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[edit] Public Domain

Template:PD-old

This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired.

This applies to the United States, Australia, the European Union and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years.

Note that a few countries have copyright terms longer than 70 years: Mexico has 100 years, Colombia has 80 years, and Guatemala and Samoa have 75 years. This image may not be in the public domain in these countries, which moreover do not implement the rule of the shorter term. Côte d'Ivoire has a general copyright term of 99 years and Honduras has 75 years, but they do implement the rule of the shorter term.

Template:PD-old-100

This work is in the public domain in the United States, and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years or fewer.

Template:PD-old-80

This work is in the public domain in the United States, and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 80 years or fewer.

Template:PD-old-75

This work is in the public domain in the United States, and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 75 years or fewer.

Template:PD-old-70

This work is in the public domain in the United States, and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years or fewer.

Template:PD-old-50

This work is in the public domain in the United States and the source country. In most cases, this means that its copyright expired under the law of the source country and it was either published prior to January 1, 1923 or its copyright also expired under the law of the United States. Its copyright has also expired in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 50 years or fewer.
To the uploader: please provide relevant publication and authorship details.
For non-US works, consider attaching a country-specific tag if available.

Note that in the countries and areas that do not apply the rule of the shorter term, this work might not be in the public domain (this especially applies in Germany, Mexico, and Switzerland). The creator and year of publication are essential information and must be provided. See Wikipedia:Public domain and Wikipedia:Copyrights for more details.

Template:Anonymous work

	The author of this work is anonymous and this work is more than 50 years old. According to the Berne convention Art. 7, and the laws of many countries, this work is in the public domain.
	Note: This template does not apply to images from countries that extended the Berne Convention or that did not sign it. This is the European Union, the United States, India, Russia particularly. Please use {{Anonymous-EU}}, {{PD-US}}, {{PD-India}}, {{PD-Russia}}, etc. in such cases and check Commons:Licensing every time, carefully!
	Asturianu \| Català \| Česky \| Dansk \| Deutsch \| English \| Español \| Euskara \| Français \| Galego \| Italiano \| Kurdî / كوردی \| Македонски \| 日本語 \| Português \| Slovenčina \| Vèneto \| +/−

Template:Anonymous-EU

This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired and its author is anonymous.

This applies to the European Union and those countries with a copyright term of 70 years after the work was made available to the public and the author never disclosed their identity.
Important: Always mention where the image comes from, as far as possible, and make sure the author never claimed authorship.

Note: In Germany and possibly other countries, certain anonymous works published before July 1, 1995 are copyrighted until 70 years after the death of the author. See Aktuelle Rechtslage in Deutschland, last paragraph. If the author identified her/himself publicly, do not use this template. If the work is anonymous or pseudonymous (e.g., published only under a corporate or organization's name), use this template for images published more than 70 years ago.

For a work made available to the public in the United Kingdom, please consider using Template:PD-UK-unknown instead.

Template:PD-anon-1923

This work was published before January 1, 1923 and it is anonymous or pseudonymous due to unknown authorship. It is in the public domain in the United States as well as countries and areas where the copyright terms of anonymous or pseudonymous works are 86 years or less since publication.

Template:PD-link

This image has been released into the public domain by its creator and original copyright holder. This applies worldwide. As such you are entirely free to reproduce it, create derivative works, or make commercial use of it as you see fit, without any requirement to give the creator credit. However, as a courtesy, a link back to Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org/) would be appreciated.

In case this is not legally possible:
The copyright holder grants any entity the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. However, as a courtesy, a link back to Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org/) would be appreciated.

Template:PD-author

This file has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its author, AUTHOR. This applies worldwide.

In case this is not legally possible:
'AUTHOR grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.

Template:PD-self

I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. This applies worldwide.

In case this is not legally possible:
I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.

Template:PD-user

This image has been released into the public domain by its author, [[User:USER|USER]]. This applies worldwide.

In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so:
[[User:USER|USER]] grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.

Template:PD-user-en

This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its author, [[:Wikipedia:en:User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] at the English Wikipedia project. This applies worldwide.

In case this is not legally possible:
[[:Wikipedia:en:User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.

Template:PD-user-w

This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its author, Example at the [[en:Main Page|]] project. This applies worldwide.

In case this is not legally possible:
Example grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.

Template:PD-heirs

The heirs of the creator of this work have released it into the public domain. This applies worldwide.

In case this is not legally possible:
The heirs of the creator grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.

Template:PD-ineligible

This file is ineligible for copyright and therefore in the public domain, because it consists entirely of information that is common property and contains no original authorship.

Template:PD-font

This image consists entirely of a raster rendering (e.g. PNG) of characters from one or more typefaces. As such, it is ineligible for copyright in the United States and therefore is in the public domain.
This does not apply to vector format images of fonts, such as SVG.
Also, this may not apply in most jurisdictions outside of the United States.

Template:PD-Art

This is a faithful photographic reproduction of an original two-dimensional work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:

This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired.

This applies to the United States, Australia, the European Union and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years.

Note that a few countries have copyright terms longer than 70 years: Mexico has 100 years, Colombia has 80 years, and Guatemala and Samoa have 75 years. This image may not be in the public domain in these countries, which moreover do not implement the rule of the shorter term. Côte d'Ivoire has a general copyright term of 99 years and Honduras has 75 years, but they do implement the rule of the shorter term.

The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain, and that claims to the contrary represent an assault on the very concept of a public domain". For details, see Commons:When to use the PD-Art tag.
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain.

Please be aware that depending on local laws, re-use of this content may be prohibited or restricted in your jurisdiction. See Commons:Reuse of PD-Art photographs.

Template:PD-scan

This image is in the public domain because it is a mere mechanical scan or photocopy of a public domain original, or – from the available evidence – is so similar to such a scan or photocopy that no copyright protection can be expected to arise.

This tag is designed for use where there may be a need to assert that any enhancements (eg brightness, contrast, colour-matching, sharpening) are in themselves insufficiently creative to generate a new copyright. It can be used where it is unknown whether any enhancements have been made, as well as when the enhancements are clear but insufficient. For known raw unenhanced scans you can use an appropriate {{PD-old}} tag instead. For usage, see Commons:When to use the PD-scan tag.

Note: This tag applies to scans and photocopies only. For photographs of public domain originals taken from afar, {{PD-Art}} may be applicable. See Commons:When to use the PD-Art tag.

[edit] Automated public domain licenses

[edit] Pd/1923

{{Pd/1923}} is for works eligible for {{PD-1923}}, but with enhanced function. Depending on when an author has died, entering {{Pd/1923|author's death year}} will automatically pick:

Template:PD-old-80-1923

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1923.

The author died in {{{1}}}, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or less.

Template:PD-old-75-1923

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1923.

The author died in {{{1}}}, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 75 years or less.

Template:PD-old-70-1923

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1923.

The author died in {{{1}}}, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less.

Template:PD-old-60-1923

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1923.

The author died in {{{1}}}, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 60 years or less.

Template:PD-old-50-1923

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1923.

The author died in {{{1}}}, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 50 years or less.

[edit] Pd/1996

{{Pd/1996}} is for works eligible for {{PD-1996}}, but with enhanced function. Depending on when an author has died, entering {{Pd/1996|author's death year}} will automatically pick:

Template:PD-old-100-1996

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was first published outside the United States (and not published in the U.S. within 30 days) and it was first published before 1978 without complying with U.S. copyright formalities or after 1978 without copyright notice and it was in the public domain in its home country on the URAA date (January 1, 1996 for most countries).

The author died in , so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or less.

For background information, see the explanations on Non-U.S. copyrights.
Note: in addition to this statement, there must be a statement on this page explaining why the work was PD on the URAA date in its source country (second case). Additionally, there must be verifiable information about previous publications of the work.

Template:PD-old-80-1996

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was first published outside the United States (and not published in the U.S. within 30 days) and it was first published before 1978 without complying with U.S. copyright formalities or after 1978 without copyright notice and it was in the public domain in its home country on the URAA date (January 1, 1996 for most countries).

The author died in , so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or less.

For background information, see the explanations on Non-U.S. copyrights.
Note: in addition to this statement, there must be a statement on this page explaining why the work was PD on the URAA date in its source country (second case). Additionally, there must be verifiable information about previous publications of the work.

Template:PD-old-75-1996

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was first published outside the United States (and not published in the U.S. within 30 days) and it was first published before 1978 without complying with U.S. copyright formalities or after 1978 without copyright notice and it was in the public domain in its home country on the URAA date (January 1, 1996 for most countries).

The author died in , so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 75 years or less.

For background information, see the explanations on Non-U.S. copyrights.
Note: in addition to this statement, there must be a statement on this page explaining why the work was PD on the URAA date in its source country (second case). Additionally, there must be verifiable information about previous publications of the work.

Template:PD-old-70-1996

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was first published outside the United States (and not published in the U.S. within 30 days) and it was first published before 1978 without complying with U.S. copyright formalities or after 1978 without copyright notice and it was in the public domain in its home country on the URAA date (January 1, 1996 for most countries).

The author died in , so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 75 years or less.

For background information, see the explanations on Non-U.S. copyrights.
Note: in addition to this statement, there must be a statement on this page explaining why the work was PD on the URAA date in its source country (second case). Additionally, there must be verifiable information about previous publications of the work.

Template:PD-old-60-1996

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was first published outside the United States (and not published in the U.S. within 30 days) and it was first published before 1978 without complying with U.S. copyright formalities or after 1978 without copyright notice and it was in the public domain in its home country on the URAA date (January 1, 1996 for most countries).

The author died in , so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 75 years or less.

For background information, see the explanations on Non-U.S. copyrights.
Note: in addition to this statement, there must be a statement on this page explaining why the work was PD on the URAA date in its source country (second case). Additionally, there must be verifiable information about previous publications of the work.

[edit] Pd-anon-1996

{{PD-anon-1996}} is for anonymous and pseudonymous works eligible for {{PD-1996}}. Depending on when an anonymous and pseudonymous work was published, it will automatically pick:

Template:PD-anon-80-1996

This anonymous or pseudonymous work is in the public domain in the United States because it was first published outside the United States (and not published in the U.S. within 30 days) and it was first published before 1978 without complying with U.S. copyright formalities or after 1978 without copyright notice and it was in the public domain in its home country or area on the URAA date (January 1, 1996 for most countries). It is also in the public domain in other countries and areas where the copyright terms of anonymous or pseudonymous works are 80 years or less since publication.

For background information, see the explanations on Non-U.S. copyrights.
Note: in addition to this statement, there must be a statement on this page explaining why the work was PD on the URAA date in its source country (second case). Additionally, there must be verifiable information about previous publications of the work.

Template:PD-anon-70-1996

This anonymous or pseudonymous work is in the public domain in the United States because it was first published outside the United States (and not published in the U.S. within 30 days) and it was first published before 1978 without complying with U.S. copyright formalities or after 1978 without copyright notice and it was in the public domain in its home country or area on the URAA date (January 1, 1996 for most countries). It is also in the public domain in other countries and areas where the copyright terms of anonymous or pseudonymous works are 70 years or less since publication.

