Template:PD

This template is deprecated.

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.

Note: This tag is obsolete, and if you add it to an image after October 10 2008, it is liable to be tagged as {{nsd}} or {{npd}} as appropriate – this will result in deletion after 7 days. {{PD-old}} (for works out of copyright where the author has been dead for over 70 years), {{PD-Art}} (for photos of old paintings and art out of copyright), {{PD-ineligible}} (for trivial work), {{PD-USGov}} (for work by the U.S. federal government), {{PD-self}} (if the uploader and creator releases the rights), {{PD-user|user}} (if another user released his/her rights), or {{Copyrighted free use}}. use {{PD-user-w|projectcode|projectname|username}} for users with no account on Commons. {{PD-author|Author's name}} - for works released into the public domain by non-Wikimedia users. If the work is PD for another reason, check the copyright tag page or use {{PD-because|reason}}.

This template will categorize into Category:PD tag needs updating.

Documentation

This documentation is transcluded from Template:PD/doc.

No description yet available.

The template automatically sets the following categories: Category:PD tag needs updating or subcategory (see below)

Usage

{{PD}}

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
category	Category. If you use it, {{{1}}} doesn't used. Form: [[Category:Category name]].		empty	optional
1	Specification of type. If you use it, don't use {{{category}}}. Available (if nothing, categories to PD tag needs updating): de.wp en.wp es.wp fr.wp nl.wp pl.wp NARA other		empty	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the File namespace

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: no user group specified

Localization

This template is localized through {{Autotranslate}}. The layout of the template can be found under Template:PD/layout.

To add your language to the list of languages supported by this template, please copy the code of Template:PD/en (or any other language version you prefer to translate) and replace the text strings in there (the form below can be used to create a translation, the English version is preloaded in the edit box). Please change the parameter lang from en (or whatever language you are translating) to the language code of your language.