Category:License templates

The category groups templates that specify the license or legal status of an article.

See Help:Copyright tags for a list of copyright templates.

Sort key: Copyright, Public domain (Fair use is prohibited here now).

Public domain guideEdit

• {{PD-old}} for works whose author has been deceased at least 100 years.
• {{PD-old-80}} for works whose author has been deceased at least 80 years.
• {{PD-old-75}} for works whose author has been deceased at least 75 years.
• {{PD-old-70}} for works whose author has been deceased at least 70 years.
• {{PD-old-60}} for works whose author has been deceased at least 60 years.
• {{PD-old-50}} for works whose author has been deceased at least 50 years.
• {{PD-US}} for works published before 1927.
• {{PD-1996}} for works in the public domain in their home country as of 1 January 1996, not published in the US prior to that date
• {{PD-USGov}} for works of the U.S. Federal Government, other than military, NASA, EOP, or DOT.
• {{PD-USGov-NASA}} or {{PD-NASA}} for original works of NASA.
• {{PD-US-patent}} for US patents.
• {{PD-UKGov}} for certain works of the U.K. government.
• {{PD-nonUK}} for works under British perpetual copyright but free of copyright outside the United Kingdom.
• {{PD-release}} for works whose author has explicitly disclaimed any proprietary interest.
• {{PD-self}} is for works whose author personally states are in the public domain.
• {{PD-art}} for reproductions of works of art whose original copyright has expired.
• {{PD-US-no-renewal}} for U.S. works whose copyright was not renewed.
• {{PD-US-no-notice}} for U.S. works published without copyright notice.
• {{PD-UN}} for certain U.N. works.
• {{PD-LN}} for certain League of Nations works.
• {{PD-PRC-exempt}} or {{PD-CN}} for works free of copyright in Mainland China and possibly elsewhere.
• {{PD-MacaoGov}} or {{PD-MO}} for official works free of copyright in Macao and possibly elsewhere.
• {{PD-ROC-exempt}} or {{PD-TW}} for works free of copyright in Taiwan and possibly elsewhere.
• {{Author-PD-old}} for authors (not works) who have been deceased at least 100 years.
• {{Copyright author}} for living and recently-deceased authors
• To create dynamic copyright messaging that will update as time passes and stay accurate when the author's death year (ADY) is known. Direction for including ADY is in each template document.

Published prior to 1927, ADY 100+ years ago {{PD-old}}

Published prior to 1927, ADY anything less than 100 years ago {{PD/US}}

Published after 1926 and before 1964, Non-renewal confirmed {{PD-US-no-renewal}}

Published between 1927 and 1996 {{Pd/1996}}

Full informationEdit

• Wikisource:Copyright
• Help:Copyright tags