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Commons:Grandfathered old files

Promote to guideline, per RFC closure
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{{nutshell|Files uploaded prior to 15 March 2006 may have different requirements regarding evidence of permission.}}

{{nutshell|Files uploaded prior to 15 March 2006 may have different requirements regarding evidence of permission.}}

It is a general practice on Wikimedia Commons to prove that permission was given to release files created by third parties under a free license by getting that party to send an e-mail to the [[COM:OTRS|OTRS team]].

It is a general practice on Wikimedia Commons to prove that permission was given to release files created by third parties under a free license by getting that party to send an e-mail to the [[COM:OTRS|OTRS team]].
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Grandfathered old files should be tagged with the {{tl|grandfathered old file}} template which assigns them to the hidden category [[:Category:Grandfathered old files]].

Grandfathered old files should be tagged with the {{tl|grandfathered old file}} template which assigns them to the hidden category [[:Category:Grandfathered old files]].

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