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# '''[[Wikipedia:Non-free content|Non-free images]]'''
'''Free images''' are those which can be freely used anyplace on Wikipedia. A free image may be either '''[[WP:PD|public ___domain]]''', or released under a '''[[Wikipedia:File copyright tags/Free licenses|free license]]''', such as [[Wikipedia:CC-BY-SA|CC-BY-SA]]. Free images can be used in any article where their presence would add value. As long as there is a consensus among the editors working on an article that the [[Wikipedia:Images#Image choice and placement|image is appropriate for the article]], it's safe to say that it can remain in an article. Free images can even be modified and used elsewhere.
'''Non-free images''', however, are subject to restrictions. Album covers and TV screenshots are two types of images that are typically non-free. They may belong to a person or organization who has not agreed to release them freely to the public, and there may be restrictions on ''how'' they are used. These are the types of files that this guide will discuss. Because these non-free images involve real world legal issues, very often the wording of our guides is necessarily complex and difficult to understand. By calmly discussing the issues, policies, and guidelines everyone can gain a better understanding of what can be used, and ''how'' it can be used.
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