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Don't delete this image because it does not have sufficient information on its copyright status. The most of images with {{GWPDA}} can be simply retagged by suitable license tags using this and that pages.

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• Template talk:GWPDA
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• Commons:Bots/Requests#Images with Template:GWPDA

• "photos are taken from government sources", or,
• "at least 70 years has passed from the original copyright date." for which they assume "in good faith [...] elapsed copyrights". They say that "All copyright issues are the responsibility of the end user" and "it is strongly suggested that you attempt to obtain permission from the original copyright holder before using any of these images for commercial purposes."

For their alleged sweat of the brow rights gained by the act of scanning, they state that "Permission is granted to use the images on this site for any purpose provided that [...] Images used must be credited to the archive. In the case of images used on the web, such credit should constitute an HTML link to the Photos of the Great War index page."

This is NOT a license template! An additional license tag is required!

Please consider using {{PD-USGov}} or {{PD-old}}.

This is because it is one of the following:

1. It is a photograph created by the United Kingdom Government and taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
2. It is a photograph or an engraving created by the United Kingdom Government and commercially published prior to 1958; or
3. 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 1958.

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