Template:PD-old

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This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to Australia, the European Union and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years. You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States. Note that a few countries have copyright terms longer than 70 years: Mexico has 100 years, Colombia has 80 years, and Guatemala and Samoa have 75 years, Russia has 74 years for some authors. This image may not be in the public domain in these countries, which moreover do not implement the rule of the shorter term. Côte d'Ivoire has a general copyright term of 99 years and Honduras has 75 years, but they do implement the rule of the shorter term.

This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.

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Documentation

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This tag is to be deprecated. Even works published from 1923 to 1977 are copyrighted in the USA for up to 95 years since publication rather than life + 70 years, rendering this tag not fully clear. Please use the following tags instead:

• {{PD-old-100}} for works by authors who died more than 100 years ago.
• {{PD-old-90}} for works by authors who died more than 90 years ago.
• {{PD-old-80}} for works by authors who died more than 80 years ago.
• {{PD-old-75}} for works by authors who died more than 75 years ago.
• {{PD-old-70}} for works by authors who died more than 70 years ago.
• {{PD-US}} for U.S. works published before 1 January 1923
• {{PD-1923}} for non-U.S. works published before 1 January 1923.
• {{PD-1996}} for works that are in the public domain in their source countries on 1 January 1996.

Autotranslation

To create a new language version of this template, create a new subpage and use this code:

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|text=''This image (or other media file) is in the '''[[w:public domain|public domain]]''' because its copyright has '''expired'''.''<br />
''This applies to the United States, Australia, the European Union and those countries with a copyright term of '''life of the author plus 70 years'''.''
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[[Image:Nuvola apps important.svg|link=|25px]] <small>Note that a few countries have copyright terms longer than 70 years: Mexico has 100 years, Colombia has 80 years, and Guatemala and Samoa have 75 years. This image may ''not'' be in the public domain in these countries, which moreover do ''not'' implement the [[w:rule of the shorter term|rule of the shorter term]]. Côte d'Ivoire has a general copyright term of 99 years and Honduras has 75 years, but they ''do'' implement that rule of the shorter term.</small>
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