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This work was published before January 1, 1923, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

This work is in the public domain worldwide because it has been so released by the author.

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This work is in the public domain in countries where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or less.

It is not necessarily in the public domain in the United States if published from 1923 to 1977. For a US-applicable version, see {{PD-1996}}.

This work is in the public domain in countries where the copyright term is the author's life plus 75 years or less.

It is not necessarily in the public domain in the United States if published from 1923 to 1977. For a US-applicable version, see {{PD-1996}}.

This work is in the public domain in countries where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less.

It is not necessarily in the public domain in the United States if published from 1923 to 1977. For a US-applicable version, check {{PD-1996}} and {{PD-URAA-same-year}} for relevant use.

This work was published before January 1, 1923 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 100 years or less since publication.

This image is in the public domain in many countries as a reproduction of a work of art whose copyright has expired.

Automated public domain licenses

Pd/1923 series

{{Pd/1923}} is for works eligible for {{PD-1923}}, but with enhanced function. Depending on how long an author has died, entering {{Pd/1923|author's death year}} will automatically pick:

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{{PD-old-99-1923}}	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1923. The author died in {{{1}}}, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 99 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-old-80-1923}}	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1923. The author died in {{{1}}}, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-old-75-1923}}	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1923. The author died in {{{1}}}, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 75 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-old-70-1923}}	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1923. The author died in {{{1}}}, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-old-60-1923}}	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1923. The author died in {{{1}}}, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 60 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-old-50-1923}}	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1923. The author died in {{{1}}}, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 50 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-old-30-1923}}	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1923. The author died in {{{1}}}, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 30 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-old-25-1923}}	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1923. The author died in {{{1}}}, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 25 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse

Pd/1996 series

{{Pd/1996}} is for works eligible for {{PD-1996}}, but with enhanced function. Depending on how long an author has died, entering {{Pd/1996|author's death year}} will automatically pick:

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{{PD-old-100-1996}}	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was in the public domain in its home country as of 1 January 1996, and was never published in the US prior to that date. The author died in {{{1}}}, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-old-99-1996}}	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was first published outside the United States (and not published in the U.S. within 30 days), and it was first published before 1989 without complying with U.S. copyright formalities (renewal and/or copyright notice) and it was in the public domain in its home country on the URAA date (January 1, 1996 for most countries). The author died in {{{1}}}, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 99 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-old-80-1996}}	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was first published outside the United States (and not published in the U.S. within 30 days), and it was first published before 1989 without complying with U.S. copyright formalities (renewal and/or copyright notice) and it was in the public domain in its home country on the URAA date (January 1, 1996 for most countries). The author died in {{{1}}}, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-old-75-1996}}	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was first published outside the United States (and not published in the U.S. within 30 days), and it was first published before 1989 without complying with U.S. copyright formalities (renewal and/or copyright notice) and it was in the public domain in its home country on the URAA date (January 1, 1996 for most countries). The author died in {{{1}}}, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 75 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-old-70-1996}}	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was first published outside the United States (and not published in the U.S. within 30 days), and it was first published before 1989 without complying with U.S. copyright formalities (renewal and/or copyright notice) and it was in the public domain in its home country on the URAA date (January 1, 1996 for most countries). The author died in {{{1}}}, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-old-60-1996}}	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was first published outside the United States (and not published in the U.S. within 30 days), and it was first published before 1989 without complying with U.S. copyright formalities (renewal and/or copyright notice) and it was in the public domain in its home country on the URAA date (January 1, 1996 for most countries). The author died in {{{1}}}, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 60 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-old-50-1996}}	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was first published outside the United States (and not published in the U.S. within 30 days), and it was first published before 1989 without complying with U.S. copyright formalities (renewal and/or copyright notice) and it was in the public domain in its home country on the URAA date (January 1, 1996 for most countries). The author died in {{{1}}}, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 50 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse

