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{{PD}}
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This file has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. This applies worldwide. |
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This license tag is deprecated!
Please use one of the following instead:
- {{PD-old}} (for works out of copyright where the author has been dead for over 100 years),
- {{PD-art}} (for photos of old paintings),
- {{PD-ineligible}} (for trivial work),
- {{PD-USGov}} (for work by the U.S. government),
- {{PD-US}} (for work that is public domain for the U.S. only),
- {{PD-self}} (if the uploader releases the rights),
- {{PD-user|user}} (if another user released his/her rights).
- If the work is PD for another reason, check the copyright tag page or use {{PD-because|reason}}.
If this work was uploaded with this template after 1 June 2008, it should be tagged with {{subst:nld}}. If the copyright status of this work cannot be confirmed as free, and usage does not meet requirements of the non-free content policy, it should be tagged as possibly unfree or listed for deletion. |
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{{PD-self}}
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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 any entity the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. |
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{{PD-self-ineligible}}
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I, the creator of this work, believe it to be ineligible for copyright, and therefore in the public domain, because it consists entirely of information that is common property and contains no original authorship. Should this not be the case, I hereby release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide. In case this is not legally possible, I grant any entity the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. |
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{{PD-user}}
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This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator.
Warning - no username has been specified.
This applies worldwide.
In case this is not legally possible,
the creator grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.
Subject to disclaimers. |
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{{PD-user-nodisclaimers}}
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This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, [[:User:|]]. This applies worldwide.
In case this is not legally possible,
the creator grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. |
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{{PD-user-w}}
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{{Copyrighted free use}}
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The copyright holder of this image allows anyone to use it for any purpose including unrestricted redistribution, commercial use, and modification.
If the image requires attribution, use {{Attribution}}. If this is your own work, use {{PD-self}} instead. |
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{{CopyrightedFreeUse-User}}
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[[User:|]], the copyright holder of this image, hereby irrevocably releases all rights to it, allowing it to be freely reproduced, distributed, transmitted, used, modified, built upon, or otherwise exploited in any way by anyone for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial.
This template should not be used for new images. For images where the user has released all rights, use {{PD-user}} instead. |
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{{CopyrightedFreeUse-Link}}
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The copyright holder of this file has irrevocably released all rights to it, allowing it to be freely reproduced, distributed, transmitted, used, modified, built upon, or otherwise exploited in any way by anyone for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, with or without attribution of the author, as if in the public domain. However, as a courtesy, a link back to would be appreciated. |
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{{CopyrightedFreeUseProvided}}
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This image is copyrighted. The copyright holder allows anyone to use it for any purpose, provided that the original image author and image description are credited
NOTE: The following conditions must not include terms which restrict usage to only educational or not-for-profit purposes or prohibit derivatives.
Details about the above note...
Aside from a limited set of exceptions Wikipedia only accept free content, meaning anyone must be allowed to use and modify it for any purpose. Restrictions on how or where the image can be used, such as non-commercal use only, or use for educational purposes only, or even use on Wikipedia only is not permited. Neither are restrictions that say you are not allowed to modifiy the image. Such restrictions make the image non-free and images with such restrictions should not be tagged with this template.
Instead such images must either be listed for deletion for having non-acceptable restrictions, or have this template replaced by an apropriate non-free copyright tag, and otherwise be made to comply with every point of the exception policy detailed at Wikipedia:Non-free content. Non-free images that do not comply with the non-free content policy are subject to speedy deletion.
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This image is copyrighted. The copyright holder allows anyone to use it for any purpose, provided that
NOTE: The following conditions must not include terms which restrict usage to educational or not-for-profit purposes or prohibit derivatives.
Details about the above note...
Aside from a limited set of exceptions Wikipedia only accepts free content, meaning anyone must be allowed to use and modify it for any purpose. Restrictions on how or where the image can be used, such as non-commercial use only, or use for educational purposes only, or even use on Wikipedia only is not permitted. Neither are restrictions that say you are not allowed to modify the image. Such restrictions make the image non-free and images with such restrictions should not be tagged with this template.
Instead such images must either be listed for deletion for having non-acceptable restrictions, or have this template replaced by an appropriate non-free copyright tag, and otherwise be made to comply with every point of the exception policy detailed at Wikipedia:Non-free content. Non-free images that do not comply with the non-free content policy are subject to speedy deletion.
If the image requires attribution, use {{Attribution}} instead. |
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{{PD-retouched-user}}
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The base work this work was based on is in the public domain. It has been digitally enhanced and/or modified and uploaded here. This derivative work has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its author, [[User:|]]. This applies worldwide.
In some countries this is not legally possible; if so:
[[User:|]] grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. |
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{{PD-author}}
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This work has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder. This applies worldwide.
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grants any entity the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. |
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{{PD-release}}
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This work has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder. This applies worldwide.
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. |
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{{PD-heirs}}
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{{PD-ineligible}}
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This image is ineligible for copyright and therefore is in the public domain, because it consists entirely of information that is common property and contains no original authorship. |
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{{PD-Originality}}
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The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States for reasons explained above. Under American copyright law, originality of expression is necessary for copyright protection, and a mere photograph of an out-of-copyright work may not be protected under American copyright law. |
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{{PD-textlogo}}
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This logo, or text depicted in it, is in public domain because typefaces, individual words, slogans, and simple geometric shapes are not eligible for copyright. See WP:PD#Fonts or Template talk:PD-textlogo for more information.
Note: Trademark restrictions usually apply. Logos can be registered as design patents for a copyright-like protection. |
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{{PD-link}}
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This work has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by the copyright holder. This applies worldwide. 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. |
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{{PD-clipart}}
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The creator of this clip art, hereby releases it into the public domain. This applies worldwide. |
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{{PD-Webpage}}
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This image is a screenshot of a public domain web page, hence is itself out of copyright. This applies worldwide. |
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{{PD-insignia}}
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This image displays an insignia of a military rank. International law requires for combatant identification and copyrighting rank insignias violates international law, hence this image cannot be copyrighted and belongs to public domain. This applies worldwide |
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{{PD-because}}
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This file is in the public domain, because reason
Please verify that the reason given above is valid!
Note: if there is a specific licence tag for the reason supplied here, please use it. |
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{{PD-old}}
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This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of no more than the life of the author plus 100 years. |
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{{PD-old-50}}
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This image is in the public domain in countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 50 years or less. Note that the United States has other rules and it is necessary to establish that this image is also in the public domain in the United States. See Template:PD-US. |
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{{PD-old-70}}
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This image is in the public domain in countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years or less. Note that the United States has other rules and it is necessary to establish that this image is also in the public domain in the United States or to provide a use rationale. See Template:PD-US. |
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This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of no more than the life of the author plus 100 years. |
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{{PD-art}}
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The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. Under American copyright law, originality of expression is necessary for copyright protection, and a mere photograph of an out-of-copyright work may not be protected under American copyright law. |
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{{PD-art-life-50}}
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The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the U.S. before 1923; its copyright has also expired in countries with copyright terms of life of the author plus 50 years. Under American copyright law, originality of expression is necessary for copyright protection, and a mere photograph of an out-of-copyright work may not be protected under American copyright law. |
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The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with copyright terms of life of the author plus 70 years or less. Under American copyright law, originality of expression is necessary for copyright protection, and a mere photograph of an out-of-copyright work may not be protected under American copyright law. |
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The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. Under American copyright law, originality of expression is necessary for copyright protection, and a mere photograph of an out-of-copyright work may not be protected under American copyright law.
