MediaWiki:Exif-copyright/qqq

Exif is a format for storing metadata in image files. See this Wikipedia article and the example at the bottom of this page on Commons. The tags are explained briefly and in further detail.

Label for information contained in exif Copyright tag, XMP dc:rights, IPTC-iim 2:116, or PNG copyright textual chunk.

Typically the copyright statement for the photograph/drawing/video (such as "This work © 2022 by J. Smith is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0"). Sometimes contains license information. See also Exif-copyrightowner (“Copyright owner”)