PD-anon-1996 series

{{PD-anon-1996}} is for anonymous and pseudonymous works eligible for {{PD-1996}}. Depending on how long an anonymous and pseudonymous work has been published, entering {{PD-anon-1996|year when work was published}} will automatically pick:

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{{PD-anon-80-1996}}	This anonymous or pseudonymous work is in the public domain in the United States because it was in the public domain in its home country or area as of 1 January 1996, and was never published in the US prior to that date. It is also in the public domain in other countries and areas where the copyright terms of anonymous or pseudonymous works are 80 years or less since publication. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-anon-70-1996}}	This anonymous or pseudonymous work is in the public domain in the United States because it was in the public domain in its home country or area as of 1 January 1996, and was never published in the US prior to that date. It is also in the public domain in other countries and areas where the copyright terms of anonymous or pseudonymous works are 70 years or less since publication. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-anon-60-1996}}	This anonymous or pseudonymous work is in the public domain in the United States because it was in the public domain in its home country or area as of 1 January 1996, and was never published in the US prior to that date. It is also in the public domain in other countries and areas where the copyright terms of anonymous or pseudonymous works are 60 years or less since publication. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse

PD-posthumous

{{PD-posthumous}} is to identify posthumous works. Depending on how long a posthumous work has been published, entering {{PD-posthumous|year when a work was posthumously published}} will automatically pick:

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{{PD-posthumous-99}}	This posthumous work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright terms of posthumous works are 99 years or less since posthumous publication, rather than based on how many years after author's death. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-posthumous-70}}	This posthumous work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright terms of posthumous works are 70 years or less since posthumous publication, rather than based on how many years after author's death. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-posthumous-60}}	This posthumous work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright terms of posthumous works are 60 years or less since posthumous publication, rather than based on how many years after author's death. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-posthumous-50}}	This posthumous work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright terms of posthumous works are 50 years or less since posthumous publication, rather than based on how many years after author's death. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-posthumous-25}}	This posthumous work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright terms of posthumous works are 25 years or less since posthumous publication, rather than based on how many years after author's death. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse

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ಹಂಚಿಕೆಗೆ – ಕೆಲಸವನ್ನು ನಕಲು ಮಾಡಲು, ವಿತರಣೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಗಿಸಲು
ರೀಮಿಕ್ಸ್ ಮಾಡಲು – ಕೆಲಸವನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು

ಈ ಕೆಳಗಿನ ಷರತ್ತುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ:

ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯ – ನೀವು ಸೂಕ್ತವಾದ ಕ್ರೆಡಿಟ್ ನೀಡಬೇಕು, ಪರವಾನಗಿಗೆ ಲಿಂಕ್ ಅನ್ನು ಒದಗಿಸಬೇಕು ಮತ್ತು ಯಾವುದೇ ಬದಲಾವಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿದ್ದರೆ ಸೂಚಿಸಬೇಕು. ನೀವು ಯಾವುದೇ ಸಮಂಜಸವಾದ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಡಬಹುದು, ಆದರೆ ಪರವಾನಗಿದಾರರು ನಿಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಅಥವಾ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಯಾವುದೇ ಬಳಕೆಯನ್ನು ಅನುಮೋದಿಸಿದಂತೆ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಉಪಯೋಗಿಸಬಾರದು.
ಇರುವುದರಂತೆಯೇ ಹಂಚು – ನೀವು ರೀಮಿಕ್ಸ್ ಮಾಡಿದರೆ, ರೂಪಾಂತರಗೊಳಿಸಿದರೆ ಅಥವಾ ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ಮೇಲೆ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಿದರೆ, ನಿಮ್ಮ ಕೊಡುಗೆಗಳನ್ನು ನೀವು ಮೂಲದಂತೆ ಅದೇ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊಂದಾಣಿಕೆಯ ಪರವಾನಗಿ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಿತರಿಸಬೇಕು.

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Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.

