Commons:Image copyright tags visual/Public Domain
Public Domain
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer. ![]() |
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or fewer. ![]() |
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. |
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 75 years or fewer. ![]() |
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. |
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer. ![]() |
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This work is in the public domain in the United States and the source country. In most cases, this means that its copyright expired under the law of the source country and it was either published prior to January 1, 1929 or its copyright also expired under the law of the United States. Its copyright has also expired in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 50 years or less. To the uploader: please provide relevant publication and authorship details.
For non-US works, consider attaching a country-specific tag if available. |
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The author of this work is anonymous and this work was made available to the public more than 50 years ago. According to the Berne convention Art. 7, and the laws of many countries, this work is in the public domain.
Note: This template does not apply to works from countries that extended the Berne Convention or that did not sign it. In particular, this includes the European Union, the United States, India, and Russia. Please use {{PD-anon-70-EU}}, {{PD-US}}, {{PD-India}}, {{PD-Russia-1996}}, etc. in such cases and check Commons:Anonymous works every time, carefully! |
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This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired and its author is anonymous.
This applies to the European Union and those countries with a copyright term of 70 years after the work was made available to the public and the author never disclosed their identity. Important: Always mention where the image comes from, as far as possible, and make sure the author never claimed authorship. ![]() Note: In Germany and possibly other countries, certain anonymous works published before July 1, 1995 are copyrighted until 70 years after the death of the author. See Übergangsrecht. Please use this template only if the author never claimed authorship or their authorship never became public in any other way. If the work is anonymous or pseudonymous (e.g., published only under a corporate or organization's name), use this template for images published more than 70 years ago.
For a work made available to the public in the United Kingdom, please use Template:PD-UK-unknown instead.
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This work was published before January 1, 1929 and it is anonymous or pseudonymous due to unknown authorship. It is in the public domain in the United States as well as countries and areas where the copyright terms of anonymous or pseudonymous works are {{{1}}} years or fewer since publication.
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This image has been released into the public domain by its creator and original copyright holder. This applies worldwide. As such you are entirely free to reproduce it, create derivative works, or make commercial use of it as you see fit, without any requirement to give the creator credit. However, as a courtesy, a link back to Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org/) would be appreciated.
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This work has been released into the public domain by its author, AUTHOR. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: 'AUTHOR 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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I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. |
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This work has been released into the public domain by its author, USER. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: |
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This work has been released into the public domain by its author, [[Wikipedia:User:[[Wikipedia:User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] at English Wikipedia|[[Wikipedia:User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] at English Wikipedia]] at English Wikipedia. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: [[:Wikipedia:en:User:[[:Wikipedia:en:User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]]|[[:Wikipedia:en:User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]]]] grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. |
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This work has been released into the public domain by its author, , at the English Wikipedia project. This applies worldwide. In case this is not legally possible: |
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The heirs of this work's copyright holder (usually the creator) have released it into the public domain. This applies worldwide.
In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: |
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This work is ineligible for copyright and therefore in the public domain because it consists entirely of information that is common property and contains no original authorship. |
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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.
Note: Vector format images of fonts (such as SVG) may be copyrighted in the United States. Also, raster renderings of fonts may be copyrightable in jurisdictions outside of the United States.
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This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain". This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details. {{PD-Art}} template without license parameter: please specify why the underlying work is public domain in both the source country and the United States
(Usage: {{PD-Art|1=|deathyear=''year of author's death''|country=''source country''}}, where parameter 1= can be PD-old-auto, PD-old-auto-expired, PD-old-auto-1996, PD-old-100 or similar. See Commons:Multi-license copyright tags for more information.) |
This image is in the public domain because it is a mere mechanical scan or photocopy of a public domain original, or – from the available evidence – is so similar to such a scan or photocopy that no copyright protection can be expected to arise. The original itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
This tag is designed for use where there may be a need to assert that any enhancements (eg brightness, contrast, colour-matching, sharpening) are in themselves insufficiently creative to generate a new copyright. It can be used where it is unknown whether any enhancements have been made, as well as when the enhancements are clear but insufficient. For known raw unenhanced scans you can use an appropriate {{PD-old}} tag instead. For usage, see Commons:When to use the PD-scan tag. ![]() |
Automated public domain licenses
[edit]PD-old-auto-expired
[edit]{{PD-old-auto-expired}} is for works eligible for {{PD-US-expired}}, but with enhanced function. Depending on when an author has died, entering {{PD-old-auto-expired|author's death year}} will automatically pick: Template:PD-old-80-expired
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. |
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 75 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. |
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. |
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 60 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 50 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
PD-old-auto-1996
[edit]{{PD-old-auto-1996}} is for works eligible for {{PD-1996}}, but with enhanced function. Depending on when an author has died, entering {{PD-old-auto-1996|author's death year}} will automatically pick: Template:PD-old-100-1996
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it meets three requirements:
For background information, see the explanations on Non-U.S. copyrights. Note: in addition to this statement, there must be a statement on this page explaining why the work was PD on the URAA date in its source country. Additionally, there must be verifiable information about previous publications of the work. |
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. |
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it meets three requirements:
For background information, see the explanations on Non-U.S. copyrights. Note: in addition to this statement, there must be a statement on this page explaining why the work was PD on the URAA date in its source country. Additionally, there must be verifiable information about previous publications of the work. |
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. |
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 75 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it meets three requirements:
For background information, see the explanations on Non-U.S. copyrights. Note: in addition to this statement, there must be a statement on this page explaining why the work was PD on the URAA date in its source country. Additionally, there must be verifiable information about previous publications of the work. |
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. |
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it meets three requirements:
For background information, see the explanations on Non-U.S. copyrights. Note: in addition to this statement, there must be a statement on this page explaining why the work was PD on the URAA date in its source country. Additionally, there must be verifiable information about previous publications of the work. |
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. |
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 60 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it meets three requirements:
For background information, see the explanations on Non-U.S. copyrights. Note: in addition to this statement, there must be a statement on this page explaining why the work was PD on the URAA date in its source country. Additionally, there must be verifiable information about previous publications of the work. |
PD-anon-auto-1996
[edit]{{PD-anon-auto-1996}} is for anonymous and pseudonymous works eligible for {{PD-1996}}. Depending on when an anonymous and pseudonymous work was published, it will show appropriate details {{PD-anon-auto-1996|publication=1900}}
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it meets three requirements:
It is also in the public domain in other countries and areas where the copyright terms of anonymous or pseudonymous works are No year! years or less since publication. |
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For background information, see the explanations on Non-U.S. copyrights. Note: in addition to this statement, there must be a statement on this page explaining why the work was PD on the URAA date in its source country (second case). Additionally, there must be verifiable information about previous publications of the work. |
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PD by particular source
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This file is from the Open Clip Art Library, which released it explicitly into the public domain (see here).