For background information, see the explanations on Non-U.S. copyrights.
Note: in addition to this statement, there must be a statement on this page explaining why the work was PD on the URAA date in its source country (second case). Additionally, there must be verifiable information about previous publications of the work.

Template:PD-anon-60-1996

This anonymous or pseudonymous work is in the public domain in the United States because it was first published outside the United States (and not published in the U.S. within 30 days) and it was first published before 1978 without complying with U.S. copyright formalities or after 1978 without copyright notice and it was in the public domain in its home country or area on the URAA date (January 1, 1996 for most countries). It is also in the public domain in other countries and areas where the copyright terms of anonymous or pseudonymous works are 60 years or less since publication.

For background information, see the explanations on Non-U.S. copyrights.
Note: in addition to this statement, there must be a statement on this page explaining why the work was PD on the URAA date in its source country (second case). Additionally, there must be verifiable information about previous publications of the work.

[edit] PD by particular source

Template:PD-OpenClipart

This file is from the Open Clip Art Library, which released it explicitly into the public domain, using the Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication.

To the uploader: Please provide as parameter the link to the page where this image appears.

Template:PD-PDphoto.org

This image from PD Photo.org has been released into the public domain by its author and copyright holder, Jon Sullivan.

He stated: "You may use this image for any purpose, including commercial. As the owner I have explicitly placed it in the public domain. If you do use it, please consider linking back to pdphoto.org. Use it for whatever you want. Use it all. Sell it. Mangle it. Whatever you want. Please. But it would be polite to let me know so I can at least enjoy whatever creative use you're putting it to. This doesn't mean that you can take the material and then copyright it yourself. It's in the public domain and that's where I want it to stay."

Attention: not all pictures from pdphoto.org are public domain! Please check the metadata on the source before applying this license tag.

Template:LibriVox public domain

All works created by LibriVox.org are released into the public domain using the Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication.

Template:PD-EEA

This image has been downloaded from the European Environment Agency Website, which states that "Unless otherwise indicated [...] information on the EEA web pages may be downloaded free of charge, and reproduced provided the source is acknowledged" (see the legal notice). Online access: www.eea.europa.eu

This is valid despite the copyright notice at the bottom of each page, see this confirmation e-mail

Template:PD-Art-YorckProject

The work of art depicted in this image and the reproduction thereof are in the public domain worldwide. The reproduction is part of a collection of reproductions compiled by The Yorck Project. The compilation copyright is held by Zenodot Verlagsgesellschaft mbH and licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.

Template:Gray's Anatomy plate

This faithful reproduction of a lithograph plate from Gray's Anatomy, a two-dimensional work of art, is not copyrightable in the U.S. as per Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp.; the same is also true in many other countries, including Germany. Unless stated otherwise, it is from the 20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, originally published in 1918 and therefore lapsed into the public domain. Other copies of Gray's Anatomy can be found on Bartleby and also on Yahoo!.

This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies worldwide.

Template:PD-Gutenberg

This image comes from the Project Gutenberg archives. This is an image that has come from a book or document for which the American copyright has expired and this image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other countries.

Note: Not all works on Project Gutenberg are in the public domain. Some public domain works may have trademark restrictions where all references to the Project Gutenberg must be removed unless the following text is prominently displayed according to The Full Project Gutenberg License in Legalese (normative):

This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net

Template:PD-SFJ

This image comes from the Swedish journal Svenska Familj-Journalen (1864-1887). The copyrights for that journal have expired and this image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-Meyers

Diese Abbildung stammt aus der 4. Auflage des Meyers Konversationslexikons (1885-90). Das Urheberrecht ist erloschen, die Inhalte sind gemeinfrei.

This image comes from the 4^th edition of Meyers Konversationslexikon (1885-90). The copyrights have expired and this image is in the public domain.

Template:Viollet-le-Duc

This image comes from Dictionary of French Architecture from 11th to 16th Century (1856) by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc (1814-1879).

This work is in the public domain in the United States, and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years or fewer.

Template:PD-Britannica

This image comes from the 12^th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica or earlier. The copyrights for that book have expired and this image is in the public domain.

Template:JewishEncyclopedia

This image is in the public domain because it was part of Jewish Encyclopedia (1901-1906). The copyrights for that book have expired and this image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-Ornament1898

This image comes from the 6^th edition of A Handbook of Ornament (1898), or earlier. The copyrights for that book have expired and this image is in the public domain.

Template:NAUMANN

This image comes from the book Naumann, Naturgeschichte der Vögel Mitteleuropas (Natural history of the birds of central Europe) of 1905 or his earlier works. The copyrights for those books have expired and this image is in the public domain. See here

Template:PD-DAUI

This image is in the public domain because come from Dizionario araldico ufficiale italiano of Antonio Manno (Rome, 1907). This book has no copyrights because it was adopted with a governative statement.

Template:Kameno doba

This is an illustration from the book Kameno doba by Jovan Zujovic (1856-1936), published in Belgrade in 1893. The copyright of this book is expired and this image is in the public domain.

Template:1922 cyc

This image is taken from the 1922 Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice which is now in the public domain. See Copyright.

Template:PD-Brockhaus&Efron

This image comes from the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (1890-1907). The copyrights for that book have expired and this image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-Suomen

This image comes from Suomen historia by K. O. Lindeqvist (1858–1927). The copyrights for that book have expired, and this image is in the public domain.

Description: {{{Description}}}

Source: Suomen historia (Third Edition, published in 1926 in Finland; First Edition was published in 1906) by K. O. Lindeqvist (1858–1927).

Kuvaus: {{{Kuvaus}}}

Lähde: Suomen historia (kolmas painos, joka on julkaistu vuonna 1926 Suomessa; ensimmäinen painos julkaistiin 1906), kirjoittanut O. Lindeqvist (1858–1927).

Template:patent

In most countries, the text and illustrations of patents are excused for copyright and can be considered to be in the public domain. In some countries, such as the United States, text of patents may be copyrighted but is free for distribution in any form. The actual invention depicted may however still be patented if its patent has not expired.

Template:PD-Coins-Krenzer

This image of roman coinage was taken from this gallery. The gallery is a part of Heinz-Joachim Krenzer’s private website, who collected the images from various sources. This specific image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, what applies on all images in this gallery without these of Pertinax, Manlia Scantilla und Pescennius Niger. This applies worldwide.

Template:Demis-pd

This image is in the public domain because it came from the site http://www.demis.nl/home/pages/Gallery/examples.htm and was released by the copyright holder. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this map since it is based on free of copyright images from: www.demis.nl. See also approval email on de.wp and its clarification.

Template:Dutchwaterwaymap

This image is in the public domain because it came from the site http://www.demis.nl/home/pages/Gallery/examples.htm and was released by the copyright holder. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this map since it is based on free of copyright images from: www.demis.nl. See also approval email on de.wp and its clarification.

Description: Location of a waterway (river/canal) in the Netherlends
Author: edited by M.Minderhoud
Source: based on image image:MapNetherlandsWater.PNG

Template:Belgiumwaterwaymap

This image is in the public domain because it came from the site http://www.demis.nl/home/pages/Gallery/examples.htm and was released by the copyright holder. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this map since it is based on free of copyright images from: www.demis.nl. See also approval email on de.wp and its clarification.

Description: Location of a waterway (river/canal) in Belgium
Author: edited by M.Minderhoud
Source: based on image image:MapBelgiumWater.PNG

Template:PD-PDFnet

This image is in the public domain because it is extracted from the PDFnet www.pdfnet.dk, whose material is in the public domain (see Om copyright, where it says: "All products, pictures and informations on PDFnet are without copyright. They can be freely used by all, professionally or privately, and for any purpose. Please credit photographer or author if mentioned")

Template:CERN-CMS

This file is in the public domain because it is from the homepage of CMS detector of CERN. All photos and movies are completely free to use, but they do request that if you find something useful (or if you have any suggestions as to how something could be improved), please send an email to cms.outreach@cern.ch.

Template:PD-Feldman-1905

This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired.

This applies to the United States, Canada, the European Union and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years.

Polski: źródło: Wilhelm Feldman (1868-1919), Współczesna literatura polska 1880-1904, wyd. 1905

English: source: Wilhelm Feldman (1868-1919), Współczesna literatura polska 1880-1904 (Contemporary Polish literature 1880-1904, edited 1905)

Template:PD-Internationale

This work uses the melody of the Internationale composed and published in 1888 in France, thus published before July 1, 1909 outside the United States, by Pierre Degeyter (1848-1932). The melody is in the public domain in the United States and those countries and areas with a copyright term of life of the author plus 75 years or less.

However, the melody by Pierre Degeyter is or may be copyrighted in:

Colombia until 2013 (life + 80 years)
Mexico until 2033 (life + 100 years without accepting the rule of the shorter term)

[edit] United Nations

Template:PD-UN

This work is excerpted from an official document of the United Nations. The policy of this organisation is to keep most of its documents in the public domain in order to disseminate "as widely as possible the ideas (contained) in the United Nations Publications".

Pursuant to UN Administrative Instruction ST/AI/189/Add.9/Rev.2, available in English, only these documents are in the public domain worldwide:

Official records (proceedings of conferences, verbatim and summary records, ...)
United Nations documents issued with a UN symbol
Public information material designed primarily to inform the public about United Nations activities (not including public information material that is offered for sale, which, if in the public domain in the United States due to no copyright renewal or notice as required, should be instead tagged {{PD-US-no-renewal}} or {{PD-US-no-notice}}).

Template:UN map

This image is a map derived from products of the United Nations Cartographic Section. Modified versions of UNCS maps may be used provided that the UN name and reference number does not appear on any modified version and a link to the original map is provided.
Modified UN maps are to be considered in the public domain. This applies worldwide.

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[edit] Argentina

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This image is in the public domain because the copyright of this photograph, registered in Argentina, has expired. (Both at least 25 years have passed after the photograph was created, and it was first published at least 20 years ago, Law 11.723, Article 34 as amended, and Berne Convention Article 7 (4)).

Use this template exclusively for photos and NOT for drawings or other pieces of art.
Warning: date and source of any publication prior to 20 year old must be indicated so anyone can check it, and clear evidence that the image was taken more than 25 years ago must be given.

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Template:PD-AR-Movie

The copyright of this cinematographic work, registered in Argentina, has expired. At least 50 years have passed after the death of the script writer, producer and director of this movie (Law 11.723, Article 34 and their modifications).
Nevertheless, its author and source must be acknowledged.

Esta obra cinematográfica es de dominio público por la Ley 11.723, Artículo 34 argentina y sus modificaciones; todas las obras cinematográficas pasan al dominio público luego de pasados 50 años desde la muerte del autor del argumento, del productor y del director de la película.
Sin embargo, su autor y origen deben ser acreditados.

Template:PD-AR-Anonymous

The copyright of this anonymous work belonging to an institution, corporation or legal entity, registered in Argentina, has expired, and it has entered the public domain. At least 50 years have passed after the anonymous work was first published (Law 11.723, Articles 8 and 28 and their modifications).
Nevertheless, its author and source must be acknowledged.

