Commons:Upload/Unknown author or license
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Why do we need to know the author and license?
If we don't know who the author is, we don't know who the copyright-holder is.
If we don't know who the author is, and when the work was created, and under what circumstances (these are the source data), then we can't know the copyright status. We can't know what licenses, if any, apply to the work.
We have a mandate to only provide works that are known to be available under a free license (or in the public domain). That is, works that are known not to infringe on the copyrights of any author.
Therefore, any works with unknown author or copyright status (license), will ultimately be deleted. Please don't upload them.
[edit] Check the copyright
See also the full list of copyright tags for many nations. The first section of that page also has other general tags for public domain sources.
[edit] Ask Help Desk?
To get help on determining a work's author or copyright status, please ask at the Commons:Help desk.
