User:Volker.haas/ImageLicenseList

Purpose of the Image License List edit

The Image License List is used to identify images which can freely be used in PDFs and books generated with the Collection Extension.

In order not to violate any copyrights all images that have not explicitly been marked as free to use will be omitted in the PDF or book. Therefore it is important to maintain this list.

Basically this page contains a machine readable list of image license templates and the information if they are free to use.

How to use it edit

In order to use the Image License List, the content of this page should be copied (and potentially translated) to the appropriate Wiki (e.g. different language version). Furthermore the template {{/ImageLicenseItem}} also needs to be copied.

After that some system messages need to be adapted. This needs to be done, for the PDF renderer to be able to know where to look for the Image License List and how to parse its content.

The following system messages need to be configured:

coll-ImageLicenseList
Location of the Wiki page where the Image License List is maintained.
Example: coll-ImageLicenseList=User:Volker.haas/ImageLicenseList
coll-ImageLicenseInfoTemplate
Name of the Image License Info Template including its parameters. The value needs to be in the following format: Name of the ImageLicenseInfoTemplate and all its parameters separated by semicolons. The order of the paramter names must be the same as described below.
Example: coll-ImageLicenseInfoTemplate=Template:ImageLicenseItem;template_name;license;display_allowed;license_text_url;full_text_required;description

How it works edit

The arguments of the {{/ImageLicenseItem}} will be parsed and used to distinguish between free and non-free images. To add a previously unknown license to the list simply add an entry like the following to the list below:

{{/ImageLicenseItem
|template_name=cc-by-1.0
|license=Creative Commons Attribution
|display_allowed=yes
|license_text_url=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/1.0/
|full_text_required=no
|description=You are free to share (to copy, distribute and transmit the work) to 
Remix (to adapt the work) under the following conditions: '''Attribution''' — You 
must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not 
in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work).
}}

Explanation of the template arguments edit

The software using the ImageLicense list relies on the correct use of the named template arguments.

template_name
The name of the template that is used on an Image Description page.
license
Name of the license. This will be displayed in the derived works to identify the license
display_allowed
Indicates if this license can freely be used in derived, commercial third party applications. Allowed values yes or no.
license_text_url
URL of the full License Text
full_text_required
Indicates if the full text of the license needs to be displayed. Allowed values yes or no.
description
Description of the license and further information.

Display Template for the Image License list edit

The specific implementation of the template used to display the license list does not really matter. All software using this list should only rely on the format of the template arguments. The implementation of the template is a matter of taste and readability of the list (in this case a table). The current example implementation can be found here

Image Templates and the associated licenses edit

Image License Template Name Displayed Text Allowed to use in commercial works URL of License Text License requires inclusion of Text Further Description


