Module:PD-old

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Implements {{PD-old}}.

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Implements [[Template:PD-old]]
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local p = {} --p stands for package

local getArgs = require('Module:Arguments').getArgs
local PD = require('Module:PD')
local yesno = require('Module:Yesno')

function p._PD_old(args)
	local text = PD.license_scope({past = true}) .. " published before January 1, " .. PD.PD_US_cutoff .. ", and " .. PD.license_grammar({"is", "are"}) .. " in the '''[[w:Public domain|public domain]]''' worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago."
	
	if PD.namespace == "Author" or PD.namespace == 'Author talk' then
		text = text .. " Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be [[w:List of countries' copyright length based on publication and creation dates|copyrighted based on how long they have been published]] in certain countries and areas."
	end
	
	return PD.license({
		['image'] = PD.PD_image,
		['text'] = text,
		['category'] = args.category or "PD-old",
	})
end

function p.PD_old(frame)
	return p._PD_old(getArgs(frame))
end

return p