To the uploader: Please provide as parameter the link to the page where this image appears. |
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This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. |
The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of their rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
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This work has been released into the public domain by its author, Jon Sullivan (PD Photo.org). This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: Jon Sullivan (PD Photo.org) 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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All works created by LibriVox.org are released into the public domain using the Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication. |
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This file has been released explicitly into the public domain by its author, using the Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication formerly here
This file may be used for any purpose including unrestricted redistribution, commercial use, and modification. ![]() ![]() |
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This image is in the public domain because it is extracted from the European Environment Agency Website, whose material is in the public domain unless otherwise stated (see the copyright notice). Online access: www.eea.eu.int
This is valid despite the copyright notice at the bottom of each page, see this confirmation e-mail. |
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The work of art depicted in this image and the reproduction thereof are in the public domain worldwide. The reproduction is part of a collection of reproductions compiled by The Yorck Project. The compilation copyright is held by Zenodot Verlagsgesellschaft mbH and licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
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Template:PD-Gray's Anatomy plate
Unless stated otherwise, this image is from the 20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, originally published in 1918 and therefore lapsed into the public domain. A copy of Gray's Anatomy can be found on Bartleby and also on Yahoo!. | ![]() |
This image is in the public domain because it is a mere mechanical scan or photocopy of a public domain original, or – from the available evidence – is so similar to such a scan or photocopy that no copyright protection can be expected to arise. The original itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
This tag is designed for use where there may be a need to assert that any enhancements (eg brightness, contrast, colour-matching, sharpening) are in themselves insufficiently creative to generate a new copyright. It can be used where it is unknown whether any enhancements have been made, as well as when the enhancements are clear but insufficient. For known raw unenhanced scans you can use an appropriate {{PD-old}} tag instead. For usage, see Commons:When to use the PD-scan tag. ![]() |
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This image comes from the Project Gutenberg archives. This is an image that has come from a book or document for which the American copyright has expired and this image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other countries.
This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net. |
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This image comes from the Swedish journal Svenska Familj-Journalen (1862-1887). The copyrights for that journal have expired and this image is in the public domain.
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
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This image comes from the 4th edition of Meyers Konversationslexikon (1885–90). The copyrights have expired and this image is in the public domain. |
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. |
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This image comes from Dictionary of French Architecture from 11th to 16th Century (1856) by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc (1814-1879).
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This image comes from the 13th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica or earlier. The copyrights for that book have expired in the United States because the book was first published in the US with the publication occurring before January 1, 1929. As such, this image is in the public domain in the United States. | ![]() |
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This image is in the public domain because it was part of Jewish Encyclopedia (1901–1906). The copyrights for that book have expired and this image is in the public domain.
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This image comes from the 6th edition of A Handbook of Ornament (1898), or earlier. |
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The author died in 1927, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 95 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. |
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This image comes from the book:
Naumann, Naturgeschichte der Vögel Mitteleuropas. 3. Aufl. Neubearb. von G. Berg et al. Hrsg. von Carl R. Hennicke. (Naumann, Natural history of the birds of central Europe, 3rd Ed. Revised by G. Berg et al.; Edited by Carl R. Hennicke.) of 1905 or his earlier works. The copyrights for those books have expired and this image is in the public domain. See all volumes at Biodiversity Heritage Library |
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. |
Naumann – Naturgeschichte der Vögel Mitteleuropas (1905) Template:PD-DAUI
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. |
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This image is in the public domain because come from Dizionario araldico ufficiale italiano of Antonio Manno (Rome, 1907). This book has no copyrights because it was adopted with a governative statement. | ![]() |
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This is an illustration from the book Kameno doba by Jovan Zujovic (1856-1936), published in Belgrade in 1893. The copyright of this book is expired and this image is in the public domain. | ![]() |
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The author died in 1936, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. |
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This image is taken from the 1922 Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice which is now in the public domain. See Copyright.
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This image comes from the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (1890-1907). The copyrights for that book have expired and this image is in the public domain.
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English: {{{Description}}} Suomi: {{{Kuvaus}}} |
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English: Suomen historia (Third Edition, published in 1926 in Finland; First Edition was published in 1906) by K. O. Lindeqvist (1858–1927). Suomi: Suomen historia (kolmas painos, joka on julkaistu vuonna 1926 Suomessa; ensimmäinen painos julkaistiin 1906), kirjoittanut O. Lindeqvist (1858–1927). |
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This image is in the public domain because it came from the site https://www.demis.nl/products/web-map-server/examples/ and was released by the copyright holder. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this map since it is based on free of copyright images from: www.demis.nl. See also approval email on de.wp and its clarification.
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This image is in the public domain because it came from the site https://www.demis.nl/products/web-map-server/examples/ and was released by the copyright holder. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this map since it is based on free of copyright images from: www.demis.nl. See also approval email on de.wp and its clarification.