El copyright de esta obra anónima, registrada originalmente en Argentina por una institución, corporación o persona jurídica, ha caducado. De acuerdo a la Ley 11.723 (Artículos 8 y 28) argentina y sus modificaciones, todas las obras arriba mencionadas pasan al dominio público luego de pasados 50 años desde su primera publicación.
Sin embargo, su autor y origen deben ser acreditados.

[edit] Armenia

Template:PD-AM-exempt

REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

LAW ON COPYRIGHT AND NEIGHBORING RIGHTS - full text (.pdf)

Article 6. Works which are not considered as an object of copyright
The following are not an object of Copyright:

works of folklore;
communications on daily news or on current events that are press information;
official documents (laws, decisions, decrees, etc.) as well as their official translations;
state emblems and signs (flags, coats of arms (armorial bearings), medals (decorations), monetary signs, etc.);
results obtained by technical means without the intervention of human creative activity.

Copyright shall not extend to ideas, principles, methods, ceremonies (rituals), procedures, views (viewpoints), systems, proposed solutions, and discoveries of objectively existing phenomena.

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[edit] Australia

Template:PD-Australia

This image was created in Australia and is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired. According to the Australian Copyright Council (ACC), ACC Information Sheet G23 (Duration of copyright) (Feb 2008).

Type of material		Copyright has expired if ...
A	Photographs or other works published anonymously, under a pseudonym or the creator is unknown:	taken or published prior to January 1, 1955
B	Photographs (except A):	taken prior to January 1, 1955
C	Artistic works (except A & B):	the creator died before January 1, 1955
D	Published editions¹ (except A & B):	first published more than 25 years ago
E	Commonwealth or State government owned² photographs:	first published more than 50 years ago

¹ means the typographical arrangement and layout of a published work. eg. newsprint.
²owned means where a government is the copyright owner as well as would have owned copyright but reached some other agreement with the creator.

When using this template, please provide information of where the image was first published and who created it.

Template:Mildenhall

This image was created in Australia before 1955 and is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired. According to the Australian Copyright Council (ACC), ACC Information Sheet G23 (Duration of copyright) (Sep 2005).

Photographer : William James Mildenhall
Title of photo: {{{phototitle}}}
Date of photo: {{{photodate}}}
Source of the image, or agency holding the image: {{{sourceoragency}}};
Reference, including image number: {{{refandimagenumber}}}

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[edit] Austria

Template:PD-AustrianGov

This image is in the public domain according to Austrian copyright law because it is part of a law, ordinance or official decree issued by an Austrian federal or state authority, or because it is of predominantly official use. (§7 UrhG)

To uploader: Please provide where the image was first published and who created it.

Deutsch | English | +/−

Template:PD-StVZVO

Deutsch: Diese Abbildung eines Verkehrszeichens ist ein freies Werk, da es Teil der österreichischen Straßenverkehrszeichenverordnung (StVZVO) oder eines anderen Gesetzes, einer Verordnung oder einer amtlichen Veröffentlichung ist (§ 7 Abs. 1 UrhG).

English: This road sign image is in the public domain according to the copyright law of Austria because it is part of the Austrian Straßenverkehrszeichenverordnung (Road Traffic Sign Ordinance), or other statutes, ordinances or official decrees proclaimed officially (§ 7 Abs. 1 UrhG).

[edit] Azerbaijan

Template:PD-AZ-exempt

This work is not an object of copyright according to the law of Azerbaijan Republic of 5 June 1996 on Copyright and Neighbouring right.

Article 7. Works Which are not Objects of Copyright
The following are not subjects of copyright:

official documents (laws, court decisions, other texts of legislative, administrative or judicial character) and official translations thereof;
State emblems and official signs (flags, armorial bearings, decorations, monetary signs and other State symbols and official signs);
works of folklore, which have no signs of Article 5 of this Law;
communications concerning events and facts that have informational character.

English | Azərbaycan | +/−

[edit] Belarus

Template:PD-BY-exempt

This work is not an object of copyright according to the Law of the Belarus No. 370-XIII of May 16, 1996 on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights.

Article 8. Works that are not Objects of Copyright

Shall not be objects of copyright:
- formal documents (laws, judgements, other texts of legal, administrative and judicial nature), and also their official translations;
- state symbols and signs (flag, coat of arms, anthem, awards, banknotes and other signs;^[1]
- works of folk arts, authors of which are not known.
Copyright does not cover ideas, processes, systems, methods of operation, concepts, principles, discoveries or simply information as such, even if they are expressed, reflected, explained or embodied in the work.

Full text of the Law: in Russian, in English.

↑ Postage stamps are state signs according to the Law of the Republic of Belarus No. 258-З of December 15, 2003 on Mail Service

Comment – According to interstate and international compacts the Republic of Belarus is the legal successor of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, therefore this license tag is also applicable to official symbols and formal documents of the Byelorussian SSR.

Warning – This license tag cannot be applied to proposed official symbols and drafts of the formal documents, which can be copyrighted.

[edit] Belgium

Template:PD-VL-shield

Flemish municipal coat of arms

This image depicts a coat of arms of a Flemish municipality or province. These coats of arms have been registered with the register van gemeentewapens van de Vlaamse Heraldische Raad [1].

The coat of arms belongs to the public domain of a city of municipality. Using it for advertising purposes, for example as a brand, is strictly forbidden.

Article 184 of the Belgian criminal law states that abuse of or forging a coat of arms can be punished with imprisonment between three months to three years. Attempting to create a coat of arms of misuse of it, is punished with imprisonment between one month and one year.

Using the coat of arms by private persons, private institutions or associations is only allowed if the council of the municipality or city has officially given permission for this. See e.g. [2].

In view of Flemish legislation this image is seen as being in the public domain, as are reproductions of this coat of arms.

[edit] Brazil

Template:Agência Brasil

This photograph was produced by Agência Brasil, a public Brazilian news agency.
Their website states: "O conteúdo deste site é publicado sob a licença Creative Commons Atribuição 2.5 Brasil"
(The content of this website is published under the Creative Commons License Attribution 2.5 Brazil)

To the uploader: You must provide a link (URL) to the original file and the authorship information if available.

This file is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Brazil License

Template:PD-BrazilGov

According to the Brazilian Law on Industrial Property (Law 9.279 from May 14th, 1996; See translation), Chapter IV, Article 191, Brazilian official symbols are Public Domain because they can be copied and reproduced without any permission from the Brazilian government or anyone else unless they are being copied or reproduced with foul intentions.

Hence it is assumed that this image has been released into the public domain. See (pt) public domains resources.

Note: The usage of coats of arms and flags is governed by legal restrictions, independent of the copyright status of the depiction shown here.

Template:PD-Brazil-media

According to the Brazilian Copyright Law (Lei 9.610 de 19 de fevereiro de 1998; See translation)

Article 44: The economic rights in audiovisual and photographic works shall be protected for a period of 70 years from the first of January of the year following that of their disclosure;
Article 96: The term of protection of neighboring rights shall be 70 years from the first of January of the year following fixation for phonograms, transmission for the broadcasts of broadcasting organizations and public performance in other cases.

Hence, this media file is under no copyrights. See Recursos no domínio público.

English | Português | +/−

[edit] Canada

Template:PD-Canada

This Canadian work is in the public domain in Canada because its copyright has expired due to one of the following:

1. it was subject to Crown copyright and was first published more than 50 years ago, or

it was not subject to Crown copyright, and

2. it is a photograph that was created prior to January 1, 1949, or

3. the creator died more than 50 years ago.

Please see en:WP:PD#Canadian images: Yousuf Karsh

Template:PD-Canada-stamp

This Canadian stamp is in the public domain because it is more than 50 years old.

[edit] Chile

Template:PD-Chile

English: This file has fallen into the public domain according to Chilean copyright law (No. 17,336 and its amendments). Nevertheless, its author and source must be acknowledged.
See here for the type of material that are in the Public domain.

Español: Este archivo es de dominio público según lo establecido en la Ley de Propiedad Intelectual (Ley Nº17.336 y sus modificaciones). Sin embargo, su autor y origen deben ser acreditados.
Ver aquí tipos de material bajo dominio publico.

[edit] China

Template:PD-China

This image is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired in China. According to copyright laws of the People's Republic of China (with legal jurisdiction in the mainland only, excluding Hong Kong and Macao) and the Republic of China (currently with jurisdiction in Taiwan, the Pescadores, Quemoy, Matsu, etc.), all photographs enter the public domain 50 years after they were first published, or if unpublished 50 years from creation, and all non-photographic works enter the public domain fifty years after the death of the creator.
To uploader: Please provide where the image was first published and who created it.

Template:PD-China-film

This movie or image from a movie is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired in China.

A cinematographic work, a work created by virtue of an analogous method of film production or a photographic work is copyrighted for 50 years since the first publication in China according to article 21 of 3 Term of Protection for Rights Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China.
Template:PD-China-film/lang

Template:PD-Manchukuo-stamps

This image of a Manchukuo stamp is in the public domain because any copyright held by the now defunct government has expired pursuant to Article 21 of the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China that limits corporate copyright to 50 years since publication.

English | Македонски | ‪中文(简体)‬ | ‪中文(繁體)‬ | +/−

[edit] People's Republic of China

[edit] Republic of China

Template:PD-ROC-exempt

Copyright Act of the Republic of China in effect in Taiwan:

Article 9

The following items shall not be the subject matter of copyright:

The constitution, acts, regulations, or official documents.
Translations or compilations by central or local government agencies of works referred to in the preceding subparagraph.
Slogans and common symbols, terms, formulas, numerical charts, forms, notebooks, or almanacs.
Oral and literary works for news reports that are intended strictly to communicate facts.
Test questions and alternative test questions from all kinds of examinations held pursuant to laws or regulations.

The term "official documents" in the first subparagraph of the preceding paragraph includes proclamations, text of speeches, news releases, and other documents prepared by civil servants in the course of carrying out their duties.

This work is from any of the items above and is in the public domain in Taiwan administered by the Republic of China and possibly other jurisdictions. For images of traffic signs and indicating lines, please see also Template:PD-ROC-Traffic Signs and Template:PD-ROC-Traffic Indicating Lines.

Template:PD-ROC-law-att

This file is from an attachment of a law of the Republic of China. As a part of a law or act, which shall not be the subject matter of copyright pursuant to Article 9 of the Copyright Act of the Republic of China in effect in Taiwan Area, it is in the public domain.

English | Македонски | ‪中文(简体)‬ | ‪中文(繁體)‬ | +/−

Template:PD-ROC-Traffic Signs

‪中文(繁體)‬: 本交通標誌或號誌圖像來自中華民國交通部及内政部發布之命令《道路交通標誌標線號誌設置規則》第{{{條號}}}條，其依據在臺灣地區實施之中華民國著作權法第九條 (著作權標的之限制)，不得為著作權之標的。

PDF 出處 source: [3] (2007-09-17), [4] (2006-12-13), 或 or [5] (2003-09-24)

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English: This image of traffic sign or signal is from Article {{{Article number}}} of the Regulations on Establishing Traffic Signs and Indicating Lines publicized by the Ministry of Transportation And Communications and the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of China (Taiwan), which shall not be the subject matter of copyright pursuant to Article 9 of the Copyright Act of the Republic of China in effect in Taiwan Area.