copyrighted free use provided that yes
sejmcopyright no Polish Sejm copyright. Images uploaded after 8th December 2006 have to be deleted.
free screenshot yes
non-free fair use in no
copyvio no Copyright violation. This image will need to be deleted.
pd-peru-noncommercial no all images registered under law Decreto Legislativo Nº 822 (noncommercial use).
software-screenshot no
to the uploader no
eu image no Images from the website of the European Union are copyrighted and derivative works and commercial use are not authorized.
microsoft screenshot no
non-free media no
adobe screenshot no
frenchministryofforeignaffairs no Photographs of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, no commercial use permitted.
irfca no Photographs from Indian Railways Fan Club, All rights reserved.
members of the riksdag no photos of members of the Swedish parliament, from http://www.riksdagen.se/. No commercial use permitted.
noncommercial no Noncommercial copyright status. This image will have to be deleted.
non-free scout logo no
polandgov no
nzcrowncopyright no Some New Zealand Government departments allow their material to be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium provided, but it must be reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context, making this a nonderivative license.
nonderivative no Copyright status that does not allow changes to the image or file. This image will have to be deleted.
non-free album cover no
romaniangovernmentcopyright no Romanian Government copyright; use in journalistic/scientific contexts only.
adrm2 no "Against DRM 2.0". It contains two important clauses: a clause about related rights and a clause against DRM (Digital Restrictions Management).
fair use no
screenshot no
fairuse no Copyrighted content that may be used as fair-use, but since the commons does not accept fair use content this image will need to be deleted. See here for details why.
non-free media rationale no
fairuse no
non-free adobe screenshot no
no license no
non-free use rationale no
non-free software screenshot no
no rationale no
pd-indiagov no information intended for public use under the Right to Information Act is in Public Domain. Usually sites with the extension *.gov.in and *.nic.in
1000bit 1000 Bit yes images from 1000bit.net, but only for those made by Tiziano Garuti
agência brasil Agência Brasil yes photographs from Agência Brasil. First, on request by User:555 they said "O uso do material é exclusivamente para fins de cobertura jornalística. Não há qualquer autorização para derivações e uso comercial." (Use of the material is permitted exclusively for journalistic coverage. Derivations and commercial use are not authorized.) but now they offer the pictures as cc-by-2.5-br.
apache Apache yes Apache v2.0 license
attribution Attribution yes Copyrighted, but freely usable given the copyright holder is credited.
bsd BSD yes BSD license
bild-bsd BSD no
bild-picswiss Bild-Picswiss yes Images from http://www.picswiss.ch/ (Note: Just the images of Roland Zumbühl)
bmz Bmz yes images from http://www.bmz.amsterdam.nl/adam/index_e.html are copyrighted but may be used if the source is acknowledged as the Amsterdam Municipal Department for the Preservation and Restoration of Historic Buildings and Sites (bMA)]. This applies only to images for which bMA does not mention some other source.
copyrighted free use Copyrighted free use yes Copyrighted, but the copyright holder allows anyone to use it for any purpose.
cc-ar-presidency Creative Commons AR-Presidency yes : photographs taken from the Presidency of Argentina web site.
cc-by-1.0 Creative Commons Attribution yes Attribution (Compatible with Wikitravel)
cc-by-2.0-nl Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 yes Attribution 2.0 Netherlands
cc-by-2.0 Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 yes Attribution 2.0
cc-by-2.0-de Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 yes Attribution 2.0 Germany
cc-by-2.0-kr Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 yes Attribution 2.0 South Korea
cc-by-2.0-es Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 yes Attribution 2.0 Spain
cc-by-2.0-it Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 yes Attribution 2.0 Italy
cc-by-2.0-at Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 yes Attribution 2.0 Austria
cc-by-2.0-br Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 yes Attribution 2.0 Brazil
cc-by-2.1-au Creative Commons Attribution 2.1 yes Attribution 2.1 Australia based on New South Wales law
cc-by-2.5-pl Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 yes Attribution 2.5 Poland
cc-by-2.5 Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 yes Attribution 2.5
cc-by-2.5-br Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 yes Attribution 2.5 Brazil
cc-by-2.5-es Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 yes Attribution 2.5 Spain
cc-by-2.5-nl Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 yes Attribution 2.5 Netherlands
cc-by-2.5-it Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 yes Attribution 2.5 Italy
cc-by-2.5-in Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 yes Attribution 2.5 India
cc-by-3.0-nl Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 yes Attribution 3.0 Netherlands
cc-by-3.0-us Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 yes Attribution 3.0 United States
cc-by-3.0 Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 yes , instead.
cc-by-sa-1.0-fi Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 1.0 yes Attribution-Sharealike, version for Finnish law
cc-by-sa-1.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 1.0 yes Attribution-Sharealike (Compatible with Wikitravel)
cc-by-sa-2.0-kr Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 yes Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 South Korea based on South Korean law