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This work has been released into the public domain by its copyright holder, www.demis.nl. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: www.demis.nl 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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Description: Location of a waterway (river/canal) in the Netherlends |
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This image is in the public domain because it is extracted from the PDFnet www.pdfnet.dk, whose material is in the public domain (see Om copyright, where it says: "All products, pictures and informations on PDFnet are without copyright. They can be freely used by all, professionally or privately, and for any purpose. Please credit photographer or author if mentioned")
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The author died in 1919, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. |
United Nations
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This image is a map derived from a United Nations map.
Unless stated otherwise, UN maps are to be considered in the public domain. This applies worldwide. UN maps are, in principle, open source material and you can use them in your work or for making your own map. UN requests however that you delete the UN name, logo and reference number upon any modification to the map. Content of your map will be your responsibility. You can state in your publication, if you wish, something like: based on UN map … (map name, map number, revision number and date). See: Geospatial Information Section. And: Geospatial, location data for a better world. |
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PD by country
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This image is in the public domain because the copyright of this photograph, registered in Argentina, has expired. (Both at least 25 years have passed after the photograph was created, and it was first published at least 20 years ago, Law 11.723, Article 34 as amended, and Berne Convention Article 7 (4)).
Use this template exclusively for photos and NOT for drawings or other pieces of art. ![]() Warning: date and source of any publication prior to 20 year old must be indicated so anyone can check it, and clear evidence that the image was taken more than 25 years ago must be given.
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The copyright of this cinematographic work, registered in Argentina, has expired and has passed into the public domain. According to the Law 11.723, article 34 (and its modifications), 50 years have passed since the death of the last script writer, producer and director of this movie.
Nevertheless, its author and source must be acknowledged. |
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The copyright of this anonymous work belonging to an institution, corporation or legal entity, registered in Argentina, has expired, and it has entered the public domain. At least 50 years have passed after the anonymous work was first published (Law 11.723, articles 8 and 28 and its modifications).
Nevertheless, its source must be acknowledged. |
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Armenia
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REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
LAW ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS - full text (.pdf) Article 4. Non-Protected Works
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Australia
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This image or other work is of Australian origin and is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired. According to the Australian Copyright Council (ACC), [ ACC Information Sheet (Duration of copyright) ()].1
When using this template, please provide information of where the image was first published and who created it. ![]() |
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Austria
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This image is in the public domain according to Austrian copyright law because it is part of a law, ordinance or official decree issued by an Austrian federal or state authority, or because it is of predominantly official use. (§7 UrhG)
To uploader: Please provide where the image was first published and who created it.
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This road sign image is in the public domain according to the copyright law of Austria because it is part of the Austrian Straßenverkehrszeichenverordnung (Road Traffic Sign Ordinance), or other statutes, ordinances or official decrees proclaimed officially (§ 7 Abs. 1 UrhG). | ![]() |
Azerbaijan
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This work is not an object of copyright according to the law of Azerbaijan Republic No.: 636-IVQD of April 30, 2013 on Copyright and Neighbouring rights; this image is in the public domain worldwide (details).
Article 5. Scope of Copyright
Article 7. Objects not covered by copyright protection The following items shall not be objects of copyright:
Comment – According to interstate and international compacts the Azerbaijan Republic is the legal successor of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, therefore this license tag is also applicable to official symbols and formal documents of the ADR and Azerbaijan 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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Belarus
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This work is not an object of copyright according to the Law of the Belarus No. 370-XIII of May 16, 1996 on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights.
Article 8. Works that are not Objects of Copyright
Full text of the Law: in Russian, in English.
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Comment – According to interstate and international compacts the Republic of Belarus is the legal successor of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, therefore this license tag is also applicable to official symbols and formal documents of the Byelorussian SSR. Warning – This license tag cannot be applied to proposed official symbols and drafts of the formal documents, which can be copyrighted.
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Belgium
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Flemish municipal coat of arms
This image depicts a coat of arms of a Flemish municipality or province. These coats of arms have been registered with the Flemish Heraldic Council (Vlaamse Heraldische Raad) [1]. The coat of arms belongs to the public domain of a city of municipality. Using it for advertising purposes, for example as a brand, is strictly forbidden. Article 184 of the Belgian criminal law states that abuse of or forging a coat of arms can be punished with imprisonment between three months to three years. Attempting to create a coat of arms of misuse of it, is punished with imprisonment between one month and one year. Using the coat of arms by private persons, private institutions or associations is only allowed if the council of the municipality or city has officially given permission for this. See e.g. [2]. In view of Flemish legislation this image is seen as being in the public domain, as are reproductions of this coat of arms.
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This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. |
Brazil
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This photograph was produced by Agência Brasil, a public Brazilian news agency. Their website (formerly) stated: "Todo o conteúdo deste site está publicado sob a Licença Creative Commons Atribuição 3.0 Brasil exceto quando especificado em contrário e nos conteúdos replicados de outras fontes." (English translation: All content on this website is published under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Brazil License unless specified otherwise and content replicated from other sources.) This license is not valid for content that was produced (i.e. date taken) by Agência Brasil after 23 February 2017. None of this is to imply that Agência Brasil content produced after 2017 cannot be freely licensed if otherwise noted. |
To the uploader: You must provide a link (URL) to the original file and the authorship information if available.
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This image was produced by Agência Senado. The Terms of Use state that all images from their website are free for use provided that the source and the author (if they are set out) are cited and that the content is not mischaracterized.
To the uploader: Please provide a link to the original file and the authorship information if available.
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This work is in the public domain in Brazil for one of the following reasons:
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According to Brazilian copyright law (Law 9.610 of February 19, 1998; see translation):
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This photo, movie, sound recording or work of applied art finished by December 31, 1935 (and not published in the U.S. within 30 days) is public domain both in Brazil and United States because it was first published in Brazil and entered the public domain 60 years after creation.
The protection term of 60 years was the effective one, according to art. 45 Lei 5988/1973. It was already public domain when legislation changed in 1998 and remains so according to art 5, XXXVI, Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil de 1988. Lei 5988/1973 was also the effective law on the URAA date (January 1, 1996).