Template:PD-ROC-Traffic Indicating Lines

‪中文(繁體)‬: 本交通標線圖像來自中華民國交通部及内政部發布之《道路交通標誌標線號誌設置規則》第{{{條號}}}條，其依據在臺灣地區實施之中華民國著作權法第九條 (著作權標的之限制)，不得為著作權之標的。

PDF 出處 source: [6] (2007-09-17), [7] (2006-12-13), 或 or [8] (2003-09-24)

尺寸 Size: 150%

English: This image of traffic indicating line is from Article {{{Article number}}} the Regulations on Establishing Traffic Signs and Indicating Lines publicized by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications and the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of China (Taiwan), which shall not be the subject matter of copyright pursuant to Article 9 of the Copyright Act of the Republic of China in effect in the Taiwan Area.

[edit] Czech Republic

Template:PD-CzechGov

According to the Czech Copyright Act, this image is in the public domain.

(Law No. 121/2000, Article 3, Section a)

“Protection pursuant to this Act shall not apply to

an official work, such as a legal regulation, decision, public charter, publicly accessible register and the collection of its records, and also
an official draft of an official work and other preparatory official documentation including the official translation of such work,
Chamber of Deputies and Senate publications,
a memorial chronicle of a municipality (muncipal chronicle),
a state symbol and symbol of a regional self-governing unit,
and other such works where there is public interest in their exclusion from copyright protection.”

Hence it is assumed that this image has been released into the public domain. However, in some instances the use of this image might be regulated by other laws.

[edit] Denmark

Template:PD-Denmark

This image is in the public domain because the Danish Consolidated Act on Copyright of 2003 specifies that all photographic "works of art" become public domain 70 years after the death of the photographer.

Note that photographs which are not considered to be works of art become Public Domain 50 years after their creation (§70, 2). See Licensing for details.

This template is for works with a known author. For anonymous works, see {{Anonymous-EU}}.

English | Dansk | +/−

Template:PD-Denmark50

This image is in the public domain because the Danish Consolidated Act on Copyright of 2003 specifies (§70, 2) that all photographic images not considered to be "works of art" become public domain 50 years after they were created.

According to the transitional regulations of 1995, photographic images without artistic merit are exempt from copyright protection provided that they were created before 1 January 1970 (§91, 5).

Note that "photographic works", which must display artistic merit or originality, enter the public domain 70 years after the death of the photographer. See Licensing for details.

Some countries, such as Germany, do not apply a shorter term for simple works, so this image may not be usable in such countries.
To uploader: Please provide where the image was first published and who created it. Note: in addition to this statement, there must be a statement on this page explaining why the photograph is public domain in the United States.

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[edit] Faroe Islands

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This image is in the public domain because it was released by the copyright holder Postverk Føroya - Philatelic Office. More information here

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[edit] Finland

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This image is in the public domain because the Finnish Copyright law of 2005 specifies that all ”works of art” become public domain 70 years after the death of the creator, or 70 years after the date of publication if the works are anonymous and the author did not become known before 70 years from publication had gone. Note: Photographs which are not considered to be works of art and are created before January 1, 1966 are in the public domain (§49a). See {{PD-Finland50}} for details. This template claims only that the image is public domain in Finland. An additional template should be included to explain why the image is public domain in the United States.
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This photograph is in the public domain, because either 50 years has elapsed from the year of creation or the photograph was first published before 1966. The §49a of the Finnish copyright law of 2005 specifies that photographs not considered to be "works of art" become public domain 50 years after they were created. The 50 years from creation protection period came into force in 1991. Before that the protection period was 25 years from the year of first publication according to the §16 of the law of protection of photographs of 1961. Material already released to public domain according to the 1961 law remains in public domain, and therefore all photographs (but not photographic works of art) released before 1966 are in the public domain. See Commons:Licensing#Finland for details.

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Template:PD-Raita

This media file comes from the Raita database, which is a collection of digitized early Finnish sound recordings provided by The Music Library of the National Library of Finland.

Template:PD-FinlandGov

This file is in the public domain because it is a part of a decision or a statement by an authority or a public body of Finland. The Finnish copyright law of 2005 specifies that no copyright exists in such material (§ 9).

Template:PD-Coa-Finland

This file depicts the coat of arms of a Finnish municipality (kunta), district (maakunta) or administrative or historical province (lääni). According to Finnish copyright law and opinion of the Finnish Copyright Council (statements 1997:11 and 1998:5) these coats of arms are in the public domain.

Note: The usage of coats of arms is governed by legal restrictions, independent of the copyright status of the depiction shown here.

Template:PD-FinlandStamp

This postage stamp published by Posti- ja telelaitos before January 1, 1990 is in the public domain because it is a part of a decision by an authority of Finland. The Finnish copyright law of 2005 specifies that no copyright exists in such material. (§ 9)

This template does not apply to postage stamps first published after 1989. Because Posti- ja telelaitos was changed from an authority to a company in the beginning of 1990, postage stamps published by Posti- ja telelaitos were not anymore part of decisions by an authority. Most probably the copyrigt owner of postage stamps published after 1989 are Itella Oyj or the designer of them. All postage stamps first published after 1989 marked with this tag should be speedily deleted.

[edit] France

Template:PD-JORF

English: This document is a facsimile from an official text (law, regulation, etc.) published in the Journal officiel de la République Française, the official gazette of the French Republic. As such, it is not eligible for copyright (article L.122-5 du Code de Propriété intellectuelle). Note: People making derived versions of this work, depending on local laws, should take care that they cannot be accidentally construed to be genuine and unaltered information from the French government, because of legal constraints unrelated to copyright

Français : Ce document est une reproduction d'un texte officiel (loi, règlement, etc.) publié au Journal officiel de la République Française. Il n'est donc couvert par aucun droit d'auteur (article L.122-5 du Code de Propriété intellectuelle). Note : Les personnes qui feraient des travaux dérivés de ce document devraient faire attention, en fonction des lois locales, à ce que leur travail dérivé ne puisse pas être considéré comme un faux document officiel, en raison de contraintes légales non liées au droit d'auteur.

Template:PD-JORF-nor-conso

English: This document is a facsimile from an official text (law, regulation etc.) published in the Journal officiel de la République Française, the official gazette of the French Republic. As such, it is not eligible for copyright.

(texte original, texte consolidé)

Français : Ce document est une reproduction d'un texte officiel (loi, règlement etc.) publié au Journal officiel de la République Française. Il n'est donc pas couvert par le droit d'auteur.

[edit] Georgia

Template:PD-GE-exempt

This work is not an object of copyright according to the Law of Georgia No. 2388-Is of September 9, 1999 on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights

Article 5. Subject Matter Of Copyright

Copyright does not apply to ideas, methods, processes, systems, means, concepts, principles, discoveries and facts, even if they are expressed, described, explained, illustrated or embodies in a work

Article 8. Works To Which Copyright Does Not Apply

Copyright does not apply to the following works:

a) official documents (laws, decisions of courts, other texts of administrative and normative character), as well as their official translations;

b) official symbols of state (flag, emblem, anthem, award, monetary symbols, other official signs and symbols of state);

c) information of events and facts.
When using the works mentioned in subparagraph "b" of this Article under the other persons name, it is possible to protect the right of author's name.

Full text of the Law: in English, in Georgian, in Russian.

Comment – According to interstate and international compacts Georgia is legal successor of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, therefore this license tag is also applicable to official symbols and formal documents of the Georgian SSR.

Warning – This license tag cannot be applied to proposed official symbols and drafts of formal documents, which can be copyrighted.

English | ქართული | Русский | +/−

[edit] Germany

Template:PD-GermanGov

This image is in the public domain according to German copyright law because it is part of a statute, ordinance, official decree or judgment (official work) issued by a German federal or state authority or court (§ 5 Abs.1 UrhG).

Template:PD-BW

English: This image is part of publicly available service regulations ("Zentrale Dienstvorschrift") of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr).
Images from these official service regulations are in the public domain.

Deutsch: Dieses Bild stammt aus einer offenen zentralen Dienstvorschrift der Bundeswehr (ZDv). Da diese Dienstvorschriften als amtliche Werke gelten, ist es gemeinfrei („public domain“). Dennoch kann es auf Grund sonstiger gesetzlicher Bestimmungen in seiner Nutzung beschränkt sein.

Template:PD-Coa-Germany

This file depicts the coat of arms of a German Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (corporation governed by public law). According to § 5 Abs. 1 of the German Copyright law, official works like coats of arms are gemeinfrei (in the public domain).

Note: The usage of coats of arms is governed by legal restrictions, independent of the copyright status of the depiction shown here.

Template:PD-VzKat

Deutsch: Diese Abbildung eines Verkehrszeichens ist gemeinfrei, da es Teil des deutschen Verkehrszeichenkatalogs (VzKat), der Straßenverkehrsordnung (StVO) oder eines anderen Gesetzes, einer Verordnung oder einer amtlichen Veröffentlichung ist, die im Verkehrsblatt bekannt gemacht wurde (§ 5 Abs. 1 UrhG).

English: This road sign image is in the public domain according to German copyright law because it is part of the German Verkehrszeichenkatalog (Road Sign Catalogue), Straßenverkehrsordung (Road Traffic Code) or other statues, ordinances or official decrees proclaimed in the Verkehrsblatt (Traffic Gazette) (§ 5 Abs. 1 UrhG).

Template:PD-German stamps

English: This stamp is in the public domain in Germany because it was released by the Deutsche Post AG on behalf of BMF and is an official work in Germany according to § 5 Abs. 1 UrhG. Thus it is in the public domain in Germany according to German copyright law (Urheberrechtsgesetz).

Deutsch: Diese Briefmarke wurde von der Deutschen Post AG im Auftrage des BMF verausgabt und ist nach § 5 Abs. 1 UrhG ein amtliches Werk. Nach dem deutschen Urheberrechtsgesetz ist sie somit gemeinfrei.

More information here.

Template:PD-Meyers

Diese Abbildung stammt aus der 4. Auflage des Meyers Konversationslexikons (1885-90). Das Urheberrecht ist erloschen, die Inhalte sind gemeinfrei.

This image comes from the 4^th edition of Meyers Konversationslexikon (1885-90). The copyrights have expired and this image is in the public domain.

[edit] Greece

Template:PD-GreekGov

This image is in the public domain according to Greek copyright law (Paragraph 5 of Article II, Law 2121 of 1993) because it shows or is part of an official text expressive of the authority of the State, notably a legislative, administrative or judicial text.

[edit] Hong Kong

Template:PD-HK

This work is in the public domain because, according to Section 17 in Chapter 528 (Copyright Ordinance) of the Law of Hong Kong, the copyright of this work had expired in Hong Kong. This is either because the period of 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which the author dies had already ended, or the work is of unknown authorship and the period of 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which the work was first made has ended. Please also see Wikipedia:Copyrights.
To uploader: Please provide where the image was first published and who created it.

