Commons:Guidelines for tagging copyright violations
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WORK IN PROGRESS: Please help with suggestions, style, and proofreading.
- If you like to help tagging files which might be copyright violations, please follow the guidelines below:
- Preferably use the gadget AjaxQuickDelete which you can select in your preferences, in the Maintenance tools section. This insures that the deletion requests are properly done.
- If you tag files manually, always inform the uploader. This helps uploaders understanding Commons rules, and also helps admins/users who may review the situation later.
- For obvious copyright violations (images copied from the Internet, book/album covers, TV/game screenshots, etc.), please use {{Copyvio}} with a valid reason (source of the file, etc.).
- If you have suspicions, you can check if copies are available on the Internet using the GoogleImages or Tineye tools. Select them in your preferences, in the section Maintenance tools.
- If the image itself is free, and the issue is the copyright of the subject, please create a standard deletion request. There are many things to check: whether the country allows freedom of panorama, age of the art work, whether it is 2D or 3D, or might be de minimis or below the threshold of originality, etc.
- For out of scope issues, please create a standard deletion request.
- For low quality or broken files, use a suitable template from Image quality instead of deletion request.
- For all other justified issues, please create a standard deletion request. A valid reason according to the Deletion policy has to be given! If the file or page meets Criteria for speedy deletion, you can to tag it only instead a separate deletion request.
If you want to help, look for files in Category:Media uploaded without a license, in the Gallery of new files, and in Uploads by new users. Thanks for your help.