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This Canadian work is in the public domain in Canada because its copyright has expired due to one of the following:
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Chile
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This file is part of the common cultural heritage (public domain) according to the Intellectual Property Law of Chile (Law No. 17336 and its amendments). Nevertheless, its author and source must be acknowledged.
See here for the type of material that is part of the common cultural heritage (public domain).
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China
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This image is now in the public domain in China because its term of copyright has expired. According to copyright laws of the People's Republic of China (with legal jurisdiction in the mainland only, excluding Hong Kong and Macao), amended November 11, 2020, Works of legal persons or organizations without legal personality, or service works, or audiovisual works, enter the public domain 50 years after they were first published, or if unpublished 50 years from creation. For photography works of natural persons whose copyright protection period expires before June 1, 2021 belong to the public domain. All other works of natural persons enter the public domain 50 years after the death of the creator. To uploader: Please provide where the image was first published and who created it or held its copyright. ![]()
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This film or image from a film is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired in Mainland China, Macao, and Taiwan (but not necessarily Hong Kong per warning below).
A cinematographic work, a work created by virtue of an analogous method of film production or a photographic work is copyrighted for 50 years since the first publication in Mainland China, Macao, and Taiwan according to article 23 of 3 Term of Protection for Rights Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China, Decree-Law 43/99/M of August 16, 1999 of Macao, and Article 30 of the Copyright Act of the Republic of China in effect in Taiwan. Warning: This tag must not be used for Hong Kong films that are copyrighted there for life plus 50 years, computed from the last of the following persons with known identity to survive: (a) the principal director; (b) the author of the screenplay; (c) the author of the dialogue; or (d) the composer of music specially created for and used in the film. However, Hong Kong accepts the rule of the shorter term for non-Hong Kong works.![]() |
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This image of a Manchukuo stamp is in the public domain because any copyright held by the now defunct government has expired pursuant to Article 21 of the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China that limits corporate copyright to 50 years since publication.
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Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China: Article 5 This law shall not apply to:
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This image of road traffic sign is from the mandatory National Standard of the People's Republic of China GB 5768, Road traffic signs and markings. Per 权司[1999]第50号 issued by the National Copyright Administration, mandatory standards are technical standards with legal natures, so the copyright protection is inapplicable pursuant to Article 5 of the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China.
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Copyright Act in effect in Taiwan:
Article 9 The following items shall not be the subject matter of copyright:
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. WORKS OF STATE RUN ENTERPRISES ARE NOT AUTOMATICALLY FREE OF COPYRIGHT. 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 road markings, please see also Template:PD-ROC-Traffic Signs and Template:PD-ROC-Road Markings. |
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This image of traffic sign or signal is from the Regulations for Road Traffic Signs, Markings, and Signals publicized by the Ministry of Transportation And Communications and the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of China (Taiwan), which shall not be the subject matter of copyright pursuant to Article 9 of the Copyright Act of the Republic of China in effect in Taiwan Area.
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This image of road markings is from the b:Annotated Republic of China Regulations/Regulations for Road Traffic Signs, Markings, and Signals promulgated by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications and the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of China (Taiwan), which shall not be the subject matter of copyright pursuant to Article 9 of the Copyright Act in effect in the Taiwan Area.
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Czech Republic
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According to the Czech Copyright Act, this work is in the public domain.
(Law No. 121/2000, Article 3, Section a) “Protection pursuant to this Act shall not apply to
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Denmark
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This image is in the public domain in Denmark because the Danish Consolidated Act on Copyright of 2010 specifies that all photographic "works of art" become public domain 70 years after the death of the photographer.
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This image is in the public domain in Denmark because the Danish Consolidated Act on Copyright of 2010 specifies (§91, 5) that all photographic images not considered to be "photographic works" that were created before 1 January 1970 are exempt from protection (details).
Note that "photographic works", which must display artistic merit or originality, enter the public domain 70 years after the death of the photographer and that photographs that are not considered works but created 1 January 1970 or later become public domain 50 years after they were created. See Licensing for details. Some countries have a lower threshold of originality and may therefore apply a longer protection term for this image, so it may not be usable in such countries. To uploader: For this to be applicable, creation year must be known (or known to be at least before 1970)
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This work has been released into the public domain by its copyright holder, Postverk Føroya - Philatelic Office. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: Postverk Føroya - Philatelic Office 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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This image is in the public domain because the Finnish Copyright law of 2005 specifies that all ”works of art” become public domain 70 years after the death of the creator, or 70 years after the date of publication of an anonymous work if the identity of the author was never disclosed within 70 years from publication. Note: Photographs which are not considered to be works of art and are created before January 1, 1966 are in the public domain (§49a). See {{PD-Finland50}} for details. This template claims only that the image is public domain in Finland. An additional template should be included to explain why the image is public domain in the United States.
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This photograph is in the public domain in Finland, because either a period of 50 years has elapsed from the year of creation or the photograph was first published before 1966. The section 49a of the Finnish Copyright Act (404/1961, amended 607/2015) specifies that photographs not considered to be "works of art" become public domain 50 years after they were created. The 50 years from creation protection period came into force in 1991. Before that the protection period was 25 years from the year of first publication according to the §16 of the law of protection of photographs of 1961. Material already released to public domain according to the 1961 law remains in public domain, and therefore all photographs (but not photographic works of art) released before 1966 are in the public domain. See Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Finland for details.
If you think this picture should be considered a work of art, nominate it for deletion. To uploader: Please provide where the image was first published and who created it. The material with this copyright tag should not be used on the German-language Wikipedia. See Talk page of this template.
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This media file comes from the Raita database, which is a collection of digitized early Finnish sound recordings provided by The Music Library of the National Library of Finland. |
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. |
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This file is in the public domain in Finland because it is a part of a decision or a statement issued by a public authority or other public body in Finland and is not an independent work. Section 9 of the Finnish Copyright Act specifies that no copyright exists in such material. (Link to the Act)
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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 postage stamp published by Posti- ja telelaitos before January 1, 1990 is in the public domain in Finland because it has been extracted from a decision or statement issued by a public authority in Finland and is not an independent work. Section 9 of the Finnish Copyright Act specifies that no copyright exists in such material. (Link to the Act). See COM:Finland#Not protected and COM:Finland#Stamps.