However, this image is missing vital source information. Detailed source information should be disclosed to help verify authenticity, provide for proper attribution, and to comply with Wikipeida's image use policy.
If you can replace this image with a properly sourced version of the same work of art, please do so. If you can provide detailed source information which confirms that this image is indeed a slavish reproduction of the original work of art, please add the relevant details to this image description page and note any sources used in the verification. |
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{{PD-art-3d}}
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The three-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the creator plus 100 years. The creation of photographic reproduction of this object, however, generates a new copyright and an additional statement should be provided to indicate the copyright status of the image. |
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The three-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with copyright terms of life of the creator plus 70 years or less. The creation of photographic reproduction of this object, however, generates a new copyright and an additional statement should be provided to indicate the copyright status of the image. |
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{{PD-Roundart}}
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The three-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. This photograph of the work, from {{{source}}}, has been released under the free license {{{license}}} |
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{{PD-Roundart-70}}
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The three-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years. This photograph of the work, from {{{source}}}, has been released under the free license {{{license}}} |
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{{PD-banknote}}
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This is a scanned image of a banknote. Within the United States, scans of two-dimensional images such as banknotes do not generate a new copyright in addition to the copyright on the banknote itself (see Wikipedia:Image use policy). Therefore, the only relevant copyright owner is the bank or country which produced the banknote. Please use an appropriate copyright tag from Category:Currency copyright tags in addition to this tag. |
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{{PD currency}}
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This image, depicting a unit of currency, is marked for public domain either due to age or respective laws. Please use an appropriate copyright tag from Category:Currency copyright tags in addition to this tag since this is not a copyright tag.
Legal restrictions outside of copyright law, including laws regarding counterfeiting may apply, particularly when this image is used in printed form. |
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{{PD-music}}
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This image depicts either an excerpt from or full representation of a piece of music that has been released into the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. |
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{{PD-flag-50}}
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This image is a national, governmental, military, royal/vice-regal or historical flag. The image is out of copyright in the those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 50 years. National flags are protected by Article 6ter of the Paris Convention (Protection of State Emblems, and Names, Abbreviations and Emblems of International Intergovernmental Organizations) independently of their copyright status. |
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{{PD-flag-70}}
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This image is a national, governmental, military, royal/vice-regal or historical flag. The image is out of copyright in the those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years. National flags are protected by Article 6ter of the Paris Convention (Protection of State Emblems, and Names, Abbreviations and Emblems of International Intergovernmental Organizations) independently of their copyright status. |
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{{PD-flag-100}}
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This image is a national, governmental, military, royal/vice-regal or historical flag. The image is out of copyright in the those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. National flags are protected by Article 6ter of the Paris Convention (Protection of State Emblems, and Names, Abbreviations and Emblems of International Intergovernmental Organizations) independently of their copyright status. |
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{{PD-scan}}
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{{PD-screenshot}}
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{{Free-game-screenshot}}
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This screenshot either does not contain parts or visuals of copyrighted computer or video games, or the author(s) of those programs has released it under a free software licence (which should be indicated beside this notice). You may use it freely according to its particular licence.
Note: this template should not be used merely because the game is free to play, but, rather, when the source code and media within the game is released under a free software license. |
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{{PD-software}}
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This image is a screenshot of public domain software, hence is itself out of copyright. This applies worldwide. |
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{{PD-stamp}}
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This image of a postage stamp has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. This applies worldwide. |
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{{PD-US}}
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{{Pd-us}}
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{{PD-art-US}}
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The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States, either because it was first published in 1922 or earlier, or for the reason described either above or below this message. Under American copyright law, originality of expression is necessary for copyright protection, and a mere photograph of an out-of-copyright work may not be protected under American copyright law.
Note: Unless the creator died more than 70 years ago, the work of art is not public domain worldwide. It is still, however, usable on the English Wikipedia, because the servers it uses are located in the United States. This information (Creator, death date, etc) should always be listed if known. This image should not be transferred to Wikimedia Commons unless it can be verified to be in the public domain in its country of first publication. |
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{{PD-Roundart-US}}
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The three-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States before 1923, or elsewhere before 1909. This photograph of the work, from {{{source}}}, has been released under the free license {{{license}}}.
The work of art, and therefore this image, may not be free of copyright claims in other countries. Re-users should check the appropriate law for their countries. |
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{{PD-US-1923-abroad}}
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This image is in the public domain in the United States because it was first published outside the United States prior to January 1, 1923. Other jurisdictions have other rules, and this image might not be in the public domain outside the United States and should not be transferred to Wikimedia Commons unless it can be verified to be in the public domain in its country of first publication. Also note that this image may not be in the public domain in the 9th Circuit if it was published after July 1, 1909. |
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{{PD-US-not renewed}}
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This work is in the public domain because it was published in the United States between 1923 and 1963, and its copyright was not renewed. It may not be in the public domain in countries that do not apply the rule of the shorter term for US works, such as Canada, China (not Macao or Taiwan), Germany, and Switzerland. See this page for further explanation. |
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{{PD-Pre1964}}
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1923 and 1963, but copyright was not renewed with the US Copyright Office within 28 years of the date of publication, which causes the work to irrevocably fall into the public domain. This should apply worldwide. See Copyright. |
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was first published in the United States without copyright notice prior to 1978, which causes the work to be irrevocably in the Public Domain. See Copyright. |
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{{PD-US-no notice}}
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This work is in the public domain because it was published in the United States between 1923 and 1977 without a copyright notice. 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. |
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{{PD-US-1996}}
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This image is in the public domain in the United States because
- it was first published outside the United States and
- US copyright formalities were not complied with and
- it was in the public domain in its home country on January 1, 1996.
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{{PD-US-patent}}
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In general, the contents of United States patents are in the public domain.[1]
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:[2] [3]
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. |
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{{PD-font}}
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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 jurisdictions outside of the United States. |
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{{PD-USGov}}
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{{PD-US-flag}}
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{{money-US}}
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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
As listed by the United States Secret Service at money illustrations, the Counterfeit Detection Act of 1992, Public Law 102-550, in Section 411 of Title 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations ( 31 CFR 411), permits color illustrations of U.S. currency provided:
- The illustration is of a size less than three-fourths or more than one and one-half, in linear dimension, of each part of the item illustrated;
- The illustration is one-sided; and
- All negatives, plates, positives, digitized storage medium, graphic files, magnetic medium, optical storage devices, and any other thing used in the making of the illustration that contain an image of the illustration or any part thereof are destroyed and/or deleted or erased after their final use.