cc-by-sa-2.0-uk Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 yes Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 English & Wales based on English law
cc-by-sa-2.0-nl Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 yes Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Netherlands based on Dutch law
cc-by-sa-2.0-ca Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 yes Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 Canada based on Canadian law
cc-by-sa-2.0-tw Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 yes Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 Taiwan based on Taiwanese law
cc-by-sa-2.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 yes Attribution-Sharealike 2.0
cc-by-sa-2.0-de Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 yes Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 Germany based on German law
cc-by-sa-2.0-it Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 yes Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 Italy based on Italian law
cc-by-sa-2.0-fr Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 yes Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 France based on French law
cc-by-sa-2.0-br Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 yes Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 Brazil based on Brazilian law
cc-by-sa-2.0-be Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 yes Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 Belgium based on Belgian law
cc-by-sa-2.0-at Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 yes Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 Austria based on Austrian law
bild-cc-by-sa/2.0/de Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.0 Germany yes
cc-by-sa-2.1-jp Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.1 yes Attribution-Sharealike 2.1 Japan based on Japanese law
cc-by-sa-2.1-es Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.1 yes Attribution-Sharealike 2.1 Spain based on Spanish law
cc-by-sa-2.1-au Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.1 yes Attribution-Sharealike 2.1 Australia based on New South Wales law
cc-by-sa-2.5-pl Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.5 yes Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 Poland based on Polish law
cc-by-sa-2.5-br Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.5 yes Attribution-Sharealike 2.5 Brazil based on Brazilian law
cc-by-sa-2.5-de Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.5 yes Attribution-Sharealike 2.5 Germany based on German law
cc-by-sa-2.5-dk Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.5 yes Attribution-Sharealike 2.5 Denmark based on Danish law
cc-by-sa-2.5 Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.5 yes Attribution-Sharealike 2.5 Unported
cc-by-sa-2.5-mx Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.5 yes Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 Mexico based in Mexican law
cc-by-sa-2.5-in Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.5 yes Attribution-Sharealike 2.5 India based on Indian law
cc-by-sa-2.5-it Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.5 yes Attribution-Sharealike 2.5 Italy based on Italian law
cc-by-sa-2.5-nl Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.5 yes Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 Netherlands based on Dutch law
bild-cc-by-sa/2.5 Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.5 yes
cc-by-sa-2.5-es Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.5 yes Attribution-Sharealike 2.5 Spain based on Spanish law
cc-by-sa-2.5,2.0,1.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.5 yes to multilicense as cc-by-sa-2.5, cc-by-sa-2.0, and cc-by-sa-1.0.
cc-by-sa-2.5-si Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2.5 yes Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 Slovenia based on Slovenian law
cc-by-sa-3.0-us Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 yes Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 US based on United States law
cc-by-sa-3.0-nl Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 yes Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Netherlands based on Dutch law
cc-by-sa-3.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 yes Attribution-Sharealike 3.0
cc-by-sa-3.0-de Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Germany yes
cc-by-sa-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0 yes to multilicense as cc-by-sa-3.0, cc-by-sa-2.5, cc-by-sa-2.0, and cc-by-sa-1.0.
cc-pd Creative Commons Public Domain yes for public domain files that use the Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication
cc-sa-1.0 Creative Commons Sharealike 1.0 yes ShareAlike 1.0 (the only one without the attribution restriction)
cc-zero Creative Commons Zero yes waives *all* rights (a non-US-centric PD) with CC0 Waiver 1.0 Universal (still in beta)
cc-world66 Creative Commons world66 yes Attribution-Sharealike 1.0 for pictures originally submitted to World66 server (Compatible with Wikitravel)
faroe stamps Faroe stamps yes for stamps by the Faroe post office in the public domain.
fal Free Art License yes Free Art License, a free license published by Copyleft Attitude, can be applied to digital as well as to non-digital art. With this Free Art License, you are authorised to copy, distribute and freely transform the work of art while respecting the rights of the originator.'
bild-gfdl-self GNU Free Documentation License yes
gfdl GNU Free Documentation License yes . This will display license information on the description page, and categorize the file accordingly. You can also insert any of these tags manually into the upload summary. The tags can be viewed and edited at [[Template:Tag name]], e.g. Template:GFDL for {{GFDL.