The document containing the decision or statement has been uploaded to Wikimedia Commons at [[:Error: This template does not apply to postage stamps first published after 1989. Because Posti- ja telelaitos was changed from an authority to a company in the beginning of 1990, postage stamps published by Posti- ja telelaitos were not anymore part of decisions by an authority. Most probably the copyright owner of postage stamps published after 1989 are Itella Oyj or the designer of them. All postage stamps first published after 1989 marked with this tag should be speedily deleted.
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This document is a facsimile from an official text (law, regulation, etc.) published in the Journal officiel de la République française, the official gazette of the French Republic.
As such, it is not eligible for copyright.
Note: people making derived versions of this work, depending on local laws, should take care that they cannot be accidentally construed to be genuine and unaltered information from the French government, because of legal constraints unrelated to copyright.
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English: This document is a facsimile from an official text (law, regulation etc.) published in the Journal officiel de la République Française, the official gazette of the French Republic. As such, it is not eligible for copyright.
(texte original, texte consolidé) Français : Ce document est une reproduction d'un texte officiel (loi, règlement etc.) publié au Journal officiel de la République Française. Il n'est donc pas couvert par le droit d'auteur.
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Georgia
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This work is not an object of copyright according to the Law of Georgia No. 2388-Is of September 9, 1999 on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights
Article 5. Subject Matter Of Copyright
Article 8. Works To Which Copyright Does Not Apply
Comment – According to interstate and international compacts, Georgia is the legal successor of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic; therefore, this license tag is also applicable to official symbols and formal documents of the Georgian SSR. Warning – This license tag cannot be applied to proposed official symbols and drafts of formal documents, which can be copyrighted.
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Germany
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This image is in the public domain according to German copyright law because it is part of a statute, ordinance, official decree or judgment (official work) issued by a German authority or court (§ 5 Abs.1 UrhG).
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This file is part of publicly available regulations of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr). Images from these official regulations are in the public domain.
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This file depicts the coat of arms of a German Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (corporation governed by public law). According to § 5 Abs. 1 of the German Copyright law, official works like coats of arms are 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 road sign image is in the public domain according to German copyright law because it is part of the German Verkehrszeichenkatalog (Road Sign Catalogue), Straßenverkehrsordnung (Road Traffic Code) or other statues, ordinances or official decrees proclaimed in the Verkehrsblatt (Traffic Gazette) (§ 5 Abs. 1 UrhG).
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This image comes from the 4th edition of Meyers Konversationslexikon (1885–90). The copyrights have expired and this image is in the public domain. |
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
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This image comes from the 5th edition of Meyers Konversationslexikon (1893-97). The copyrights have expired and this image is in the public domain. | ![]() |
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This work was published before January 1, 1899 and it is anonymous or pseudonymous due to unknown authorship. It is in the public domain in the United States as well as countries and areas where the copyright terms of anonymous or pseudonymous works are 125 years or fewer since publication.
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This image comes from the 6th edition of Meyers großem Konversationslexikon (1885–90). Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig u. Wien 1902–08. Ergänzungen u. Nachträge. Bd. 21. 1909. Jahres-Supplemente. Bde. 22–24. 1910, 1912, 1913. Kriegsnachträge. 3 Teile. 1916, 1917, 1920. The copyrights have expired and this image is in the public domain. | ![]() |
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This work was published before January 1, 1921 and it is anonymous or pseudonymous due to unknown authorship. It is in the public domain in the United States as well as countries and areas where the copyright terms of anonymous or pseudonymous works are 103 years or fewer since publication.
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This work of bildende Kunst (visual art) or photography was published in Germany before the Law on Copyrights and Neighboring Rights (UrhG) came into effect on January 1, 1966. It does not indicate its author and was published by a legal entity under public law (§ 5 KUG; for details see Wikipedia:Bildrechte). Therefore according to § 134 Satz 2 UrhG, copyright expires 70 years after publishing.
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Greece
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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 shows or is part of an official text expressive of the authority of the State, notably a legislative, administrative or judicial text. | ![]() |
Hong Kong
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This work is in the public domain in Hong Kong because, according to Section 17 in Chapter 528 (Copyright Ordinance) of the Law of Hong Kong, the copyright of this work had expired in Hong Kong. This is either because the period of 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which the author died 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. Important note: Works of foreign (non-U.S.) origin must be out of copyright or freely licensed in both their home country and the United States in order to be accepted on Commons. Works of Hong Kong origin that have entered the public domain in the U.S. due to certain circumstances (such as publication in noncompliance with U.S. copyright formalities) may have had their U.S. copyright restored under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) if the work was under copyright in Hong Kong on January 1, 1996. To uploader: Please provide where the image was first published and who created it. ![]()
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This work is in the public domain in India because its term of copyright has expired.
The Indian Copyright Act applies in India to works first published in India. According to the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, as amended up to Act No. 27 of 2012 (Chapter V, Section 25):
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Indonesia
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This file is in the public domain in Indonesia, because it is published and distributed by the Government of Republic of Indonesia, according to Article 43 of Law 28 of 2014 on copyrights.
Any of the following acts are not considered Copyright infringement:
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This file is in the public domain in Indonesia because its copyright has expired, according to Article 29 of the Indonesia Copyright Law No 19, 2002 (details).
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This file is in the public domain in Indonesia because its copyright has expired, according to Articles 30 and 31 of the Indonesia Copyright Law No 19, 2002.
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Iran
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This work is now in the public domain in Iran, because according to the Law for the Protection of Authors, Composers and Artists Rights (1970) its term of copyright has expired for one of the following reasons:
In the following cases works fall into the public domain after 30 years from the date of publication or public presentation (Article 16):
The media description page should identify which reason applies.