English | ‪中文(简体)‬ | ‪中文(繁體)‬ | +/−

Template:PD-HK-PR

This work is in the public domain because, according to Section 58 in Chapter 528 (Copyright Ordinance) of the Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, this work was considered as a Public record, which may be copied for any purpose without infringement of copyright. The Public record, means the records of any nature or description which have been made, received or acquired in the course of proceedings of the Legislative Council, judicial proceedings or executive transaction, together with the exhibits and other material evidence which form part of or are annexed to or are otherwise related to any record, which are or are required to be in the custody of, or which may be transferred to or be acquired by, any department of the Government. Please also see Wikipedia:Copyrights.
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[edit] India

Template:PD-India

	This work is in the public domain in India because its term of copyright has expired. The Indian Copyright Act applies in India, to works first published in India. According to The Indian Copyright Act, 1957 (Chapter V Section 25), Anonymous works, photographs, cinematographic works, sound recordings, government works, and works of corporate authorship or of international organizations enter the public domain 60 years after the date on which they were first published, counted from the beginning of the following calendar year (ie. as of 2009, works published prior to 1 January 1949 are considered public domain). Posthumous works (other than those above) enter the public domain after 60 years from publication date. Any other kind of work enters the public domain 60 years after the author's death. Text of laws, judicial opinions, and other government reports are free from copyright.
	This file may not be in the public domain outside India. The creator and year of publication are essential information and must be provided. See Wikipedia:Public domain and Wikipedia:Copyrights for more details.

[edit] Indonesia

Template:PD-IDGov

This file is in the public domain in Indonesia, because it is published and distributed by the Government of Republic of Indonesia, according to Article 14 item b of the Indonesia Copyright Law No 19, 2002.

There shall be no infringement of Copyright for:

publication and/or reproduction of the symbol of the State and the national anthem in accordance with their original nature;
publication and/or reproduction of anything which is published by and/or behalf of the Government, except if the Copyright is declared to be protected by law or regulation or by statement on the work itself or at the time the work is published; or
repetition, either in whole or in part, of news from a news agency, broadcasting organization, and newspaper or any other sources, provided that the source thereof shall be fully cited.

English | Bahasa Indonesia | +/−

Template:PD-IDOld-Art29

This file is in the public domain in Indonesia because its copyright has expired, according to Article 29 of Indonesia Copyright Law No 19, 2002.

The Copyright on:
- books, pamphlets and all other written works,
- dramas, musical dramas, dances and choreographic works,
- all forms of arts, such as paintings, engravings and sculptures,
- batik arts,
- songs or music with or without lyrics,
- architecture,
- sermons, lecturers, addresses or other works of utterance,
- visual aids for educational and scientific purposes,
- maps, and
- translations, interpretations, adaptations, anthologies.
shall be valid for the life of the Author and 50 (fifty) years after his death.
When a Work as referred to in paragraph (1) is jointly owned by 2 (two) persons or more, the Copyright shall be for the life of the longest survival Author and shall be continue 50 (fifty) years after the death of the said longest surviving Author.

English | Bahasa Indonesia | +/−

Template:PD-IDOld-Art30

This file is in the public domain in Indonesia because its copyright has expired, according to Article 30 of Indonesia Copyright Law No 19, 2002.

The Copyright on:
- computer programs,
- cinematographic works,
- photographic works,
- databases, and
- works resulting from adaptations
shall be valid for 50 (fifty) years as of the first publication.
The Copyright on topographical arrangement of a published work shall be valid for 50 (fifty) years after as of the first publication of the Work.
The Copyright of works as referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this article, and Article 29 paragraph (1) which are owned or held by a legal body, shall be valid for 50 (fifty) years as of from the first publication.

English | Bahasa Indonesia | +/−

[edit] Iran

Template:PD-Iran

This image is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired in Iran. According to the Iranian Law for Supporting Authors, Composers, and Artists (قانون حمایت حقوق مؤلفان و مصنفان و هنرمندان), passed on 11 Dey 1348 (January 1, 1970) and published in the official newspaper number 7288 on 21 Bahman 1348 (February 10, 1970), copyright in photographs and movies lasts 30 years from the date of publication or presentation; and copyright in other images lasts for the life of the creator plus 30 years.

[edit] Ireland

Template:PD-Ireland

This image is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired in Ireland. According to section 24 of the Copyright and Related Rights Act, 2000, all literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works enter the public domain after seventy years counted from the beginning of the following calendar year (prior to 1 January 1939) after either the death of the author, or, if the author is unknown or pseudonymous, the date of publication.

This template claims only that the image is public domain in Ireland. An additional template should be included to explain why it is public domain in the United States. Irish currency is not public domain.

Template:PD-IrishGov

This Irish Government or Oireachtas work is in the public domain. According to Chapter 19, §191-193 of the Copyright and Related Rights Act, 2000, copyright has expired in Ireland because it is either:

A work made by an officer or employee of the Government or State of Ireland in the course of his or her duties, created before 1st January 1959; or
A work made by an officer or employee of either House of the Oireachtas in the course of his or her duties, created before 1st January 1959; or
A sound recording, film, live broadcast or live cable programme of the proceedings of either House of the Oireachtas created before 1st January 1959; or
A bill or enactment of the Government of Ireland made available to the public before 1st January 1959.

[edit] Israel

Template:PD-Israel

This work or image is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired in Israel. According to Israel's copyright statute from 2007, a photograph is released to the public domain in these cases:

If taken before 25 May 2008 — the old British Mandate act applies, i.e. 50 years after the creation of the photograph (paragraph 78(i) of the 2007 statute, and paragraph 21 of the old British Mandate act).
If taken on or after 25 May 2008 — on 1 January of the 71st year after the photographer's death (paragraph 38 of the 2007 statute).
If owned by the State, and there is no special agreement between the State and the photographer — 50 years after the creation of the photograph (paragraphs 36 and 42 in the 2007 statute)

Category:PD Israel & British Mandate.

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[edit] Japan

Template:PD-Japan

According to Japanese Copyright Law the copyright on this work has expired and is as such public domain . According to articles 51 and 57 of the copyright laws of Japan, under the jurisdiction of the Government of Japan all non-photographic works enter the public domain 50 years after the death of the creator (there being multiple creators, the creator who dies last) or 50 years after publication for anonymous or pseudonymous authors or for works whose copyright holder is an organization.

Note: Use {{PD-Japan-oldphoto}} for photos published before December 31, 1956.

Deutsch | English | 日本語 | 한국어 | Македонски | Português | +/−

Template:PD-Japan-oldphoto

This photographic image was published before December 31st 1956, or photographed before 1946 and not published for 10 years thereafter, under jurisdiction of the Government of Japan. Thus this photographic image is considered to be public domain according to article 23 of old copyright law of Japan and article 2 of supplemental provision of copyright law of Japan.
To uploader: Please provide an image source.

[edit] Kazakhstan

Template:PD-KZ-exempt

KAZAKHSTAN

Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rights - full text (.pdf)

Article 8. Works Not Protected by Copyright
The following shall not be protected by copyright:

official documents (laws, court decisions and other texts of a legislative, administrative, judicial or diplomatic nature) together with official translations thereof;
State emblems and official signs (flags, armorial bearings, decorations, monetary signs and other State symbols and official signs);
works of folklore,
communications concerning events and facts that have an informational character.

English | Қазақша | Русский | +/−

[edit] Kenya

Template:PD-Kenya

This work is in the public domain because the copyright protection under Kenyan law has expired. By virtue of Copyright Act 2001, sec. 23(2) and 25(2), works are protected for the periods shown below:

a) literary, musical or artistic works other than photographs - 50 years from the end of the year of the author's death; Government works of this type - 50 years from the end of the publication year

b) audio-visual works and photographs - 50 years from the end of the year in which the work was either made, first made available to public or first published, whichever date is the latest

c) sound recordings - 50 years from the end of the year in which the recording was made

d) broadcasts - 50 years from the end of the year in which the broadcast took place.

To uploader: Please provide where the work was first published and who created it.

[edit] Korea, South

Template:PD-South Korea

This file is now in the public domain in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) because its term of copyright has expired there.

According to Articles 36 to 38 of the Copyright Act of the Republic of Korea, under the jurisdiction of the Government of the Republic of Korea all copyrighted works enter the public domain 50 years after the death of the creator (there being multiple creators, the creator who dies last) or 50 years after publication when made public in the name of an organization.

For audio files and broadcasts, the term of protection ends 50 years after creation. According to Chapter IV Section 5 of the Copyright Act:

The protection period of neighboring rights shall come into effect from the following date and continue to subsist for a period of 50 years from the next year of such date:

For stage performances when the stage performance takes place;
For phonograms when the first fixation of sounds is made; and
For broadcastings when the broadcasting is made.

English | 한국어 | +/−

[edit] Kyrgyzstan

Template:PD-KG-exempt

This image is not eligible for copyright protection according to the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic (6 of January 18, 1998 "on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights"); this image is in the Public domain worldwide.

Article 6. Works Protected by Copyright (subject matter of copyright)

Ideas, methods, processes, systems, means, concepts, principles, discoveries and facts may not be protected by copyright.

Article 8. Works and the Results of Activity Similar to them that Are not Objects of Copyright

The following shall not be objects of copyright:

Official documents (laws, resolutions, decisions and etc.) as well as official translations thereof;
State emblems and official signs (flags, armorial bearings, orders, monetary signs and etc.);
Works of folklore;
Information on the news of the day or information on the current events that are of the common press-information character;
The results obtained with the help of technical means for the production of a certain type without creative activity of a man directly targeted for creation of an individual work.^[1]

Full text of the Law: in Russian, in English.

Comment – According to interstate and international compacts the Kyrgyz Republic is the legal successor of the Kirgiz Soviet Socialist Republic, therefore this license tag is also applicable to official symbols and formal documents of the Kirgiz SSR.

Warning – This license tag cannot be applied to proposed official symbols and drafts of the formal documents, which can be copyrighted.

↑ As amended by the Law No. 120 from November 6, 1999

English | Русский | +/−

[edit] Latvia

Template:PD-LV-exempt

Copyright Law of the Republic of Latvia: of April 6, 2000 - Full text (.pdf)

Section 6. Non-Protected Works

The following shall not be protected by copyright:

1) regulatory enactments and administrative rulings, other documents issued by the State and Local Governments and adjudications of courts (laws, court judgements, decisions and other official documents), as well as official translations of such texts and official consolidated versions;
2) State approved, as well as internationally recognised official symbols and signs (flags, Coats of Arms, anthems, and awards), the use of which is subject to specific regulatory enactments;
3) maps, the preparation and use of which are determined by regulatory enactments;
4) information provided in the press, radio or television broadcasts or other information media concerning news of the day and various facts and events; and
5) ideas, methods, processes and mathematical concepts.