}}

gfdl-user GNU Free Documentation License yes for works by other Commons users that are under the GNU Free Documentation License.
gfdl-1.2 GNU Free Documentation License yes for works released under the GNU Free Documentation License version 1.2 specifically.
bild-gfdl GNU Free Documentation License yes
gfdl-self-with-disclaimers GNU Free Documentation License yes
gfdl-self GNU Free Documentation License yes for works released per the GNU Free Documentation License by their creators.
gfdl-presumed GNU Free Documentation License yes
gfdl-en GNU Free Documentation License yes for works from the English Wikipedia, and originally licensed as GFDL there. The GFDL on EN is slightly different, in that it is "subject to disclaimers".
gfdl-user GNU Free Documentation License yes for works from other wikimedia projects. lang is an optional parameter.
bild-gpl GNU Free Documentation License yes
gfdl-opengeodb GNU Free Documentation License yes Images from http://opengeodb.de
gfdl-landsat-kashmir3d GNU Free Documentation License yes Kashmir 3D Images from http://glcfapp.umiacs.umd.edu:8080/esdi/
gpl GNU General Public License yes GNU General Public License; Note: do not use this as the only license for your work if you can avoid it. The GPL is intended for computer programs, not for media files.
lgpl GNU Lesser General Public License yes GNU Lesser General Public License; Note: do not use this as the only license for your work if you can avoid it. The LGPL is intended for computer programs, not for media files.
pd-libya Public Domain yes photos 5 years starting from the date of first publication of the work.
pd-lebanon Public Domain yes photos and two dimensional artistic works 50 years after publication, starting from the end of the publication year after which attribution is still required forever.
pd-uruguay Public Domain yes for works in the public domain according to Uruguayan law (50 years after the author's death).
pd-zimbabwe Public Domain yes photographs 50 years starting from the end of publication year, other works 50 years starting from the end of the year, in which the author died
pd-jorf Public Domain yes For French official legal texts as published in the Journal officiel de la République Française (or reprinted on Légifrance; note: not all texts on Légifrance are out-of-copyright, many others are copyrighted under free licenses, and sometimes under unfree licenses).
pd-china Public Domain yes for images in the public domain according to the People's Republic of China (mainland) and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
pd-fiji Public Domain yes for photographs at least 50 years after production.
pd-shape Public Domain yes
pd-user-wikimedia Public Domain yes
pd-ar-movie Public Domain yes for Argentinian cinematographic works 50 years after the death of the script writer, the producer and the director.
pd-philippines Public Domain yes for public domain Philippine images whose copyrights expired or released into the public domain
pd-mo Public Domain yes for works 50 years after the author's death or 50 years after creation if authorship unknown.
pd-morocco Public Domain yes photos and films 50 years after publication, starting from the end of the publication year. Other works 50 years after the author's death.
pd-usgov-atlas Public Domain yes for public domain images from the National Atlas of the United States.
pd-usgov-fema Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Federal Emergency Management Agency
pd-brazil-media Public Domain yes for Brazilian photographs and audiovisual works first published more than 70 years ago.
pd-old-100 Public Domain yes for works in the public domain because its copyright has expired in countries and areas copyrighting works for life plus 100 years or less.
pd-highsmith Public Domain yes for images from the Carol Highsmith Collection
pd-saudi arabia Public Domain yes photos, films, sound and artistic works 25 years after publication, starting from the publication date.
pd-worldwind Public Domain yes for public domain images taken with NASA's World Wind
pd-uraa Public Domain yes or {{PD-URAA|country|URAA date}} if published 1923 or later, and not copyrighted in their source country on the URAA date (January 1, 1996 for most countries).
pd-jorf-nor-conso Public Domain yes with NOR (identification number) and index of the updated text.
pd-usgov-hhs Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Department of Health and Human Services
pd-art-yorckproject Public Domain yes
pd-switzerland-official Public Domain yes for Swiss official documents, currency or patents. See template for details.
pd-algeria Public Domain yes Photographs 50 years after publication, starting from the end of the publication year.
pd-usgov-military-navy Public Domain yes for public domain images from the US Navy
pd-usgov-wpa Public Domain yes for public domain images from the defunct Works Progress Administration
pd-usgov-usgs Public Domain yes for public domain images from the United States Geological Survey
pd-bain Public Domain yes for images from the George Grantham Bain Collection
pd-1996 Public Domain yes public domain in a source country on January 1, 1996 and in the US.
pd-ro-symbol Public Domain yes for public domain Romanian official symbols of state, public authorities or organizations.
pd-hk-pr Public Domain yes for work which was considered as a Public record.
pd-ukraine Public Domain yes is in effect towards works first published before January 1, 1951, and the creator (if known) died before that date). This is the effect of the retroactive Ukrainian copyright law of 1993 and the copyright from 50 to 70 years in 2001.). The final conclusion is #.4 in Chapter VI Ukrainian Copyright Law:
pd-usgov-military-army-usacmh Public Domain yes for public domain images from the US Army Center for Military History
pd-oman Public Domain yes 50 years starting from the end of the publication year for photographs and 50 years after the author's death for other works, after which attribution is still required forever.
pd-hk Public Domain yes for work with copyright expired.
pd-nl-gemeentewapen Public Domain yes for coats of arms of (no longer existing) municipalities, provinces and the country itself