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Ireland
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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, copyright has expired in Ireland because it is either:
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Israel
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This work or image is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired in Israel (details). According to Israel's copyright statute from 2007 (translation), a work is released to the public domain on 1 January of the 71st year after the author's death (paragraph 38 of the 2007 statute) with the following exceptions:
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Japan
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According to Japanese Copyright Law (June 1, 2018 grant) the copyright on this work has expired and is as such public domain. According to articles 51, 52, 53 and 57 of the copyright laws of Japan, under the jurisdiction of the Government of Japan works enter the public domain 50 years after the death of the creator (there being multiple creators, the creator who dies last) or 50 years after publication for anonymous or pseudonymous authors or for works whose copyright holder is an organization.
Note: The enforcement of the revised Copyright Act on December 30, 2018 extended the copyright term of works whose copyright was valid on that day to 70 years. Do not use this template for works of the copyright holders who died after 1967. Use {{PD-Japan-oldphoto}} for photos published before December 31, 1956, and {{PD-Japan-film}} for films produced prior to 1953. Public domain works must be out of copyright in both the United States and in the source country of the work in order to be hosted on the Commons. The file must have an additional copyright tag indicating the copyright status in the United States. See also Copyright rules by territory. ![]() |
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This photograph is in the public domain in Japan because its copyright has expired according to Article 23 of the 1899 Copyright Act of Japan (English translation) and Article 2 of Supplemental Provisions of Copyright Act of 1970. This is when the photograph meets one of the following conditions:
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Kazakhstan
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KAZAKHSTAN
Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rights - full text (.pdf) Article 8. Works Not Protected by Copyright
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Kenya
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This work was first published in Kenya and is now in the public domain because its copyright protection has expired by virtue of the The Copyright Act 2001 (details). The work meets one of the following criteria:
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Korea, South
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This file is now in the public domain in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) because its term of copyright has expired there. (details)
According to Articles 39 to 44 of the Copyright Act of the Republic of Korea, under the jurisdiction of the Government of the Republic of Korea all copyrighted works enter the public domain 70 years after the death of the creator (there being multiple creators, the creator who dies last) or 70 years after publication when made public in the name of an organization. (30 years for death before 1957, 50 years before July 2013) This applies to copyrighted works of which authors died before 1 January 1963, or made public in the name of an organization before 1 January 1963. Furthermore, with the exceptions of photographs reproducing otherwise copyrighted works of art, and photographs inserted into a work of study or art and produced only for the purpose of inclusion within said work, photographs or other works of a similar form to photography either published or produced in negative on or before 31 December 1976 are now in the public domain in the Republic of Korea as their term of copyright has expired there. There are exceptional cases. Property rights are to belong to the state according to provisions of the Civil Law and other laws upon the death of a copyright owner without heir or, in the case of a legal person or organization, upon its dissolution. The product must also be in the public domain in the United States. ![]() |
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Kosovo
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This work is in the public domain because it is a law, rule, regulation or official material of a Republic of Kosovo state body or a body performing public functions, under the terms of Article 12 of Kosovar copyright law. See Copyright.
A source should be included so that the status can be verified.
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Kyrgyzstan
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This image is not eligible for copyright protection according to the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic (6 of January 18, 1998 "on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights"); this image is in the Public domain worldwide (details).
Article 6. Works Protected by Copyright (subject matter of copyright)
Article 8. Works and the Results of Activity Similar to them that Are not Objects of Copyright The following shall not be objects of copyright:
Full text of the Law: in Russian, in English. |
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Comment – According to interstate and international compacts the Kyrgyz Republic is the legal successor of the Kirgiz Soviet Socialist Republic, therefore this license tag is also applicable to official symbols and formal documents of the Kirgiz SSR. Warning – This license tag cannot be applied to proposed official symbols and drafts of the formal documents, which can be copyrighted.
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Latvia
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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:
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Lithuania
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According to the Republic of Lithuania Law on Copyright and Related Rights (passed on May 18, 1999 and amended 2010) Chapter II, Section 1:
Article 5. Works not Attributed to the Subject Matter of Copyright Copyright shall not apply to:
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Macao
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This work is from an official work of Macau and is in the public domain in Macau and possibly other jurisdictions. See here for the type of material that are in the Public domain in Chinese and Portuguese (official languages of Macau), plus English (not an official language of Macau).
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This work is in the public domain because, according to Article 21 and 23 of Decreto-Lei n.º 43/99/M of Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, the Copyright of this work had expired in Macau. This is either because the period of 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which the author dies had already ended, or the work is of unknown authorship and the period of 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which the work was first made has ended. Please also see Copyright. To uploader: Please provide where and when the image was first published and, if necessary, who created it.
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This work is in the public domain because, according to Article 106 of Decreto-Lei n.º 43/99/M of Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, the Copyright of this work had lapsed in Macau. This is because the copyright in an audiovisual work shall lapse 50 years after its disclosure. Please also see Wikipedia:Copyrights. To uploader: Please provide where and when the work was first published and, if possible, who created it. |
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This work is in the public domain because, according to Article 155 of Decreto-Lei n.º 43/99/M of Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, the Copyright of this work had lapsed in Macau. This is because the copyright in photographic works shall lapse 25 years after their completion. Please also see Wikipedia:Copyrights. To uploader: Please provide where and when the image was first published and, if possible, who created it. |
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This work is in the public domain because, according to Article 188 of Decreto-Lei n.º 43/99/M of Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, the Copyright of this work had lapsed in Macau. This is because the rights of producers of phonograms and videograms shall lapse 50 years after fixation. Please also see Wikipedia:Copyrights.
To uploader: Please provide where and when the work was first fixed and, if possible, who created it.
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This work is in the public domain because, according to Article 192 of Decreto-Lei n.º 43/99/M of Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, the Copyright of this work had lapsed in Macau. This is because the rights of broadcasting organizations shall lapse 20 years after the broadcast. Please also see Wikipedia:Copyrights.