English | Latviešu | Latgaļu | +/−

[edit] Lithuania

Template:PD-LT-exempt

	According to the Republic of Lithuania Law on Copyright and Related Rights (passed on May 18, 1999 and amended on March 5, 2003) Chapter II, Section 1, Article 5, case 3: "Copyright shall not apply to official State symbols and insignia (flags, coat-of-arms, anthems, banknote designs, and other State symbols and insignia) the protection of which is regulated by other legal acts." Hence it is assumed that this image has been released into the public domain. However, in some instances the use of this image might be regulated by other laws.
English \| Lietuvių \| +/-

[edit] Macao

Template:PD-MacaoGov

This work is from an official work of Macau and is in the public domain in Macau and possibly other jurisdictions. See here for the type of material that are in the Public domain in Chinese and Portuguese (official languages of Macau), plus English (not an official language of Macau).

Template:PD-MO

This work is in the public domain because, according to Article 21 and 23 of Decreto-Lei n.º 43/99/M of Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, the Copyright of this work had expired in Macau. This is either because the period of 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which the author dies had already ended, or the work is of unknown authorship and the period of 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which the work was first made has ended. Please also see Wikipedia:Copyrights.

To uploader:

Please provide where and when the image was first published and, if necessary, who created it.

English | Português | ‪中文(简体)‬ | ‪中文(繁體)‬ | +/−

[edit] Macedonia

Template:PD-Macedonia

This image or media is now in the public domain in the Republic of Macedonia because its term of copyright has expired. According to Chapter 2, Section 5, Articles 44-48 of the Macedonian Law on Copyright and Related Rights of September 12, 1996 and January 22, 1998, the work that meets one of the following conditions is in the public domain:

At least 70 years have elapsed since the death of its author. When there is more than one author, the copyright expires 70 years after the death of the last surviving co-author.
This is an anonymous or pseudonymous work, and at least 70 years have elapsed since its first legal disclosure (publication).
This is an audiovisual or collective work, and at least 70 years have elapsed since its first legal disclosure (publication.
This is a work that has been created over 70 years ago, but its term does not run from the death of the author or the authors, and it has not been legally disclosed (published) within 70 years from its creation.

To uploaders : Please specify the kind of work, date of first publication or creation and other useful details.

English | Македонски | +/−

[edit] Mexico

Template:PD-Mexico

This work is in the public domain in Mexico because either its author died more than 100 years ago, it is a work of the Mexican government and it was published more than 100 years ago, or it was already in the public domain in 2003

English | Español | Македонски | Suomi | +/−

[edit] Moldova

Template:PD-MD-exempt

LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

ON COPYRIGHT AND NEIGHBOURING RIGHTS no. 293-XIII of November 23, 1994 (Amended by Law no. 1268-XV, of July 25, 2002) - full text (.pdf)

Article 7. Works Not Protected by Copyright

(1) Copyright shall not extend to:
- (a) Official documents (laws, court decisions, etc.) or to the official translations thereof;
- (b) State emblems and official signs (flags, armorial bearings, decorations, monetary signs, etc.);
- (c) Folklore expressions;
- (d) Daily news and facts of simple informational nature.
(2) The mode of expression rather than ideas, processes, functioning methods or mathematical concepts as such shall be protected by copyright.

[edit] Norway

Template:PD-Statens vegvesen

This image is in the public domain because it depicts a Norwegian road sign, produced by the The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens vegvesen). The image may be used freely.

[edit] Philippines

Template:PD-Philippines

The following work is in the public domain in the Philippines and possibly other jurisdictions as stated by Republic Act 8293 because the expressed work was either released into the public domain by the copyright holder, the copyright has expired, or the work is ineligible for copyright. Under RA 8293, unless the copyright has been renewed or the work was released into the public domain, photographic and audio-visual works are no longer protected by copyright law after 50 years from publication or creation and applied art is no longer protected by copyright law after 25 years of creation. [9]

[edit] Poland

Template:PD-Polish

This image is in the public domain because according to the Art.3 of copyright law of March 29, 1926 of the Republic of Poland and Art. 2 of copyright law of July 10, 1952 of the People's Republic of Poland, all photographs by Polish photographers (or published for the first time in Poland or simultaneously in Poland and abroad) published without a clear copyright notice before the law was changed on May 23, 1994 are assumed public domain. To uploader: Please provide where and when the image was first published.

Template:PD-Polishsymbol

This image is in the public domain because according to Article 4, case 2 of the Polish Copyright Law Act of February 4, 1994 (Dz. U. z 2006 r. Nr 90 poz. 631 with later changes) "normative acts and drafts thereof as well as official documents, materials, signs and symbols are not subject to copyrights". Hence it is assumed that this image has been released into public domain. However in some instances the use of this image in Poland might be regulated by other laws.

[edit] Romania

Template:PD-RO-exempt

According to the Romanian Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rights Law no. 8/1996 of March 14, 1996 with further amendments Chapter 3 Article 9 the following documents shall not benefit from the legal protection accorded to copyright:

(a) the ideas, theories, concepts, scientific discoveries, procedures, working methods, or mathematical concepts as such and inventions, contained in a work, whatever the manner of the adoption, writing, explanation or expression thereof;
(b) official texts of a political, legislative, administrative or judicial nature, and official translations thereof;
(c) official symbols of the State, public authorities and organizations, such as armorial bearings, seals, flags, emblems, shields, badges and medals;
(d) means of payment;
(e) news and press information;
(f) simple facts and data.

Also, according to Chapter 10 Article 85 Paragraph 2,

The photographs of letters, deeds, documents of any kind, technical drawings and other similar papers shall not benefit from the legal protection accorded to copyright.

Therefore this image is assumed to be in the public domain worldwide, although some of the above categories may be subject to usage restrictions within Romania.

[edit] Russia

Template:PD-Russia

This work was in the public domain in Russia according to Law No. 5351-I of Russia of July 9, 1993 (with revisions) on Copyrights and Neighbouring Rights. But the current status of this work is unknown because of the entering in force of Book IV of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation on January 1, 2008.

If it's possible, replace this license tag by {{PD-old}}, {{PD-Russia-2008}} or {{PD-RusEmpire}}.

Template:PD-RU-exempt

This work is not an object of copyright according to Part IV of Civil Code No. 230-FZ of the Russian Federation of December 18, 2006.

Article 1259. Objects of Copyright

Paragraph 5

Copyright shall not apply to ideas, concepts, principles, methods, processes, systems, means, solutions of technical, organizational and other problems, discoveries, facts, programming languages.

Paragraph 6

Shall not be objects of copyright:

official documents of state government agencies and local government agencies of municipal formations, including laws, other legal texts, judicial decisions, other materials of legislative, administrative and judicial character, official documents of international organizations, as well as their official translations;
state symbols and signs (flags, emblems, orders, banknotes, and the like), as well as symbols and signs of municipal formations;
works of folk art (folklore), which don't have specific authors;
news reports on events and facts, which have a purely informational character (daily news reports, television programs, transportation schedules, and the like).

Full text of the Code: in Russian.

Comment – According to interstate and international compacts, the Russian Federation is the legal successor of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; therefore, this license tag is also applicable to official symbols and formal documents of the Russian SFSR and the USSR (union level^[1]).

Warning – This license tag cannot be applied to proposed official symbols and drafts of formal documents, which can be copyrighted.

↑ As amended by the Law No. 120 from November 6, 1999

Template:PD-Brockhaus&Efron

This image comes from the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (1890-1907). The copyrights for that book have expired and this image is in the public domain.

[edit] Serbia and Montenegro

Template:PD-SCGGov

This image is in the public domain because according to the Copyright Law of Serbia and Montenegro ("Службени гласник СЦГ", бр. 61/2004), "Work is not copyrighted if the work is:

Law, sub-law act or other kind of law act.
Official materials of state authorities or materials published by any other person or institution which do public function.
Official translations of materials of state authorities or translation of materials published by any other person or institution which do public function.
Any of acts in judgment processes."

Hence it is assumed that this image has been released into public domain. This federal law applies for both republics, Serbia and Montenegro, as long as they do not adopt own inherent laws.

English | Македонски | Српски / Srpski | +/−

[edit] South Africa

Template:PD-SAGov

This image is in the public domain in South Africa and possibly other jurisdictions. This is because it is a under work of the South African Government and was published more than 50 years ago. The copyright has therefore expired.

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[edit] Sweden

Template:PD-Sweden

This Swedish photograph is free to use either of these cases:

For photographic works (fotografiska verk), the image is public domain:

a) if the photographer died before January 1, 1944, or

b) if the photographer is not known, and can not be traced, and the image was created before January 1, 1944.

For photographic pictures (fotografiska bilder), such as images of the press, the image is public domain if created before January 1, 1969 (transitional regulations 1994).

The photographer, if known, should always be attributed.

Always provide source information.

Template:PD-Sweden-self

The person who created this image has released all rights to it. However, according to the section about photographs in the Swedish copyright law (1994), a photographer retains the unrevokable right to be credited until 70 years after his death. This is believed to primarily concern publication in Sweden, however this is not certain.

Personen som skapade detta fotografi har släppt det fritt. Men enligt lag (1994), har fotografens alltid rätt att ha sitt namn nämnt, intill 70 år efter dennes död.

Template:PD-Vägverket

This image is in the public domain because it depicts a Swedish road sign produced by the Swedish Transport Administration (Transportstyrelsen). The image may be used freely (see Template talk:PD-Vägverket for proof). Other images than road signs published by Vägverket are not necessarily free from copyright.

Template:PD-Nordens Flora

This image is from Projekt Runeberg: Bilder ur Nordens Flora (Author: C. A. M. Lindman, died 1928), published 1917–1926. The copyrights have expired and this image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-Ugglan

English: This image was first published in the 1^st (1876–1899), 2^nd (1904–1926) or 3^rd (1923–1937) edition of Nordisk familjebok. The copyrights for that book have expired and this image is in the public domain.

Svenska: Denna bild publicerades första gången i den första (1876–1899), andra (1904–1926) eller tredje (1923–1937) upplagan av Nordisk familjebok (1904–1926). Upphovsrätten för det verket har gått ut, och bilderna är fria att använda.

Deutsch: Dieses Bild stammt aus der ersten (1876–1899), zweiten (1904–1926) oder dritten (1923–1937) Version des Nordisk familjebok (1904–1926). Das Werk ist gemeinfrei.

Français : Cette image a été publiée dans la 1^ère(1876–1899), 2^ème (1904–1926) ou la 3^ème (1923–1937) édition du Nordisk familjebok (1904–1926). Les droits d'auteur sur cet ouvrage ont expiré et cette image se trouve par conséquent dans le domaine public.

Template:PD-NTBB

This image comes from the Swedish journal Nordisk tidskrift för bok- och biblioteksväsen. The copyrights for that journal have expired and this image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-SBH

This image comes from the online version of the Swedish Svenskt Biografiskt Handlexikon (1906). The copyrights for that journal have expired and this image is in the public domain.

Template:Svensk porträttgalleri

This image comes from the Svenskt porträttgalleri issued between 1895-1913. The copyrights for that book have expired and this image is in the public domain. Project Runeberg has made a facsimile version of the books using a digital camera. Parts of it is available at http://runeberg.org/spg/

Template:PD-Sjöfartsverket

This image is in the public domain because it depicts a Swedish maritime fairway sign produced by the Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket). The image may be used freely (see Template talk:PD-Sjöfartsverket for proof).

