Template:Copyvio/doc

This template is used to tag and hide a likely copyright violation (copyvio).

Usage

Add the following before the copied text:

{{subst:copyvio|url=source(s)}}

And add the following where the copyvio ends:

{{subst:copyvio/bottom}}

If the entire page has a copyright issue:

{{subst:copyvio|url=source(s)|fullpage=yes}} and {{subst:copyvio/bottom}} at the very end of the article

This template must always be substituted.

• If the entire page, including all previous versions of it, is a blatant copyright violation, do not use this template and do not blank the page. Tag with {{db-copyvio}} instead.
• If only part of the page is a likely copyright violation, you may tag only that section. The template by default will blank all content following it; to limit the blanking, place {{Copyvio/bottom}} at the point where copyright concerns end.
• Even when blanking the entire article, you should still place {{Copyvio/bottom}} at the end of the article to avoid lint errors.
• This template is not for use with images. Blatant image copyright violations should be tagged with {{Db-f9}}. Otherwise, suspected image violations should be tagged with {{Ffd}}. If this template is used on a page in the File namespace, it will transclude Template:Copyvio error above the notice.
• Separate multiple URLs with spaces.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Copyvio

This template is used to tag and hide a likely copyright violation (copyvio).

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
url	url 1	Source where the content was copied from	URL	required
fullpage	fullpage 2	Whether the full page is a copyright violation. If "yes", hides the content from search engines. Suggested values yes Example yes	String	optional

See also

• Wikipedia:Copyright problems § Instructions - for a more detailed description on how to use this template as well as the other related templates

• {{Backwards copy}} – to show a source has copied Wikipedia, not the other way around