To uploader: Please provide where and when the work was first broadcasted and, if possible, who created it.
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Macedonia
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This image or media is now in the public domain in North Macedonia because it is ineligible for copyright. According to the Macedonian Law on Copyright and Related Rights as amended on 24 December, 2002:
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For works in the public domain due to age, please use {{PD-old-70}} or {{PD-anon-70}} instead. |
Mexico
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This work is in the public domain in Mexico for one of the following reasons:
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Moldova
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LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
ON COPYRIGHT AND NEIGHBOURING RIGHTS no. 139 of July 2, 2010 - full text Article 8. Works Not Protected by Copyright
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Montenegro
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This image is in the public domain because according to the Copyright Law of Montenegro ("Службени Лист ЦГ/Službeni list CG", бр. 61/2007), "Work is not copyrighted if the work is:
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Norway
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This image is in the public domain because it depicts a Norwegian road sign, produced by the The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens vegvesen). The image may be used freely. | ![]() |
Peru
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This work is not an object of copyright according to Legislative Decree No. 822 Art.9 and 57 of Peru of May 23, 1996.
The following are not be objects of copyright:
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According to the law 13714 (1961), under the administration of the government of Manuel Prado and was not renewed on the URAA date, the work is public domain in Perú because are met the following criteria:
In the case of collective works, the term from the death of the last author is considered. In conjugal works, its "moral rights" are considered. More information and examples in COM:Peru.
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According to Law 13714 (1961) passed under the administration of the government of Manuel Prado, and article 4.3 of the Universal Copyright Convention, the work of a public entity (in Spanish: persona júridica) is public domain in Perú because one or more the following criteria are met:
It is understood that the work was disseminated to the public or via newspaper or broadcasting media and that its author is explicitly an entity. Therefore, after its first publication from 1 January of the following year, it expired before 1 January 1996 and was not renewed on the URAA date (1 January 1996). More information in COM:Peru.
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According to Law 13714 (1961), under the administration of the government of Manuel Prado, and article 3 of the Universal Copyright Convention, this work entered the public domain in Peru because the original work was created and published without relevant information of its authors before December 31, 1980, and its local copyright expired before May 23, 1996 because:
However, the work was not renewed on the URAA date (January 1, 1996) and is not protected in the United States. More info in COM:Peru. It is necessary to verify if the publication was not registered or lacks information about the authors during the 15 years of publication.
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According to the Law 13714 (1961), under the administration of the Manuel Prado government, and article 4.3 of the Universal Copyright Convention this photograph entered the public domain in Peru before 1996 because it was taken and performed from negative to paper or similar before 31 December 1975 and was protected for 20 years from its first copy disclosed as of January 1 of the following year.
It is understood that simple photograph is when the author did not include exclusively for his/her literary or scientific work. Not apply for reproduction of copyrighted artistic work "of private domain" or documentary work . If the photo is assigned by a publisher, also photojournism, the exclusive rights of circulation by this one are for 5 years without extending the duration. Indicate the name of the author or owner of the photo is necessary with the date of publication.
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Philippines
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This work was first published in the Philippines and is now in the public domain because its copyright protection has expired by virtue of the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines. The work meets one of the following criteria:
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Poland
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This photograph is in the public domain because according to the Art. 3 of copyright law of March 29, 1926 of the Republic of Poland and Art. 2 of copyright law of July 10, 1952 of the People's Republic of Poland, all photographs by Polish photographers (or published for the first time in Poland or simultaneously in Poland and abroad) published without a clear copyright notice before the law was changed on May 23, 1994 are assumed to be in the public domain in Poland.
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it meets three requirements:
To uploader: Please provide where and when the image was first published.
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This image is in the public domain according to Article 4, case 2 of the Polish Copyright Law Act of February 4, 1994 (Dz. U. z 2022 r. poz. 2509 with later changes) "normative acts and drafts thereof as well as official documents, materials, signs and symbols are not subject to copyrights". Hence it is assumed that this image has been released into public domain. However in some instances the use of this image in Poland might be regulated by other laws.
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Romania
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According to the Romanian Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rights Law no. 8/1996 of March 14, 1996 with further amendments Chapter 3 Article 9 the following documents shall not benefit from the legal protection accorded to copyright:
Also, according to Chapter 10 Article 85 Paragraph 2,
Therefore this image is assumed to be in the public domain worldwide, although some of the above categories may be subject to usage restrictions within Romania.
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Russia
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This work is in the public domain in Russia according to article 1281 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, articles 5 and 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).
This usually means that one of the following conditions is fulfilled.
[1] If the author of this work was subjected to repression and rehabilitated posthumously, copyright term is counted from January 1 of the year following the year of rehabilitation. If the work was first published after the death (posthumous rehabilitation) of the author, copyright term is counted from January 1 of the year following the year of publication, provided that the work was published within 50 years after the death of the author who died (and was not posthumously rehabilitated) before January 1, 1943, or within 70 years after the death (posthumous rehabilitation) of the author who died (rehabilitated posthumously) between January 1, 1943 years before January 1, 1954. [2] Amateur films which were first shown on January 1, 1943 or later are subjects of points 1-2 of this template.
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This work is not an object of copyright according to article 1259 of Book IV of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation No. 230-FZ of December 18, 2006.
Shall not be objects of copyright:
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Comment – This license tag is also applicable to official documents, state symbols and signs of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (union level[1]).
Warning – This license tag is not applicable to drafts of official documents, proposed official symbols and signs, which can be copyrighted. Warning – This Russian official document, state symbol or sign (postage stamps, coins and banknotes mainly) may incorporate one or more works that can be copyrightable if separated from this document, symbol or sign. In such a case, this work is not an object of copyright if reused in its entirety but, at the same time, extracting specific portions from this work could constitute copyright infringement. For example, the denomination and country name must be preserved on postage stamps.
