Template:PD/Doc

is an advanced licensing template for the Public Domain.

old

 * Used for things in which their copyright has expired.

user

 * 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.

openclipart

 * 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.

usgov

 * Used for images under public domain in thee United States because it is a work of the United States Federal Government under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code.

self

 * Used for things which you have created and are releasing into the public domain.

release

 * Used for things which have already or are being released into the public domain.

(default)

 * 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.