Important Copyright Information (Is this really PD?)
Certain coins contain copyrights licensed to the U.S. Mint and owned by third parties or assigned to and owned by the U.S. Mint [4]. For the United States Mint circulating coin design use policy, see [5]; for the policy on the 50 State Quarters, see [6]. For images of these coins, a fair use license template and rationale must be used.
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{{PD-USGov-Award}}
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{{PD-USGov-USAID}}
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{{PD-USGov-CIA}}
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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. |
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{{PD-USGov-DEA}}
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{{PD-USGov-FBI}}
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This image is a work of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties. This image is in the public domain. Note this does not apply to images produced by individual banks within the Federal Reserve System, as they are private entities. |
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{{PD-USGov-FEMA}}
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{{PD-USGov-FSA}}
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{{PD-USGov-FTC}} (broken)
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{{PD-USGov-HHS}}
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{{PD-USGov-HHS-CDC}}
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Images from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are candidates to be copied to the Wikimedia Commons using the Transwiki process.
Wikipedia is not a collection of photographs or media files and appropriately licensed media are more accessible to other Wikimedia projects if placed on Commons.
Once this image is moved to the Commons, append |commons={{subst:ncd}} to this copyright tag. |
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{{PD-USGov-Interior}}
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- Creator: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Historic American Buildings Survey, (or Historic American Engineering Record).
- Source: U.S. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, "Built in America" Collection: [{{{ImageURL}}} Image], [{{{RecordURL}}} Record] and [{{{CaptionURL}}} Caption].
- Copyright: "The records in HABS/HAER were created for the U.S. Government and are considered to be in the public domain." [8]
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{{PD-USGov-Interior-MMS}}
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{{PD-USGov-Interior-NPS}}
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This article or image 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. Note that not all images on NPS websites are in the public domain. Please be sure that this template is only used for images that are not attributed to a copyright holder. |
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{{PD-USGov-Interior-USGS-Minerals}}
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{{PD-US-LOC}}
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This image was first published in the United States in 1923 or later, but is considered to be in the public domain by the Library of Congress because its copyright has not been renewed or has been formally released, or for another reason.
This clause does not apply for copyrighted images or pre-1923 public domain images. |
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{{PD-USGov-Military}}
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{{PD-USGov-Military-DVIC}}
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The U.S. Army Center for Military History (USACMH)
- Purpose: CMH Online is an outreach service provided by the U.S. Army Center of Military History.
- Mission: Establish a global forum for the Center of Military History to distribute historical information and products to inform, educate and professionally develop the soldiers and leadership of the U.S. Army.
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This image is a work of the U.S. Army Institute Of Heraldry, taken or made during the course of the Institute's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain, with the following usage restriction: "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." |
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The U.S. Army Military History Institute (USAMHI) is an institute of the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center. Our mission is to preserve the Army’s history and ensure access to historical research materials. We serve as the primary facility where researchers study Army history.
Images on our web site that are in the public domain may be used without permission. If you use images from our web site, we ask that you credit us as the source. Please note that some images on our site have been obtained from other organizations. Permission to use these images should be obtained directly from those organizations.
This image is from the collection of the US Army Military History Instute, most of which was produced by 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.
However, not all materials in our holdings are in the public domain. Some materials found in our holdings may be copyrighted. Please note that it is your responsibility to identify the copyright owner and to obtain permission before making use of this material in any way.
Certain individuals depicted may claim rights in their likenesses and images. Use of photographs or other materials found on USAMHI's website may be subject to these claims. Anyone who intends to use these materials commercially should contact the individuals depicted or their representatives.
We cannot confirm copyright status for any item. We recommend that you contact the United States Copyright Office at The Library of Congress to search currently copyrighted materials. Subject to disclaimers. |
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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 not made this claim, and have in fact denied it under oath. |
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This image is in the public domain because it is a screenshot from NASA's globe software World Wind using Blue Marble, Landsat or USGS layer, all of which are in public domain. |
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This file is in the public domain because it was created by NASA and the European Space Agency. Hubble material is copyright-free. Material published by NASA may be freely used as in the public domain without restriction, although NASA requests credit and notification of further use. ESA requires that they be credited as the source of any of their material that is used. The material was created for NASA by STScI under Contract NAS5-26555 and for ESA by the Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre. [13] or [14]. |
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Images from the Agricultural Research Service are candidates to be copied to the Wikimedia Commons using the Transwiki process.
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This work has been globally released into the public domain by the California State Capitol Museum through their website.
They state: In general, information presented on this web site, unless otherwise indicated, is considered in the public domain. It may be distributed or copied as permitted by law. |
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This work was created by a government unit of the state of Minnesota and is in the public domain under Minnesota law.
Rationale:
- The Minnesota Data Practices Act provides that "All government data collected, created, received, maintained or disseminated by a government entity shall be public unless classified by statute, or temporary classification pursuant to section 13.06, or federal law, as nonpublic or protected nonpublic, or with respect to data on individuals, as private or confidential." Minnesota Statute Section 13.03, subdivision 1.
- The work is government data created by a government entity, and is classified as public data under the Minnesota Data Practices Act, as none of the listed statutory exceptions apply.
- The Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Administration has formally opined that public data cannot be copyrighted absent specific legislative authorization. Minnesota Department of Administration, Advisory Opinion 94-057. The Commissioner of Administration administers the Data Practices Act, Minnesota Statute Sections 13.02, 13.05, and 13.06, and has rulemaking authority under that Act. Minnesota Statute Section 13.07. Opinions of the Commissioner of Administration are to be given deference by the courts. Minnesota Statute Section 13.072.
- There is no specific legislative authorization allowing copyright of data such as this. This work therefore is not subject to copyright, and is in the public domain.
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The copyright of this photography registered in Argentina has expired, as at least 20 years have passed after being first published (Law 11.723, Article 34 and their modifications).
Nevertheless, its author and source must be acknowledged.
Esta imagen está en el dominio público puesto que por la Ley 11.723, Artículo 34 de Argentina y sus modificaciones todas las obras fotográficas pasan al dominio público luego de pasados 20 años de su primera publicación.
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According to the Article 6 of Chapter 2 of the Law of Armenia on Copyright and Related rights this work is in the public domain within Armenia because it is one of the following:
- - 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.
Hence it is assumed that this image has been released into the public domain worldwide. However use of this image within Armenia might be subject to usage restrictions regulated by other laws.
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This image was created in Australia and is now classified as being in the public domain because its term of copyright has now expired. According to the Australian Copyright Council (ACC), ACC Information Sheet G23 (Duration of copyright) (Sep 2005), generally copyright has expired as follows:
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1means the typographical arrangement and layout of a published work. eg. newsprint.
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The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in Australia and in those countries with copyright terms of life of the creator plus 50 years where the creator died before 1 January 1955. This photograph of the work is also in the public domain in Australia. |
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This work is in the public domain because it has no copyright within the Republic of Belarus. This is because the copyright is disclaimed under Article 8 (Works not Protected by Copyright) of the According to the Law of the Republic of Belarus: No. 370-XIII of May 16, 1996. Specifically excluded from copyright protection under this provision are 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); works of folk arts, authors of which are not known.