[edit] Switzerland

Template:PD-Switzerland-photo

This photograph was first published in Switzerland. It does not have the individual character required for copyright protection under Art. 2 par. 1 of the Swiss Copyright Act. See Wikipedia for details.

According to applicable case law, the individual expression of thought required for protection is present if the photograph is given an individual character e.g. by the choice of framing, the use of camera settings or the editing of the image. Conversely, it is not present, irrespective of the object and the setting, if the image is a mere "point-and-click" image with no individual characteristics. See Blau Guggenheim v. British Broadcasting Corporation BBC, BGE 130 (2004) III S. 714-720.

Diese Fotografie wurde in der Schweiz zum ersten Mal publiziert. Sie ist mangels Individualität kein geschütztes Werk im Sinne des Schweizer Urheberrechts (Art. 2 Abs. 1 URG.) Siehe Wikipedia für Details.

Gemäss bundesgerichtlicher Rechtsprechung setzt der Urheberrechtsschutz voraus, dass die Fotografie Ausdruck einer Gedankenäusserung mit individuellem Charakter ist. Dies ist z.B durch die Wahl des Bildausschnitts und des Zeitpunkts des Auslösens, durch die Einstellung von Schärfe und Belichtung sowie durch die Bearbeitung des Negativs möglich. Nicht geschützt ist somit (unabhängig vom Gegenstand) eine Fotografie, die den Gestaltungsspielraum weder in fototechnischer noch in konzeptioneller Hinsicht ausnutzt, sondern sich vom allgemein Üblichen nicht abhebt. Vgl. Blau Guggenheim gegen British Broadcasting Corporation BBC, BGE 130 (2004) III S. 714-720, m. w. Nw.

Template:PD-Switzerland-official

This image is from or of:

a law, ordinance, international treaty or other official act
a decision, protocol or report by public authorities
a piece of currency
a patent or patent application

of Switzerland or the Swiss cantons. It is therefore not protected by copyright by virtue of Art. 5 of the Swiss Copyright Act.

[edit] Taiwan

See #Republic of China above.

[edit] Tajikistan

Template:PD-TJ-exempt

This work is not an object of copyright according to the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan No. 726 of November 13, 1998 on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights.

Article 5. Object of Copyright. General Provisions

Copyright shall not apply to ideas, methods, processes, systems, means, concepts, principles, discoveries, and facts.

Article 7. Works that are not Objects of Copyright

Shall not be objects of copyright:

formal documents (laws, court decisions, other texts of legislative, administrative or judicial nature), and also their official translations;
state symbols and signs (flags, coats of arms, insignia, banknotes and so on);
communications concerning events and facts that have informational character;
works of folk arts.

Full text of the Law: in Russian, in English.

Comment – According to interstate and international compacts the Republic of Tajikistan is the legal successor of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic, therefore this license tag is also applicable to official symbols and formal documents of the Tajik SSR.

Warning – This license tag cannot be applied to proposed official symbols and drafts of the formal documents, which can be copyrighted.

[edit] Ukraine

Template:PD-UA-exempt

According to the Article 10 of the Law of Ukraine on Copyright and Related rights this work is in the public domain within Ukraine and possibly in other jurisdictions because it is one of the following:

(a) daily news or details of current events that constitute regular press information;
(b) works of folk art (folklore);
(c) official documents of a political, legislative or administrative nature (laws, decrees, resolutions, court awards, State standards, etc.) issued by government authorities within their powers, and official translations thereof;
(d) State symbols of Ukraine, government awards; symbols and signs of government authorities, the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations; symbols of territorial communities; symbols and signs of enterprises, institutions and organizations;
(e) bank notes;
(f) transport schedules, TV and radio broadcast schedules, telephone directories and other similar databases that do not meet the originality criteria and to which the sui generis right (a particular or special right) is applicable.

Note that drafts of anything that falls under sections (d) and (e), unless officially approved are under copyright.

English | Русский | Українська | +/−

[edit] United Kingdom

Template:PD-BritishGov

This artistic work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain

This is because it is one of the following:

It is a photograph created by the United Kingdom Government and taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
It is a photograph or an engraving created by the United Kingdom Government and commercially published prior to 1959; or
It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created by the United Kingdom Government prior to 1959.

HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply).
More information. See also Copyright and Crown copyright artistic works.

Template:PD-UK-known

This UK photograph or other artistic work (e.g. painting), of which the author is known, is in the public domain because the author died prior to 1 January 1939.

This tag does not apply to engravings nor to musical works. More information.

Template:PD-UK-unknown

This UK artistic work, of which the author is unknown and cannot be ascertained by reasonable enquiry, is in the public domain because it is one of the following:

A photograph, which has never previously been made available to the public (e.g. by publication or display at an exhibition) and which was taken before 1st January 1939; or

A photograph, which was made available to the public (e.g. by publication or display at an exhibition) before 1 January 1939; or

An artistic work other than a photograph (e.g. a painting), which was made available to the public (e.g. by publication or display at an exhibition) before 1 January 1939.

This tag can be used only when the author cannot be ascertained by reasonable enquiry. If you wish to rely on it, please specify in the image description the research you have carried out to find who the author was.

The above is all subject to any overriding Publication right which may exist. In practice, Publication right will often override the first of the bullet points listed.

This tag does not apply to engravings or musical works. Unpublished anonymous paintings remain in copyright until 31 December 2039. More information.

[edit] United States

Template:PD-US

	This media file is in the public domain in the United States. This applies to U.S. works where the copyright has expired, often because its first publication occurred prior to January 1, 1923. See this page for further explanation.
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This work is in the public domain because it was published in the United States between 1923 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice. Unless its author has died for several years, it is not in the public domain in the countries or areas that do not apply the rule of the shorter term for US works, such as Canada (50 pma), Mainland China (50 pma, not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 pma), Mexico (100 pma), Switzerland (70 pma), and other countries with individual treaties. See this page for further explanation.

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This work is in the public domain because it was published in the United States between 1923 and 1963 with a copyright notice, and its copyright was not renewed. It is not in the public domain in the countries or areas that do not apply the rule of the shorter term for US works, such as Canada, Mainland China (not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany, Mexico, Switzerland, and other countries with individual treaties. See this page for further explanation.

Template:PD-USGov-money

This work is in the public domain because it was published in the United States between 1978 and March 1, 1989 without a copyright notice, and its copyright was not subsequently registered with the U.S. Copyright Office within 5 years. It is not in the public domain in the following countries that do not apply the rule of the shorter term for US works: Canada, China (not Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan Area), Germany, Mexico, Switzerland, and other countries with individual treaties. See this page for further explanation.

Template:PD-US-1978-89

This image depicts a unit of currency issued by the United States of America. If this is an image of paper currency or a coin not listed here, it is solely a work of the United States government, is ineligible for copyright, and is therefore in the public domain.

Fraudulent use of this image is punishable under applicable counterfeiting laws.

Important 3/4 & 1-1/2 U.S. Secret Service money illustration rules

Important Copyright Information (Is this really PD?)

Template:PD-US-patent

In general, the contents of United States patents are in the public domain.[13]

In specific cases, patent applicants and holders may claim copyright in portions of those documents. In those specific cases, applicants are required to identify the portions that are protected under copyright, and are additionally required to state the following within the body of the application and patent:[14] [15]

A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material which is subject to (copyright or mask work) protection. The (copyright or mask work) owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent file or records, but otherwise reserves all (copyright or mask work) rights whatsoever.

The original patent should be checked for the presence of such language before an assumption is made that the contents are in the public domain. (This template can be replaced by {{PD-US-patent-no notice}} in such cases.)

Template:PD-Archivesnormandie

This picture is from the site Archives Normandie 1939-45 where it is available under reference identifier undefined

The pictures that are credited to the National Archives USA or the National Archives Canada and which are tagged "libres de droits" are in the public domain.

See conditions d'utilisation.

Note : the reference identifier is marked here as "undefined". This template should be used with the reference identifier as parameter ({{PD-Archivesnormandie|<reference identifier>}}).

[edit] Library of Congress

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Description:

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Please provide a meaningful description of the media file.

Photographer: Carl Van Vechten
Credit Line: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Van Vechten Collection, reproduction number {{{2}}}.

As the restrictions on this collection expired in 1986, the Library of Congress believes this image is in the public domain.
However, the Carl Van Vechten estate has asked that use of Van Vechten's photographs "preserve the integrity" of his work, i.e, that photographs not be colorized or cropped, and that proper credit is given to the photographer. For more information consult Restrictions on Van Vechten Photographs.

Template:PD-Bain

This is a press photograph from the George Grantham Bain collection, which was purchased by the Library of Congress in 1948. According to the library, there are no known restrictions on the use of these photos.

Template:PD-Highsmith

This photograph is from the Carol M. Highsmith Archive at the Library of Congress. Highsmith has released her photographs in the collection into the public domain.

This file has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its author, Carol M. Highsmith. This applies worldwide.

In case this is not legally possible:
Carol M. Highsmith grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.

Template:PD-National Photo Company

This is a press photograph from the National Photo Company Collection at the Library of Congress. According to the library, there are no known restrictions on the use of these photos.

Template:PD-USNWR

This photograph is a work for hire created between 1952 and 1986 by one of the following staff photographers at U.S. News & World Report:

Warren K. Leffler (WKL)
Thomas J. O'Halloran (TOH)
Marion S. Trikosko (MST)
John Bledsoe (JTB)
Chick Harrity (CWH)

It is part of a collection donated to the Library of Congress. Per the deed of gift, U.S. News & World Report dedicated to the public all rights it held for the photographs in this collection upon its donation to the Library. Thus, there are no known restrictions on the usage of this photograph.

Photographs in this collection by any other author than those mentioned above might not be in the public domain. It cannot be determined if photographs created by non-staff were works for hire or not.

For more information consult Rights and Restrictions on U.S. News & World Report Magazine Collection.

[edit] Federal Government

Template:PD-USGov

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States Federal Government under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code. See Copyright.

Note: This only applies to works of the Federal Government and not to the work of any individual U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, county, municipality, or any other subdivision. This template also does not apply to postage stamp designs published by the United States Postal Service since 1978. (See 206.02(b) of Compendium II: Copyright Office Practices).

Template:PD-USGov-ARM

This photograph was produced by the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program.

Their site states:

Any of the below images or graphics may be reproduced and published at your discretion. Please use the following credit line: "Courtesy: U.S. Department of Energy's Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program."

Additionally, the ARM program is part of the U.S. Department of Energy, whose images are in the public domain.

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Template:PD-USGov-Atlas

This map was obtained from an edition of the National Atlas of the United States. Like almost all works of the U.S. federal government, works from the National Atlas are in the public domain.
Online access: NationalAtlas.gov | 1970 print edition: Library of Congress, Perry-Castañeda Library

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Template:PD-USGov-CIA

This image is a work of a Central Intelligence Agency employee, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a Work of the United States Government, this image or media is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-CIA-WF

This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the United States Central Intelligence Agency's World Factbook.

