This template categorises Author namespace pages into Category:Author-PD-US-no-notice and all other pages into Category:PD-US-no-notice.

Usage edit

Basic usage: {{PD-US-no-notice}} Optional usage: {{PD-US-no-notice|author's death year|publication year}}

NB: The unnamed second parameter, publication year, can be called without the first parameter by using pubyear=.

Use the following templates 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 1929, ADY 100+ years ago {{PD-old}}
Published prior to 1929, ADY anything less than 100 years ago {{PD-US}}
Published after 1928 and before 1978, no copyright notice {{PD-US-no-notice}}
Published after 1928 and before 1978, defective copyright notice {{PD-US-defective-notice}}
Published after 1928 and before 1964, non-renewal confirmed {{PD-US-no-renewal}}
Published after 1928 and before home country's URAA date (January 1, 1996 for most countries), not published in the US prior to that date {{PD-1996}}
Published after 1977 and before March 2, 1989, no copyright notice and no registration within 5 years {{PD-US-no-notice-post-1977}}
Published after 1977 and before March 2, 1989, defective copyright notice and no registration within 5 years {{PD-US-defective-notice-post-1977}}
Published after 2002, ADY 70+ years ago {{PD-old-US}}

More information edit


Categories edit

This template adds author pages to Category:Author-PD-US-no-notice and all other pages to Category:PD-US-no-notice. If a publication date is entered as 1978 or later, this template will add the page to Category:PD-US-no-notice-possible-copyright-violations

Examples edit

Example

{{PD-US-no-notice}}

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was legally published within the United States (or the United Nations Headquarters in New York subject to Section 7 of the United States Headquarters Agreement) between 1929 and 1977 (inclusive) without a copyright notice.


This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse

Example

{{PD-US-no-notice|1950}}

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was legally published within the United States (or the United Nations Headquarters in New York subject to Section 7 of the United States Headquarters Agreement) between 1929 and 1977 (inclusive) without a copyright notice.


The longest-living author of this work died in 1950, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 73 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse

Example

{{PD-US-no-notice|pubyear=1936}}

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was legally published within the United States (or the United Nations Headquarters in New York subject to Section 7 of the United States Headquarters Agreement) between 1929 and 1977 (inclusive) without a copyright notice.


This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse

Example

{{PD-US-no-notice|1950|1936}}

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was legally published within the United States (or the United Nations Headquarters in New York subject to Section 7 of the United States Headquarters Agreement) between 1929 and 1977 (inclusive) without a copyright notice.


The longest-living author of this work died in 1950, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 73 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse

Example

{{PD-US-no-notice|1850|1926}}

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse

Example

{{PD-US-no-notice|deathyear=2021}}

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was legally published within the United States (or the United Nations Headquarters in New York subject to Section 7 of the United States Headquarters Agreement) between 1929 and 1977 (inclusive) without a copyright notice.


The longest-living author of this work died in 2021, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 2 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse

Example

{{PD-US-no-notice|pubyear=2021}}

PD-US-no-notice only applies to works published before 1978.

Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse

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