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According to the Brazilian Law on Industrial Property (Lei 9.279 de 14 de maio de 1996; See translation), Article 124: The following are not registrable as marks: I. official, public, national, foreign or international escutcheons, coats of arms, medals, flags, emblems, badges and monuments, as well as the respective designations, figures, or imitations;.
Hence it is assumed that this image has been released into the public domain. See Recursos no domínio público.
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According to the Brazilian Law on Industrial Property (Lei 9.279 de 14 de maio de 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 Recursos no domínio público.
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The copyright of this image has expired in Brazil because it was published more than 70 years ago without a public claim of authorship (anonymous or pseudonymous), and no subsequent claim of authorship was made in the 70 years following its first publication.
Notice to uploaders: To use this template, the image must meet both of the following two conditions: (1) published over 70 years ago, and (2) the original author's actual identity was not publicly disclosed in connection with this image within 70 years following its publication. Images that lack either of these two conditions should not use this template. Reasonable evidence must be presented that the author's name (e.g., the original photographer, portrait painter) was not published with a claim of copyright in conjunction with the image within 70 years of its original publication.
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This Canadian work is in the public domain in Canada because its copyright has expired for one of the following reasons:
- 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 before January 1, 1949, or
- 3. the creator died more than 50 years ago.
The media description page should identify which reason applies, and should also have a rationale explaining the copyright status of the work in the U.S. Some Canadian photographs created before 1949 may be copyrighted outside of Canada, e.g. the images of Yousuf Karsh. |
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This electoral district boundary map is a work of Elections Ontario, a part of the government of Ontario. It is in the public domain because such maps do not have reproduction prohibitions. Attribution should be given to Elections Ontario as the source.
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The copyright of this work of art or literature registered in Colombia has expired, as at least 80 years have passed after the author's death. (Law 23 of 1982, Article 187 and its supportive law; Law 23 of 1982, Article 11).
Esta imagen está en el dominio público puesto que por la Ley 23 de 1982, Articulo 187 de Colombia y sus modificaciones todas las obras literarias y artisticas pasan al dominio público luego de pasados 80 años de la muerte del autor. |
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According to the Czech Republic's law on Copyright, Rights Related to
Copyright and on the Amendment of Certain Laws (Copyright Act):
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Article 3 Exceptions from copyright protection in the public interest
Protection pursuant to this Act shall not apply to
- a) 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 (municipal 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,
- b) creations of traditional folk culture, if the real name of the author is not commonly known and if they are not anonymous or pseudonymous works (Art. 7); such works may be used only in a manner which does not depreciate their value,
Therefore this is assumed to be in the public domain worldwide, although some of the above categories may be subject to usage restrictions within the Czech Republic. |
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This image was created in Egypt and is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired according to Egyptian Law (Arabic-MS-Doc)(English). This work meets one of the following conditions:
- It is a photographic or audiovisual work that is not compositive (artistic in nature) and was originally published more than twenty five years ago, or before the year 1987.
- It is another type of work and more than fifty years have elapsed since the author's death.
- It is the text of an official Egyptian law, ruling, or decision.
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According to the Republic of Estonia Copyright law (passed on November 11, 1992 and amended on December 9, 1999 and February 15, 2000)
"§ 5. Results of intellectual activities to which this Act does not apply (...)
- 1) ideas, images, notions, theories, processes, systems, methods, concepts, principles, discoveries, inventions, and other results of intellectual activities which are described, explained or expressed in any other manner in a work;
- 2) works of folklore;
- 3) legislation and administrative documents (acts, decrees, regulations, statutes, instructions, directives) and official translations thereof;
- 4) court decisions and official translations thereof;
- 5) official symbols of the state and insignia of organisations (flags, coats of arms, orders, medals, badges, etc.) and banknotes;
- 6) news of the day;
- 7) facts and data;
- 8) ideas and principles which underlie any element of a computer program, including those which underlie its user interfaces."
Hence it is assumed that this image has been released into the public domain worldwide. However use of this image within Estonia might be subject to usage restrictions regulated by other laws. |
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This Estonian image is in the public domain because it falls into one of the categories listed in article 5 of the Copyright Act of 11 November 1992, as amended. These include:
- normative acts and administrative documents (laws, decrees, regulations, statutes, instructions, orders) as well as official translations thereof;
- court decisions and official translations thereof;
- the official symbols of the State and symbols of organizations (flags, coats of arms, orders, medals, badges etc.).
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This image is in the public domain because the Estonian Copyright law of 1992, as amended, specifies that images become public domain 70 years after the death of the author, irrespective of the date when the work is lawfully made available to the public. |
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Notice to uploaders: To use this template, the image must meet both of the following two conditions: (1) published over 70 years ago, and (2) the original author's actual identity was not publicly disclosed in connection with this image within 70 years following its publication. Images that lack either of these two conditions should not use this template. Reasonable evidence must be presented that the author's name (e.g., the original photographer, portrait painter) was not published with a claim of copyright in conjunction with the image within 70 years of its original publication.
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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. |
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This image is in the public domain because the Finnish Copyright law of 2005 specifies that images not considered to be "works of art" become public domain 50 years after they were created. See Licensing for details.
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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). |
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This file is in the public domain because it is an official publication from the French Republic. This applies worldwide. Beware that this is only applicable to a very narrow class of publications of a legal or regulatory character.
Ce document n'est pas soumis à un copyright car c'est une publication officielle de la République française. Ceci est applicable dans le monde entier. Attention : ceci ne concerne qu'un cadre très réduit de publications à caractère législatif ou réglementaire. |
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This image is a flag of a French région. Such flags are ineligible for copyright and therefore in the public domain because they consist entirely of information that is common property and contain no original authorship. |
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According to Georgia Copyright law 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.
Hence it is assumed that this image has been released into the public domain worldwide. However use of this image within the Republic of Georgia might be subject to usage restrictions regulated by other laws. |
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This image is in the public domain according to Greek copyright law (Paragraph 5 of Article II, Law 2121 of 1993) because it is an expression of folklore, news information or simple facts and data. |
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This image is in the public domain according to Greek copyright law (Article XXV, Law 2121 of 1993) because it is for the purpose of reporting current events by the mass media, the reproduction and communication to the public of works seen or heard in the course of the event; b) for the purpose of informing on current events. Wherever possible, the reproduction and communication to the public shall be accompanied by an indication of the source and of the name of the author. |
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This image is in the public domain according to Greek copyright law (Paragraph 5 of Article II, Law 2121 of 1993) because it is an official text expressive of the authority of the State, notably to legislative, administrative or judicial texts. |
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According to Section 17 in Chapter 528 (Copyright Ordinance) of the Law of the 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. |
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According to the Hungarian Copyright Act (Act LXXVI of 1999), 1. § (4) as amended in the Act XLVIII. of 2001 67. § (1) k) "The protection provided by this Act shall not cover laws and regulations, other means of State direction, court and other official decisions, announcements and documents of an authority or other official organs, as well as standards declared mandatory by legislation and other similar regulations." Hence it is assumed that this image has been released into the public domain. |
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This image was created in Hungary and is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired. According to Hungarian copyright law, photographs which do not enjoy copyright protection as scientific or artistic works enter the public domain after 15 years counted from the end of the calendar year in which they were first published. |
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This image is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired in India. According to Indian Copyright Law, all photographs enter the public domain after sixty years counted from the beginning of the following calendar year (as of 2008, prior to 1948-01-01) after they were first published. |
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This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in India and those countries with a copyright term of life of the published work plus 60 years or less. |
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This file is in the public domain, because it has been published and distributed by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia, according to Article 14 item b of the Indonesia Copyright Law No 19, 2002:
It is not a copyright violation to:
- Publish and/or distribute country insignia and national anthem in the original form;
- Publish and/or distribute any material that is published and/or distributed by or under the name of the Government, except if the copyright has been declared as protected, either by the law or by the statement of the copyright item itself or when the copyright item was published and/or distrbuted; or
- Cite actual news, either fully or partially from a news agency, broadcasting agency, and newspaper or any similar sources, provided that the source be named completely.
