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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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