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USA public domain

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{{PD-USGov}}	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105). Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-USGov-Army}}	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of a member or civilian employee of the United States Army. Works produced in the course of performing official duties are work of the United States federal government and are not eligible for copyright (see 17 U.S.C. 105). Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-USGov-NASA}}	This work is in the public domain because it was created by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), whose copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". Please note, use of NASA logos are restricted by law, but these are not copyright restrictions Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-EdictGov}}	This work is in the public domain in the U.S. because it is an edict of a government, local or foreign. See § 206.01 of the Compendium II: Copyright Office Practices. Such documents include "judicial opinions, administrative rulings, legislative enactments, public ordinances, and similar official legal documents." These do not include works of the Organization of American States, United Nations, or any of the UN specialized agencies. See Compendium II § 206.03 and 17 U.S.C. 104(b)(5). A non-American governmental edict may still be copyrighted outside the U.S. Similar to {{PD-in-USGov}}, the above U.S. Copyright Office Practice does not prevent U.S. states or localities from holding copyright abroad, depending on foreign copyright laws and regulations. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-1923}}	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1923. It may be copyrighted outside the U.S. (see Help:Public domain). Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-US-no-notice}}	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was legally published within the United States (or the United Nations Headquarters in New York subject to Section 7 of the United States Headquarters Agreement) between 1923 and 1977 (inclusive) without a copyright notice. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-US-no-notice-post-1977}}	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was legally published within the United States (or the United Nations Headquarters in New York subject to Section 7 of the United States Headquarters Agreement) between 1978 and March 1, 1989 (inclusive) without a copyright notice and without subsequent copyright registration with the U.S. Copyright Office within 5 years. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-US-no-renewal}}	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was legally published within the United States (or the United Nations Headquarters in New York subject to Section 7 of the United States Headquarters Agreement) before 1964, and copyright was not renewed. For Class A renewals records (books only) published between 1923 and 1963, check the Stanford University Copyright Renewal Database. For other renewal records of publications between 1922–1950 see the University of Pennsylvania copyright records scans. For all records since 1978, search the U.S. Copyright Office records. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-US-unpublished}}	This United States work is in the public domain because it was not legally published with the permission of the copyright holder before 01 January 2003 and the author died more than seventy (70) years ago. This is believed to apply worldwide. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-1996}}	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was first published outside the United States (and not published in the U.S. within 30 days), and it was first published before 1989 without complying with U.S. copyright formalities (renewal and/or copyright notice) and it was in the public domain in its home country on the URAA date (January 1, 1996 for most countries). Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-URAA-same-year}}	This work is considered to be in the public domain in the United States because it was legally published within the United States before 1964 in the same year as it was published overseas, and copyright was not renewed. However, as the URAA requires that a work is published in the United States within 30 days of being published overseas, it is possible this work is still copyright. See also the Rutgers copyright renewal records and Stanford Copyright Renewal Database for further information. This work may still be copyrighted* in jurisdictions not applying the rule of the shorter term to U.S. works.* Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
{{PD-old-US}}	This work published after December 31, 2002 is in the public domain in the United States because the author died at least 70 years ago. This is a posthumous work and may be copyrighted in certain countries and areas, based on how many years after posthumous publication, rather than how many years after author's death. This work may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions not applying the rule of the shorter term to U.S. works. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse

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This work is in the public domain worldwide because the work was created by a public body of the United Kingdom with Crown Status and commercially published before ಪದವಿನ್ಯಾಸ ದೋಷ: ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗದ ವಿರಾಮ ಚಿಹ್ನೆ"೨"..

See Crown copyright artistic works, Crown copyright non-artistic works and List of Public Bodies with Crown Status.

This work is in the public domain worldwide because it was prepared or published by or under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), The act gives everyone a legal right to see information held by public bodies of the United Kingdom Government

The United Kingdom Freedom of Information Act provides all public sector information is now available under a free, perpetual licence without restrictions beyond attribution. This material was based on, and designed to work with the Open Government Licence. Notwithstanding, these documents are reproducible under the terms of to work with the Creative Commons licences the unless otherwise indicated.