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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 (ie. as of 2008, prior to 1938-01-01) after either the death of the author, or, if the author is unknown or pseudonymous, the date of publication. |
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{{PD-IrelandGov}}
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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, its 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 1958; 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 1958; or
- A sound recording, film, live broadcast or live cable programme of the proceedings of either House of the Oireachtas created before 1st January 1958; or
- A bill or enactment of the Government of Ireland made available to the public before 1st January 1958.
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{{PD-Israel-FOP}}
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This image falls under Freedom of panorama and is therefore in the public domain because the Israeli Copyright Act of 1911, Part I, section 2, (essentially the United Kingdom Copyright Act of 1911 as it was applied to the former British Mandate in Palestine), as amended to August 2005, specifies that: [...] the following acts shall not constitute the infringement of a copyright:
(iii) The making or publishing of paintings, drawings, engravings, or photographs of a work of sculpture or artistic craftsmanship, if permanently situated in a public place, or building, or the making or publishing of paintings, drawings, engravings, or photographs (which are not in the nature of architectural drawings or plans) of any architectural work of art.
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{{PD-IsraelGov-Military-Army}}
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{{PD-Italy}}
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This image was created and is now in the public domain in Italy, because its term of copyright has expired. According to the Law of 22 April 1941 n. 633, revised by the law of 22 May 2004, n. 128 article 87 and article 92, simple, documentary photographs without creative input of the author enter the public domain after 20 years counted from January 1st of the calendar year following their first publication. Most images, however, enter the public domain 70 years after their author's death. |
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{{PD-Japan}}
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This photographic image was published before 31st December 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. This applies world wide. |
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{{PD-Japan-exempt}}
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This image is based on Japanese national or local laws, regulations, circular notices and or directives. According to Article 13 of the Copyright Law of Japan, these images are not protected under Japanese copyright law. Note: This doesn't apply to photographs taken by the Japanese national or local governments or governmental agencies. |
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{{PD-Japan-Film}}
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This movie, movie excerpt, or movie screenshot is in the public domain pursuant to the July 2006 Japanese court ruling affirming that all movies produced in Japan prior to 1953 are part of the public domain. The court also ruled, pursuant to appeal, that all movies produced in Japan in 1953 are also part of the public domain. See [16][17][18]
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{{PD-Japan-oldphoto}}
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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 image source.
English | 日本語 | 한국어 | Português | Русский [edit]
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{{PD-Jordan}}
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This image was first published in Jordan and is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired. According to the Jordan Doc in WIPO (.Doc), photographic work produced after 1979 needs 50 years starting from the end of the publication year to be PD. Photographic work produced before 1979 is PD [19].
To uploader: Please provide where the image was first published and who created it. |
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{{PD-KZ-exempt}}
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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.
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{{PD-KG-exempt}}
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According to the Article 8 of the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic On Copyright and Neighboring Rights, this work is in the public domain within Kyrgyzstan because the following works are not objects of copyright:
- Official documents (laws, resolutions, decisions, etc.) as well as official translations thereof;
- State emblems, hymns, and official signs (flags, armorial bearings, orders, monetary signs, 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. (as amended by Law # 120 from November 6, 1999)
Hence it is assumed that this image has been released into the public domain worldwide. However use of this image within Kyrgyzstan might be subject to usage restrictions regulated by other laws. |
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{{PD-Coa-Latvia}}
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According to the Republic of Latvia Copyright law (passed on April 6, 2000 and amended on March 6, 2003) Section 6: "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;
- 2) State approved as well as internationally recognised official symbols and signs (flags, Coats of Arms, anthems, decorations, bank notes, and the like), 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."
Hence it is assumed that this image has been released into the public domain worldwide. However use of this image within Latvia might be subject to usage restrictions regulated by other laws. |
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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.
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{{PD-Lebanon}}
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The copyright to this work first published in Lebanon has expired; however, under Lebanese law attribution of the author is still required. Copyright protection in this work has expired because either:
- It is a photographic or cinematographic work and fifty years have elapsed since the end of the year of production.
- It is another type of work and fifty years have elapsed since the end of the year of the death of the author.
To uploader: Please provide where the image was first published and who created it.
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{{PD-LT-exempt}}
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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. |
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{{PD-LithuaniaGov}}
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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. |
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{{PD-MalaysiaGov}}
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This image is in the public domain in Malaysia because it is a work of the Malaysian government and was published more than 50 years ago. The copyright has therefore expired. (§23) |
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{{PD-Malta}}
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This image was created and is now in the public domain in Malta, because its term of copyright has expired. According to Maltese Copyright Laws, images fall into public domain 70 years from the death of the author. If author is unknown it falls into the public domain 70 years after it was created.[20][21] |
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{{PD-Mexico-NIP}}
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WARNING All content from presidencia.gob.mx (including fuente.presidencia subdomain) is, since April 2006, unless explicitly noted, CC-BY-NC-ND 2.5 (reference: [22]), and since it's a "non commercial, non derivative" license, it's NOT compatible with Wikipedia and therefore we cannot upload more images from presidencia.gob.mx.
Moreover, new content produced by Mexican Government (across all federal administration sites) under Calderon Government is also using the same Creative Commons license, as verified under Guide for the development of Federal Public Administration websites (in Spanish).
NOTA: Todo el contenido de presidencia.gob.mx (incluyendo el subdomino fuente.presidencia es, desde abril 2006 y a menos que se especifique lo contrario, CC-BY-NC-ND 2.5 que NO es compatible con wikipedia. Por tanto, el nuevo contenido añadido después de abril de 2006 debe ser borrado por no ser libre. Referencia: [23]. ) |
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{{PD-MD-exempt}}
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According to the Law of the Republic of Moldova: no. 293-XIII of November 23, 1994 (Amended by Law no. 1268-XV, of July 25, 2002) Full text
Chapter 2. 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.
