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The Sims Wiki has adopted this '''Image and File Policy''' to apply to all images, videos, audio clips and other files uploaded to The Sims Wiki. This is done to ensure an adherence to wiki standards and rules, and to ensure that each file uploaded is copyright compliant.
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2. '''Uploaded files must be given the proper license.''' Licenses are selected through a drop-down menu, or can be added as templates manually. If an uploading user cannot find the proper license for the file they are uploading, they should contact an [[The Sims Wiki:Administrators|administrator]] for assistance.
:''Proper License depends on the origin of the file and its use.'' Depending on where the file came from and how it will be used, a number of different licenses could be
*All screenshots, videos or audio from EA-produced games (including any game in [[The Sims series]]) ''must'' be licensed as copyright by Electronic Arts. This license is auto-selected from most of the dropdown options when uploading, but it can also be manually added by including {{t|Copyright by EA}}.
*All images taken from EA-
*All images or files taken from a Copyrighted source (that is, a source that is not in the [[Wikipedia:Public domain|public domain]]), must include a Fair Use tag; this can be added by using {{t|Fairuse}}. Be sure to include the name of the copyright holder in the license, or by adding {{t|Fairuse|Copyright holder name}}.
*Images or files taken from a source that is not copyrighted or that is not eligible for copyright should be tagged as public domain ({{t|PD}}. '''If you are unsure of whether a file is in the Public Domain''', mark it as ''Fair Use'' instead.
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