Template:PD
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{{PD}} is an advanced licensing template for the Public Domain.
Usage[edit]
old[edit]
{{PD|old}}
- Used for things in which their copyright has expired.
user[edit]
{{PD|user|Username|interwiki}}
- Used for things which a user has uploaded somewhere and released into the public domain
- Username is the username of the person who uploaded the file.
- Interwiki is optional, it specifies the interwiki of the site to link to the userpage on if the file was originally uploaded to another MediaWiki site.
author[edit]
{{PD|author|author}}
- Used for things which someone, who doesn't not have an account on a wiki Wikia has established interwiki links with, has released to the public domain
openclipart[edit]
{{PD|openclipart|Url}}
- Used for images from the Open Clip Art Library.
- Url is optional, it specifies the url of the original image but it is recommended to use this option if possible.
self[edit]
{{PD|self}}
- Used for things which you have created and are releasing into the public domain.
release[edit]
{{PD|release}}
- Used for things which have already or are being released into the public domain.
(default)[edit]
{{PD}}
- The default message is just a simple notification that the image is in the public domain. In all cases where possible a specific message should be used or added to the template.