Therefore this is assumed to be in the public domain worldwide, although some of the above categories may be subject to usage restrictions within Moldova. |
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{{PD-Netherlands}}
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This image is in the public domain in the Netherlands and the former Dutch East Indies and Netherlands New Guinea. In principle all works communicated to the public by or on behalf of the public authorities (government) are not copyright protected in the Netherlands, unless the copyright has been reserved explicitly, either in a general manner by law, decree or ordinance, or in a specific case by a notice on the work itself or at the communication to the public. This is regulated in Article 15b of the Copyright Act of 1912. This implies that all programmes of the Netherlands Public Broadcasting service (they are public authorities just like the Silicose Oud-mijnwerkers foundation, ABRS 30 November 1995, JB 1995/337) are not copyright protected. |
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{{PD-NZ}}
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This image from New Zealand is in the public domain both in New Zealand and in other countries adhering to international copyright treaties, because its author died more than 50 years ago. See the Copyright Act 1994. |
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{{PD-NZSection27}}
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This work has no copyright existing in it in New Zealand and possibly other jurisdictions. This is because Crown copyright is disclaimed under Section 27(1) of the Copyright Act 1994 (NZ). Specifically excluded from copyright protection under this provision are Bills, Acts, regulations, municipal bylaws, Hansard, select committee reports, court judgments, Royal commission reports, commission of inquiry reports, ministerial inquiry reports and statutory inquiry reports that were produced by the respective NZ Government entity (usually a parliamentary or judicial one). [24] [25] [26] [27] (Some minor exceptions in copyright from works incorporated into Section 27(1)-compliant publications may apply -- see Sections 27(1A) and 27(1B) for details.) |
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This image from New Zealand is in the public domain both in New Zealand and in other countries adhering to international copyright treaties, because New Zealand Crown copyright has a 100-year term under Section 26(3)(b) of the Copyright Act 1994. See Crown copyright. |
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{{PD-NZ-50-years}}
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This image from New Zealand is in the public domain both in New Zealand and in other countries adhering to international copyright treaties, because New Zealand Crown copyright has a 50-year term under Section 26(3)(b) of the Copyright Act 1994 if the image was produced before 1945. All these images are therefore public domain since 1995. See Crown copyright. |
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{{PD-Norway50}}
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This image is in the public domain because the Norwegian Copyright law (§43a) specifies that images not considered to be "works of art" become public domain 50 years after they were created, as long as the photographer has been dead for 15 years.
To uploader: Please provide where the image was first published and who created it, and when the photographer died.
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{{PD-Pakistan}}
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This image is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired in Pakistan. According to Pakistani copyright laws, all photographs enter the public domain fifty years after they were created, and all non-photographic works enter the public domain fifty years after the death of the creator. |
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{{PD-Philippines}}
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The following work is in the public domain in the Philippines and possibly other jurisdictions as stated by Republic Act No. 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. [28] This applies worldwide. |
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{{PD-PhilippinesPubDoc}}
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This work is in the public domain in the Philippines and possibly other jurisdictions as stated by Republic Act No. 8293 because the expressed work is or is derived from a public document. Under RA 8293, all official Philippine texts of a legislative, administrative, or judicial nature, or any official translation thereof, are ineligible for copyright. [29] |
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{{PD-Poland}}
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{{PD-RomaniaGov}}
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{{PD-RO-exempt}}
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According to the Romanian Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rights:
Law no. 8/1996 of March 14, 1996 Full text
Chapter 3. Article 9. The following shall not benefit from the legal protection accorded to copyright:
- (a) the ideas, theories, concepts, discoveries 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.
Therefore this is assumed to be in the public domain worldwide, although some of the above categories may be subject to usage restrictions within Romania. |
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{{PD-Russia}}
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This work may be in the public domain in Russia.
Please use instead:
- {{PD-RU-exempt}} - for state emblems, flags, armorial bearings, decorations, monetary signs and other official symbols and signs of the Russian Federation and USSR
- {{PD-old-70}} - for cases where the author died more than 70 years ago
- {{PD-Russia-2008}} - for works which were in the public domain before January 1, 2008 in Russia and are still in the public domain after this date
- {{PD-RusEmpire}} - for works published in the territory of the Russian Empire prior to November 7, 1917.
- {{PD-US-1923-abroad}} - when none of the above apply, but the work was published outside the U.S. prior to 1923
- {{PD-US-1996}} - when the work was published outside the U.S. between 1923 and 1977, and was in the public domain in the home country on January 1, 1996
- If none of the above apply or can be determined, the work may still be usable under the non-free content policy. Use an appropriate non-free license template and include a non-free use rationale.
For more information see also Template notes. |
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This license tag is deprecated!
Please use one of the following instead:
- {{PD-RU-exempt}} - for state emblems, flags, armorial bearings, decorations, monetary signs and other official symbols and signs of the Russian Federation and USSR
- {{PD-old-70}} - for cases where the author died more than 70 years ago
- {{PD-Russia-2008}} - for works which were in the public domain before January 1, 2008 in Russia and are still in the public domain after this date
- {{PD-RusEmpire}} - for works published in the territory of the Russian Empire prior to 7 November 1917.
- {{PD-US-1923-abroad}} - when none of the above apply, but the work was published outside the U.S. prior to 1923
- {{PD-US-1996}} - when the work was published outside the U.S. between 1923 and 1977, and was in the public domain in the home country on January 1, 1996
- If none of the above apply or can be determined, the work may still be usable under the non-free content policy. Use an appropriate non-free license template and include a non-free use rationale.
If this work was uploaded with this template after 1 May 2008, it should be tagged with {{subst:nld}}. If the copyright status of this work cannot be confirmed as free, and usage does not meet requirements of the non-free content policy, it should be tagged as possibly unfree or listed for deletion. |
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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).
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.
- ^ The union level means that use of official symbols and the formal documents of 14 other Soviet Republics is the subject of law of their legal successor.
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{{PD-Russia-2008}}
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This work is in the public domain in Russia according to paragraph 1 of article 6 of Law No. 231-FZ of the Russian Federation of December 18, 2006; the Implementation Act for Book IV of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.
Usually:[1]
- The author of this work died before June 22, 1941, or this work was originally published anonymously before this date and the name of the author did not become known before January 1, 1992.
- The author of this work died between June 22, 1941 and December 31, 1942 and did not work and also did not serve in the Army during the Great Patriotic War.[2]
- This work is shot from non-amateur cinema or television film or television broadcast, which was first shown more than 70 years ago (counting from January 1, 2008).
If author of this work died more than 70 years ago (counting from January 1, 2008), do not use this tag but use {{PD-old}} instead.[1]
- ^ The union level means that use of official symbols and the formal documents of 14 other Soviet Republics is the subject of law of their legal successor.
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{{PD-RusEmpire}}
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This work is in the public domain in Russia according to article 1256 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.
This work was published on territory of the Russian Empire (Russian Republic) except for the territories of Grand Duchy of Finland (Великое княжество Финляндское) and Congress Poland (Царство Польское) before 7 November 1917 NS and wasn't re-published for 30 days following initial publications in the territory of Soviet Russia or any other states.