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{{PD-nonUK}}	This work is in the public domain outside the United Kingdom because the author has been deceased at least 100 years. However, this work is under a perpetual copyright in the United Kingdom until 1 January 2040. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse

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This work is in the public domain in countries where the copyright term is the author's life plus 60 years or less.

This alone does not satisfy the Copyright policy requirements, as American non-acceptance of the rule of the shorter term makes it not applicable to the United States where the Wikisource server is located. For a US-applicable version, see {{PD-1996}}.

This work is in the public domain in countries where the copyright term is the author's life plus 50 years or less.

This alone does not satisfy the Copyright policy requirements, as American non-acceptance of the rule of the shorter term makes it not applicable to the United States where the Wikisource server is located. For a US-applicable version, see {{PD-1996}}.

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This work is in the public domain because it was first created in Afghanistan when the country had no existing copyright laws. In addition, any potential Afghan copyrights are non-binding in the United States, according to Circ. 38a of the US Copyright Office..

This work is is in the public domain because it was created in Australia and the term of copyright has expired.

See Australian Copyright Council - Duration of Copyright (February 2012).

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This work is ಪದವಿನ್ಯಾಸ ದೋಷ: ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗದ ವಿರಾಮ ಚಿಹ್ನೆ"೨".

According to Canadian copyright law, all private copyrights expire fifty years after the year marking the death of the author. Government works are held under Crown copyright which expires fifty years after publication.

This work has fallen into the public domain according to Chilean copyright law (No. 17,336 and its amendments). Nevertheless, its author and source must be acknowledged.

This work 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 federal or state authority or court (§ 5 Abs.1 UrhG).

Third-party translations are not covered by this licence.

This work is in the public domain in the Republic of Indonesia according to Article 13 of the Copyright Act of Republic of Indonesia because it is an edict of a government such documents include any result of open meetings of state institutions, laws and regulations, state addresses or government official speeches, court decisions and judicial orders or decisions of arbitration boards or of other similar agencies. This work is not eligible for copyright.

This work is in the public domain because it was first created in Ethiopia.

Under Title XI of the 1960 Ethiopian Civil Code, copyright exists only during the lifetime of the author.

In addition, any potential Ethiopian copyrights are non-binding in the United States, according to Circ. 38a of the US Copyright Office.

This image is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired in India. According to Indian Copyright Law, all photographs enter the public domain after sixty years counted from the beginning of the following calendar year (as of ೨೦೨೪, prior to January 01 1946) after they were first published.

This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before 1923. It is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 60 years or less, including India, its source country, since 1 January 2009, sixty years after Gandhi's death, pursuant to s. 22, Copyright Act, 1957 of India. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was first published in Iran and not re-published in the United States, or a treaty party, within 30-days of publication in Iran. The copyright laws of Iran are not recognised according to Circ. 38a of the US Copyright Office.

It will remain copyrighted in Iran until 30 years after the death of the author.

This work is in the public domain in its home country of Iran where it was first published. It is additionally free in the United States, where Iranian copyright is not recognised, according to Circ. 38a of the US Copyright Office.

In the case of a private work, this indicates the author died at least 30 years ago - and in the case or corporate works, that it was first published at least 30 years ago.

This work of the Irish President, or of the Oireachtas, is in the public domain as being a public record that has been released by the copyright holder.

The permission for use of this work has been verified and archived in the Wikimedia OTRS system. Reference: Ticket:2012032510004135

This work is in the public domain because it is exempted by Article 6 of Macao copyright law. This exempts official governmental works and their translations from copyright, and explicitly allows copyrighted free use on any protected work therein.

This work is in the public domain because it is a part of a decision or a statement by an authority or a public body of Norway. The Norwegian copyright law specifies that no copyright exists in such material (§ 9).

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