Template:PD-USGov-Congress

This United States Congress image is in the public domain. This may be because it is an official Congressional portrait, because it was taken by an official employee of the Congress, or because it has been released into the public domain and posted on the official websites of a member of Congress. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-Congress-AOC

This image is a work of an employee of the Architect of the Capitol, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, all images created or made by the Architect of the Capitol are in the public domain, with the exception of classified information.

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Images using the {{PD-USGov-Congress-Bio}} tag need to be relicensed.
Please see the discussion at Commons:Deletion requests/Template:PD-USGov-Congress-Bio

Template:PD-USGov-DEA

This image is a work of a Drug Enforcement Administration employee, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain (17 U.S.C. § 101 and § 105).

Template:PD-USGov-DHS

This image is a work of a United States Department of Homeland Security employee, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain (17 U.S.C. § 101 and 105).

Template:PD-USGov-DHS-CG

This image or file is a work of a United States Coast Guard service personnel or employee, taken or made during the course of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image or file is in the public domain (17 U.S.C. § 101 and § 105).

Template:PD-USGov-DHS-CGAUX

This image is a work of a member of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, taken or made during the course of a member's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain (17 U.S.C. § 101 and § 105).

Template:PD-USGov-DOC

This image is a work of a United States Department of Commerce employee, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-DOC-Census

This image or other media is a work of a United States Census Bureau employee, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain

Template:PD-USGov-DOE

This image is a work of a United States Department of Energy (or predecessor organization) employee, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Please note that national laboratories operate under varying licences and some are not free. Check the site policies of any national lab before crediting it with this tag.

Template:PD-LosAlamos

This image is a work of a United States Department of Energy (or predecessor organization) employee, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Please note that national laboratories operate under varying licences and some are not free. Check the site policies of any national lab before crediting it with this tag.

Specifically, this image comes from Los Alamos National Laboratory. LANL requires the following text be used when crediting images to it[16]:

Unless otherwise indicated, this information has been authored by an employee or employees of the University of California, operator of the Los Alamos National Laboratory under Contract No. W-7405-ENG-36 with the U.S. Department of Energy. The U.S. Government has rights to use, reproduce, and distribute this information. The public may copy and use this information without charge, provided that this Notice and any statement of authorship are reproduced on all copies. Neither the Government nor the University makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any liability or responsibility for the use of this information.

Template:PD-USGov-DOJ

This image is a work of a United States Department of Justice employee, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain (17 U.S.C. § 101 and 105).

Template:PD-USGov-DOL

This work is in the public domain because it is a work of the United States Department of Labor under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code. This applies worldwide. See Copyright.

Template:PD-USGov-DOT

This image is a work of a United States Department of Transportation employee, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-MUTCD

This file is in the public domain because it comes from the US FHWA Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, which states specifically on page I-1 that:

Any traffic control device design or application provision contained in this Manual shall be considered to be in the public domain. Traffic control devices contained in this Manual shall not be protected by a patent, trademark, or copyright, except for the Interstate Shield and any other items owned by FHWA.

Template:PD-USGov-DVA

This image is a work of a United States Department of Veterans Affairs employee, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-ED

This image is a work of a United States Department of Education employee, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-EPA

This image is a work of an Environmental Protection Agency employee, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As works of the U.S. federal government, all EPA images are in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-FAA

This image is a work of a Federal Aviation Administration employee, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As works of the U.S. federal government, all FAA images are in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-FBI

This image is a work of a Federal Bureau of Investigation employee, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-FDA

Unless otherwise noted, the contents of the Food and Drug Administration website (www.fda.gov) —both text and graphics— are public domain. [17] (August 18, 2005)

Template:PD-USGov-Federal Reserve

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. This does not apply to works of individual banks within the Federal Reserve System, which are private entities. See Copyright.

Template:PD-USGov-FEMA

This image is a work of a Federal Emergency Management Agency employee, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As works of the U.S. federal government, all FEMA images are in the public domain.

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Template:PD-USGov-FSA

This image is a work of an employee of the United States Farm Security Administration or Office of War Information domestic photographic units, created during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain. See Copyright.

Template:PD-USGov-FWS

This image or recording is the work of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain. For more information, see the Fish and Wildlife Service copyright policy.

Template:PD-USGov-HHS

This image is a work of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-HHS-CDC

This image is a work of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-Interior

This image is a work of the United States Department of the Interior, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain. See DOI Disclaimer.

Template:PD-USGov-Interior-BLM

This image is a work of a Bureau of Land Management* employee, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.
*or predecessor organization

Template:PD-USGov-Interior-USBR

This article or image contains material based on a work of a Bureau of Reclamation employee, created during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, such work is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-NCBI-scienceprimer

This image is from the Science Primer a work of the National Center for Biotechnology Information, part of the National Institutes of Health. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-NIH

This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the National Institutes of Health.
Please ensure that this image was actually created by the US Federal government; the NIH frequently uses commercial images which are not public domain. Email the source site if it is not clearly stated that this specific work is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-NIST

This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Template:PD-USGov-NOAA

This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties.

Template:PD-USGov-NPS

This image or media file contains material based on a work of a National Park Service employee, created during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, such work is in the public domain. See the NPS website and NPS copyright policy for more information.

Template:HABS

This image or media file contains material based on a work of a National Park Service employee, created during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, such work is in the public domain.

Creator: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Historic American Buildings Survey. Survey number HABS undefined
Source: U.S. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, "Built in America" Collection.
Copyright: "The records in HABS/HAER were created for the U.S. Government and are considered to be in the public domain." [18]

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Template:HAER

This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the National Park Service of the United States.

Creator: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Historic American Engineering Record. Survey number HAER {{{1}}}
Source: U.S. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, "Built in America" Collection.
Copyright: "The records in HABS/HAER were created for the U.S. Government and are considered to be in the public domain." [19]

Template:PD-USGov-NRO

This work originally came from a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) website or publication and has been specifically released into the public domain. Unless specifically released, NRO information should be assumed to be classified. The NRO seal is usage-restricted. See the policy and security information.

Template:PD-USGov-NSF

This image is a work of a National Science Foundation employee, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-NTSB

This image is a work of a National Transportation Safety Board employee, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, all NTSB images are in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-POTUS

This image is a work of an employee of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-State

This image is a work of a United States Department of State employee, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain per 17 U.S.C. § 101 and § 105.

Template:PD-USGov-Treasury

This image is a work of the United States Department of the Treasury, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-TVA

This image is a work of a United States Tennessee Valley Authority employee, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-USAID

This image is a work of a United States Agency for International Development employee, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain. Licence

Template:PD-USGov-USDA

This image is a work of a United States Department of Agriculture employee, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-USDA-ARS

This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the Agricultural Research Service, the research agency of the United States Department of Agriculture.

Template:PD-USGov-USDA-FS

This image is a work of the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-USDA-NAL

This image is provided by the National Agricultural Library of the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain. See the NAL copyright statement for details.

Template:PD-USGov-USDA-NRCS

This image is a work of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, part of the United States Department of Agriculture, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-USGS

This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the United States Geological Survey, an agency of the United States Department of Interior. For more information, see the official USGS copyright policy

Template:PD-USGov-Interior-USGS-Minerals

This image is a work of the "Minerals in Your World" project, a cooperative effort between the United States Geological Survey and the Mineral Information Institute. The images were featured in the "Minerals and Materials Photo Gallery" on the website of the U.S House Subcommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-USIA

This work was obtained from the now defunct United States Information Agency. In 1999 the agency was merged into the Bureau of Public Affairs which is the part of the United States Department of State. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States Federal Government under the terms of 17 U.S.C. § 105.

Template:PD-USGov-VOA

This image is in the public domain because it is material provided by Voice of America, the official external radio and TV broadcasting service of the U.S. federal government.

View all terms of use (copyright information).

Please note that the VOA republishes reporting from the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse and others. These are not in the public domain. Check the credit for any image or photo.

Template:PD-USGov-WPA

This image is a work of a Works Progress Administration employee, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §§ 101 and 105).

[edit] NASA

Template:PD-USGov-NASA

This file is in the public domain because it was created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.)

Warnings:

Use of NASA logos, insignia and emblems are restricted per US law 14 CFR 1221.
The NASA website hosts a large number of images from the Soviet/Russian space agency, and other non-American space agencies. These are not necessarily in the public domain.
The SOHO (ESA & NASA) joint project implies that all materials created by its probe are copyrighted and require permission for commercial non-educational use. [20]
Images featured on the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) web site may be copyrighted. [21]

Template:AstronautPhoto

This file is in the public domain because it was created by the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, of the NASA Johnson Space Center. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (NASA copyright policy page or Conditions of Use of Astronaut Photographs).

Photo source: {{{mission}}}-{{{roll}}}-{{{frame}}}.

Template:SpaceShuttle

This image uses high-resolution digital topography data from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) at JPL-Caltech [22]. It is in the public domain

Template:PD-WorldWind

This image is in the public domain because it is a screenshot from NASA’s globe software World Wind using a public domain layer, such as Blue Marble, MODIS, Landsat, SRTM, USGS or GLOBE.

[edit] Military

Template:PD-USGov-Military

This image is a work of a U.S. military or Department of Defense employee, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.
See http://www.defenselink.mil/multimedia/about.html.

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Template:PD-USGov-Military-Air Force

This image or file is a work of a U.S. Air Force Airman or employee, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image or file is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-Military-Air Force Auxiliary

This image is a work of a Civil Air Patrol officer, airman, cadet or employee, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-Military-Army

This image is a work of a U.S. Army soldier or employee, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-Military-Army-USACE

This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

Template:PD-USGov-Military-Army-USACMH

This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the United States Army Center of Military History, subject to the following qualification: PLEASE NOTE: The images of all badges, insignia, decorations and medals on this web site are protected by Title 18, United States Code, Section 704 and the Code of Federal Regulations (32 CFR, Part 507). Permission to use these images for commercial purposes must be obtained from The Institute of Heraldry prior to their use.

Template:PD-USGov-Military-Army-USAIOH

This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia produced by the United States Army Institute of Heraldry. It is in the public domain but its use is restricted by Title 18, United States Code, Section 704 and the Code of Federal Regulations (32 CFR, Part 507). Permission to use these images for commercial purposes must be obtained from The Institute of Heraldry prior to their use.

Template:PD-USGov-Military award

The graphic is a representation of an award or decoration of the U.S. military. It is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from a United States Military Award. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-Military-Badge

This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from a United States Armed Forces badge. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-Military-Marines

This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the United States Marine Corps. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-Military-MDA

This image is a work of the United States Missile Defense Agency; as a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-Military-Navy

This image is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Template:PD-USGov-Military-NGA

This image is a work of the United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

Template:AbuGhraibPic

This image is in the public domain because it is ineligible for copyright. This applies worldwide. Pictures taken by U.S. military personnel on duty are ineligible for copyright, unless the photographer successfully claims that the photographs were not taken as part of his or her official duties. The photographers of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse photos have denied this under oath.

This image is a work of a U.S. military or Department of Defense employee, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.
See http://www.defenselink.mil/multimedia/about.html.

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[edit] Uruguay

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