The Russian Federation (early RSFSR, Soviet Russia) is only historical heir but not legal successor of the Russian Empire[3][4]. The Russian Empire wasn't a participant in international copyright agreements, so this work is not protected by copyright internationally.
- ^ The union level means that use of official symbols and the formal documents of 14 other Soviet Republics is the subject of law of their legal successor.
If it is possible - use {{PD-Russia-2008}} or {{PD-old-70}} instead this tag. |
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{{PD-ROC}}
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This image is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired in the Republic of China. According to Copyright Act of the Republic of China [5] (currently with jurisdiction in Taiwan, the Pescadores, Quemoy, Matsu, etc.), all photographs enter the public domain fifty years after they were first published, and all non-photographic works enter the public domain fifty years after the death of the creator. |
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- ^ a b Attention! If the author of this work was subjected to repression and rehabilitated posthumously, countdown of copyright protection began not from the death date, but from the rehabilitation date. If the work was first published posthumously, the copyright term is counted from the date of that first publication, unless the author was later rehabilitated, in which case it runs again from that later rehabilitation date.
- ^ If the author published any work after June 21, 1941, assume that he did work during the Great Patriotic War.
- ^ Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. Information about succession of the Russian Federation, legal continuity and repatriation (Russian)
- ^ Legal Department of Federation Council of Russia. Commentaries to information from Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russian)
- ^ Copyright Act of the Republic of China
Commons:Template:PD-China, Commons:Template:PD-ROC-Traffic Signs, Commons:Template:PD-ROC-Traffic Indicating Lines
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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.
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{{PD-Saudi Arabia}}
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This image was created in Saudi Arabia and is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired under Saudi Arabian Law. This work meets either of the following conditions:
- This is a photographic or cinemagrphaic work and twenty five years have passed since they year of its production.
- This is another type of work and fifty years have passed since the author's death.
To uploader: Please provide where the image was first published and who created it.
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{{PD-SCGGov}}
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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. |
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{{PD-South-Africa}}
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This work was created in South Africa and is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired. According to South African Copyright Act, all copyrighted works enter the public domain after fifty years counted from the beginning of the following calendar year (ie. as of 2008, prior to 1-January-1958) after they were first published. |
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This image is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired in Republic of Korea (South Korea). According to articles 36 and 37 of the copyright laws of Republic of Korea, under the jurisdiction of the Government of 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). This applies world-wide. |
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{{PD-Sweden}}
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This Swedish photograph is free to use in either of these cases:
- For images of an artistic or scientific significance (photographic creations / fotografiska verk) , the image is public domain if
- the photographer died before January 1, 1944
- unless the photographer is unknown and can not be traced, the image is public domain if it was created before January 1, 1944.
- For photographic images (fotografiska bilder), such as images of the press, the image is public domain if created before January 1, 1969, in accordance with transitional regulations 1994.
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- The photographer, if known, should always be credited.
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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. |
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{{PD-Thailand}}
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This image is in the public domain in Thailand, because its term of copyright has expired. According to The Copyright Act of B.E. 2537, term of copyright is until:
- 1. For works that don't fall under (2.) or (3.),
- (a) fifty years after the death of the creator (or all creators), or
- (b) fifty years after the date of creation or first publication, whichever is earlier, if the creator is unknown or is a legal entity, or
- (c) fifty years after the date of first publication, if the creator (or all creators) died before publication.
- 2. For photographs, audiovisual recordings, motion pictures, sound recordings, or broadcast works, fifty years after creation or first publication, whichever is earlier.
- 3. For works of applied arts, twenty-five years after the date of creation or first publication, whichever is earlier.
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According to Chapter 1, Section 1, Article 7 of the Thai Copyright Act of B.E. 2537 (A.D. 1994) (translation),
- News of the day and facts having the character of mere information which is not a work in literary, scientific or artistic domain
- Constitution and legislations
- Regulations, by-laws, notifications, orders, explanations and official correspondence of the Ministries, Departments or any other government or local units
- Judicial decisions, orders, decisions and official reports
- Translation and collection of those in (1) to (4) made by the Ministries, Departments or any other government or local units
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This image has been declared to be National Heritage by the Government of Turkey, and is therefore believed to be public domain. See Copyright and [30]. |
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According to Transnistrian Copyright law Article 1.6: " copyright does not apply to
- the objects of the folk art whose authors are unknown
- laws, court rulings, other official documents
- official symbols (flags, coats of arms, insignia etc.) that are approved by the state organs and organisations
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This file is in the public domain in Ukraine. It was published before January 1, 1951, and the creator (if known) died before that date. (This is the effect of the retroactive Ukrainian copyright law of 1993 and the copyright from 50 to 70 years in 2001.)
A Ukrainian or Soviet work that is in the public domain in Ukraine according to this rule is in the public domain in the U.S. only if it had been in the public domain in Ukraine before January 1, 1996, e.g. if it was published before January 1, 1946 and the creator died before that year, and no copyright was registered in the U.S. (This is the combined effect of the retroactive Ukrainian copyright law, Ukraine's joining the Berne Convention in 1996, and of 17 USC 104A with its critical date of January 1, 1996.) |
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According to the Article 10 of the Law of Ukraine on Copyright and Related rights this work is in the public domain within Ukraine 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.
Hence it is assumed that this image has been released into the public domain worldwide. However use of this image within Ukraine might be subject to usage restrictions regulated by other laws. |
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This image was created and is now in the public domain in the United Kingdom, because its term of copyright has expired. According to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48), a reformation of the Copyright Act 1956 (c. 74), images fall into public domain 50 years from the death of the author. If author is unknown it falls into the public domain 50 years after it was created.[31] |
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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-old}} or other applicable template.).
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This image is 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.
The UN maps is an open source material. You can use them to make your own maps. You do not need our permission for that. Please be advised that the UN name and reference number should not appear on any modified map. The UN map is a UN document and cannot be modified. You can say something like "Based on UN map no..." -- Vladimir Bessarabov (UNCS Cartographer), 13 April 05 |
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LAW REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN August 30, 1996 N 272-I
On copyright and neighboring rights - full text (.pdf)
Article 8. Works and similar results of activity not being the objects of copyright
The following are not the objects of copyright:
- official documents (law, resolutions, decisions, etc.) as well as their official translations;
- official symbols and signs (flags, arms, orders, banknotes, etc.);
- national creative works;
- reports about the news of the day or current events having the nature of usual press conference;
- results received with help of equipment designed for some kind of production without the person's implementation of creative activity directly associated with the creation of individual work.
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According to the Venezuelan Law of Industrial Property (Proclaimed in extraordinary official gazette No. 25.227, December 10th, 1956), Chapter IV, Article 33, Ordinal 2nd, Venezuelan official symbols are public domain and they cannot be copyrighted by anyone. They can be copied and reproduced without any permission from the Venezuelan 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.