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This image comes from the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (1890-1907). The copyrights for that book have expired and this image is in the public domain.
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Serbia and Montenegro
[edit]See also #Serbia, #Montenegro and #Kosovo. Template: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:
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Serbia
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This work is in the public domain because according to the Copyright Law of Serbia (details), "Work is not copyrighted if the work is:
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South Africa
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This work was first published in South Africa and is now in the public domain because its copyright protection has expired by virtue of the Copyright Act No. 98 of 1978, amended 2002. The work meets one of the following criteria:
A South African work that is in the public domain in South Africa according to this rule is in the public domain in the U.S. only if it was in the public domain in South Africa in 1996, e.g. if it was published before 1946 and no copyright was registered in the U.S. (This is the effect of 17 USC 104A with its critical date of January 1, 1996.) |
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This image is in the public domain in South Africa and possibly other jurisdictions. This is because it is a work of the South African Government and was published more than 50 years ago. The copyright has therefore expired. | ![]() |
Sweden
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This Swedish photograph is in the public domain in Sweden because one of the following applies:
For photos in the first category created before 1969, also {{PD-1996}} usually applies. For photos in the second category published before 1929, also {{PD-US-expired}} usually applies. If the photographer died before 1954, {{PD-old-70}} should be used instead of this tag. If the author died before 1926, also {{PD-1996}} usually applies.![]() |
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This Swedish photograph is in the public domain in Sweden because one of the following applies:
For photos in the first category created before 1969, also {{PD-1996}} usually applies. For photos in the second category published before 1929, also {{PD-US-expired}} usually applies. If the photographer died before 1954, {{PD-old-70}} should be used instead of this tag. If the author died before 1926, also {{PD-1996}} usually applies.![]() |
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Template:PD-Transportstyrelsen
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This image is in the public domain because it depicts a Swedish road sign produced by the Swedish Transport Agency (Transportstyrelsen). The image may be used freely (see Template talk:PD-Transportstyrelsen for proof). Other images than road signs published by Vägverket are not necessarily free from copyright [5].
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This image is in the public domain because the copyrights of the original work of art have expired. It is a reproduction of a painting by the Swedish botanist C. A. M. Lindman (1856–1928), taken from his book(s) Bilder ur Nordens Flora (first edition published 1901–1905, supplemented edition 1917–1926?).
See Projekt Runeberg for more information and for the source scans, and biolib.de/MPIPZ for processed image versions. |
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The author died in 1928, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 95 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. |
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This image was first published in the 1st (1876–1899), 2nd (1904–1926) or 3rd (1923–1937) edition of Nordisk familjebok. The copyrights for that book have expired and this image is in the public domain, because images had no named authors and the book was published more than 70 years ago.
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This image comes from the online version of the Swedish Svenskt Biografiskt Handlexikon (1906). The copyrights for that journal have expired and this image is in the public domain, because images had no named authors and the lexicon was published more than 70 years ago. | ![]() |
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This work was published before January 1, 1929 and it is anonymous or pseudonymous due to unknown authorship. It is in the public domain in the United States as well as countries and areas where the copyright terms of anonymous or pseudonymous works are 95 years or fewer since publication.
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Template:Svenskt porträttgalleri
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This image comes from the Svenskt porträttgalleri issued between 1895-1913. The copyrights for that book have expired and this image is in the public domain. Project Runeberg has made a facsimile version of the books using a digital camera. Parts of it is available at https://runeberg.org/spg/ |
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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This image is in the public domain because it depicts a Swedish maritime fairway sign produced by the Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket). The image may be used freely (see Template talk:PD-Sjöfartsverket for proof).
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This image comes from the Swedish journal Svenska Familj-Journalen (1862-1887). The copyrights for that journal have expired and this image is in the public domain.
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
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Template:PD-Fröléens konversationslexikon
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English: This image comes from the Swedish encyclopedia Fröléens konversationslexikon (1910–1914). The copyrights for that book have expired and this image is in the Public Domain. That is because images had no named authors and the book was published more than 70 years ago.
Svenska: Denna bild kommer från Fröléens konversationslexikon (1910–1914). Upphovsrätten för det verket har gått ut, och bilderna är fria att använda.
Deutsch: Dieses Bild stammt aus Fröléens konversationslexikon (1910–1914). Das Werk ist gemeinfrei.
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This work was published before January 1, 1929 and it is anonymous or pseudonymous due to unknown authorship. It is in the public domain in the United States as well as countries and areas where the copyright terms of anonymous or pseudonymous works are 95 years or fewer since publication.
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Switzerland
[edit]Template:PD-Switzerland-photo Template:PD-Switzerland-photo/en Template:PD-Switzerland-official
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This image is from or of:
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Taiwan
[edit]See #Republic of China above.
Tajikistan
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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
Article 7. Works that are not Objects of Copyright
Full text of the Law: in Russian, in English. |
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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. |
Ukraine
[edit]If there is any inconsistency between English translation and other ones, the latest українська version takes precedence.
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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 and possibly in other jurisdictions because it is one of the following:
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United Kingdom
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This work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain.
This is because it is one of the following:
HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply)
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer. ![]() |
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. |
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This UK artistic or literary work, of which the author is unknown and cannot be ascertained by reasonable enquiry, is in the public domain because it is one of the following:
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United States
[edit]See: Commons:Image copyright tags visual/PD USA
Uruguay
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This file has been placed in the public domain according the Uruguayan law 9.739, law 17.616, and its subsequent amendments (details). At least 70 years have passed since the author's death.
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Uzbekistan
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This work is not an object of copyright according to article 8 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 42 of July 20, 2006 on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights.
Article 8. Works and similar results of activity not being the objects of copyright
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Comment: according to interstate and international compacts Uzbekistan is the legal successor of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, therefore this license tag is also applicable to official symbols and formal documents of the Uzbek SSR.
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Other reasons
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This file is in the public domain because (write here the reason)
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