Copyrights policy's permitted fair dealing purposes this falls under (book cover / film still / text excerpt / organisation logo), and why
  • source — who actually holds the copyright (publisher, studio, photographer, or organisation) — required even though you don't have their permission, since attribution is part of what makes a use "fair"
  • used_in — the specific article where this appears. For book covers, film stills and text excerpts: the article that actually discusses this specific work. For logos: the infobox of the article about that organisation, and nowhere else
  • necessity — a short explanation of why words or a link genuinely aren't enough here
  • minimal_use — confirmation of what makes this the smallest reasonable use (resolution, cropping, single frame vs. sequence, logo sized only for infobox display, etc.)

If you're not sure this applies

Don't guess. Post on the file's talk page or ask before uploading — an incomplete or borderline rationale is worse than no image at all, since it puts the whole Vault at risk rather than just one page.