Note: The usage of coats of arms and flags is governed by legal restrictions, independent of the copyright status of the depiction shown here. |
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This image is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired in Vietnam. According to copyright laws of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, all photographs enter the public domain fifty years after they were first published, and all non-photographic works enter the public domain fifty years after the death of the creator. |
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This work is not an object of copyright by the Agreement on succession issues; Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia, the Republic of Slovenia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, being in sovereign equality the five successor States to the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, have agreed in Vienna on 29th of June 2001 as follows:
Annex F
Article 1
All rights and interests which belonged to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and which are not otherwise covered by this Agreement (including, but not limited to, patents, trade marks, copyrights, royalties, and claims of and debts due to the SFRY) shall be shared among the successor States, taking into account the proportion for division of SFRY financial assets in Annex C of this Agreement. The division of such rights and interests shall proceed under the direction of the Standing Joint Committee established under Article 4 of this Agreement.
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- These shares are:
- 15.50% - Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 23.00% - Croatia
- 07.50% - Macedonia
- 16.00% - Slovenia
- 38.00% - Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now: Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia)
Annex D
Article 1
(a) For the purposes of this Annex, »SFRY State archives« means all documents, of whatever date or kind and wherever located, which were produced or received by the SFRY (or by any previous constitutional structure of the Yugoslav State since 1 December 1918) in the exercise of its functions and which, on 30 June 1991, belonged to the SFRY in accordance with its internal law and were, pursuant to the federal law on the regulation of federal archives, preserved by it directly or under its control as archives for whatever purpose.
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- This concerns checking the copyright status in particular countries. Mainly official images are without copyright but some other media also belongs to this group. Particularities of laws that are same in each and every country may be connected with this copyright tag.
The Agreement came to power on 2004-03-25.
Full text of the Agreement: half of the text is in English. |
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If you can replace this image with a properly sourced version of the same work of art, please do so. If you can provide detailed source information which confirms that this image is indeed a slavish reproduction of the original work of art, please add the relevant details to this image description page and note any sources used in the verification. |
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This is a two-dimensional representation of a copyrighted sculpture, statue or any other three-dimensional work of art. As such it is a derivative work of art, and per US Copyright Act of 1976, § 106(2) who owns copyright of the original has the exclusive right to authorize derivative works.
Per § 107 it is believed that reproduction for criticism, comment, teaching and scholarship constitutes fair use and does not infringe copyright.
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This is a sample from a copyrighted audio recording. It is believed that the use of this work qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law when used on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, where:
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- The sample is short in relation to the duration of the recorded track and is of an inferior quality to the original recording.
- No other samples from the same track are used in Wikipedia.
- There is no adequate free alternative available.
A more detailed fair use rationale may be provided by the user who uploaded this recording. Any other uses of this recording, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. If you are the copyright holder of this recording and you feel that its use here does not fall under "fair use" please see Wikipedia:Copyright problems for information on how to proceed.
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This image is of a book cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned either by the artist who created the cover or the publisher of the book. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of book covers
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This image is an illustration of a character or characters in a comic book, video game, or animated television program or film. The copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher/producer and/or artist(s) producing the work in question. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of character artwork:
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This image is from a comic strip, webcomic or from the cover or interior of a comic book. The copyright for this image is most likely owned by either the publisher of the comic or the writer(s) and/or artist(s) which produced the comic in question. It is believed that
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- the copyrighted character(s) or group(s) depicted on the excerpted panel in question;
- where no free alternative exists or can be created,
- on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,
qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content and Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/copyright for more information.
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This image depicts a unit of currency. Some currency designs are ineligible for copyright and are in the public domain. Others are copyrighted. In these cases, their use on Wikipedia is contended to be fair use when they are used for the purposes of commentary or criticism relating to the image of the currency itself. Any other usage of them, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.
Additional legal restrictions outside of copyright law including laws regarding counterfeiting may also apply, particularly when this image is used in printed form.
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This image is cover art for a video or computer game, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the game's publisher or developer. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of game cover art
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- The image depicts a non-reproducible historic event or historically notable person(s), and no free alternative exists or can be created, and
- The image is low resolution and of no larger and of no higher quality than is necessary for the illustration of an article, and the use of the image on Wikipedia is not expected to decrease the value of the copyright,
- on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation,
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If this does not accurately describe this image, please remove this tag and provide a different fair use rationale.
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This image is of a magazine cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the magazine or the individual contributors who worked on the cover depicted. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of magazine covers
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This is a copyrighted image that has been released by a company or organization to promote their work or product in the media, such as advertising material or a promotional photo in a press kit.
The copyright for it is most likely owned by the company who created the promotional item or the artist who produced the item in question; you must provide evidence of such ownership. Lack of such evidence is grounds for deletion.
It is believed that the use of some images of promotional material to illustrate:
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This is a representation of a government, military, regimental, family, or other symbol such as a flag, seal, emblem, coat of arms or crest. This symbol may be copyrighted by its holder. As well, it is known that the representation of this symbol is either copyrighted by the holder of the symbol, or is available under a free licence. There may also be other restrictions on reproduction, including but not limited to article 6ter of the Paris Convention. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of such symbols
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To the uploader: please add a detailed fair use rationale for each use, as described on Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline, as well as the source of the work and copyright information. As well, if this image is available under a free licence, please also add the appropriate free licence tag. |
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{{Non-free television screenshot}}
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{{Non-free web screenshot}}
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This is a screenshot of a copyrighted web page, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by owner of the website. It may also contain trademarked logos, which are likely not affiliated with Wikipedia. It is believed that the use of a limited number of such screenshots
qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, might be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.
To the uploader: please add a detailed fair use rationale for each use, as well as the source of the work and copyright information.
This tag is not appropriate for images and media found on websites; it should be used for screenshots of websites only. |
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{{Non-free video cover}}
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{{Non-free video sample}}
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This is a sample from a copyrighted video recording. The person who uploaded this work and first used it in an article, and subsequent people who use it in articles, assert that this qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law when used on the English-language Wikipedia, hosted on servers in the United States by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, where:
- The sample is being used for commentary on the video recording in question, and contributes significantly to the encyclopedia articles it is used in (listed under the heading "File links" below) in a way that cannot be duplicated by other forms of media.
- The sample is short in relation to the duration of the recorded track and is of an inferior quality to the original recording.
- There is no adequate free alternative available.
- A more detailed fair use rationale may be provided by the user who uploaded this recording.
Any other uses of this recording, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. If you are the copyright holder of this recording and you feel that its use here does not fall under "fair use" please see Wikipedia:Copyright problems for information on how to proceed.
To the uploader: please add a detailed fair use rationale as described on Wikipedia:Image description page, as well as the source of the work and copyright information. |
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{{Non-free video screenshot}}
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This image is a screenshot from a copyrighted video, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by the individual or company which produced the video, and possibly also by any actors appearing in the screenshot. It is believed that the use of a limited number of web-resolution screenshots
qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. Any other uses of this image, on Wikipedia or elsewhere, may be copyright infringement. See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more information.
To the uploader: please add a detailed fair use rationale for each use as well as the source of the work and copyright information. |
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