pd-usgov-dot Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Department of Transportation
pd-nigeria Public Domain yes for following types of works:
pd-usgov-ncbi-scienceprimer Public Domain yes for public domain images from the National Center for Biotechnology Information's Science Primer
pd-usgov-dos Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Department of State
pd-usgov-doe Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Department of Energy
pd-script Public Domain yes
pd-usgov-doc Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Department of Commerce
pd-usgov-hhs-cdc Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
pd-usgov-dol Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Department of Labor
pd-idold-art30 Public Domain yes Indonesian public domain of old pictures, movies, software and other engineered products.
pd-pdfnet Public Domain yes material from PDFnet.dk. All material from this website is released to public domain.
pd-usgov-doj Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Department of Justice
pd-us Public Domain yes published before 1923 and public domain in the US.
pd-pakistan Public Domain yes for public domain works first published in Pakistan. According to Pakistani copyright laws, all photographs enter the public domain fifty years after they were created, and all non-photographic works enter the public domain fifty years after the death of the creator.
pd-usgov-military-army Public Domain yes for public domain images from the US Army
pd-un Public Domain yes official documents of the United Nations
pd-croatia-exempt Public Domain yes for works exempt from copyright under the Croatian law
pd-usgov-usda Public Domain yes for public domain images from the United States Department of Agriculture
pd-usgov-military-nga Public Domain yes for public domain data and images from the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
pd-usgov-interior-habs Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Historic American Buildings Survey
pd-kg-exempt Public Domain yes for official documents (laws, resolutions, decisions, etc) as well as official translations thereof; State emblems and official signs (flags, armorial bearings, orders, monetary signs and etc.); Works of folklore; Information on the news of the day or information on the current events that are of the common press-information character; The results obtained with the help of technical means for the production of a certain type without creative activity of a man directly targeted for creation of an individual work (as amended by Law #120 from November 6, 1999).
pd-usgov-fsa Public Domain yes for images from the defunct Farm Security Administration or Office of War Information
pd-mauritius Public Domain yes photographs 25 years after creation, audio-visual works 50 years after publication, other works 50 years after the author's death.
pd-usgov-phs Public Domain yes for public domain images from the United States Public Health Service
pd-ineligible/lang Public Domain yes
pd-icelandmyd Public Domain yes for illustrations that are copies of factual representations.
pd-usgov-voa Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Voice of America [1]
pd-usgov-usaid Public Domain yes for public domain images from USAID
pd-old Public Domain yes for works in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to the European Union, the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years.
pd-1923 Public Domain yes published in the US before 1923.
pd-sfj Public Domain yes images from Svenska Familj-Journalen (1864-1887)
pd-ireland Public Domain yes same as {{PD-old-70}} for images from Ireland.
pd-vl-shield Public Domain yes for coats of arms.
pd-national photo company Public Domain yes for public domain images from the National Photo Company Collection
pd-ru-exempt Public Domain yes for State emblems and official signs (flags, armorial bearings, decorations, monetary signs and other State symbols and official signs) of Russian Federation
pd-seychelles Public Domain yes for the following types of works:
pd-usgov-fbi Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Federal Bureau of Investigation
pd-austriangov Public Domain yes for parts of laws, ordinances or official decrees issued by an Austrian federal or state authority and for works of those authorities intended predominantly for official use.
pd-syria Public Domain yes By Syrian law, photographic work is protected for 10 years starting from the production date[2]. As Syria Joined Berne Convention on November 2004, [3], Photographic works produced starting from 1994 should be protected for 25 years starting from the production date (minimum protection period set by Berne Convention). Photographic work produced before 1994 is public domain.
pd-ukgov Public Domain yes for UK Crown Copyright (government-generated) images where copyright has expired (typically works created prior to 1957)
pd-usgov-faa Public Domain yes for public domain images from Federal Aviation Administration
pd-scggov Public Domain yes for public domain Serbian-Montenegro official works, state symbols, stamps, money etc.
pd-coa-germany Public Domain yes for German coats of arms of corporations governed by public law that are in the public domain according to German law because they are official works (§ 5 Abs. 1 UrhG).
pd-author Public Domain yes
pd-brockhaus&efron Public Domain yes for images from the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (1890-1907)
pd-sweden Public Domain yes for public domain images taken by Swedish photographers before 1944
pd-usgov-cia Public Domain yes for public domain media from the Central Intelligence Agency
pd-statens vegvesen Public Domain yes for Norwegian road signs from the website of The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens vegvesen)
pd-macaogov Public Domain yes for official works of Macao.
pd-usgov-military-marines Public Domain yes for public domain images from the US Marines
pd-roc-exempt Public Domain yes For images in the public domain according to the Republic of China for free of copyright
pd-usgov-nist Public Domain yes for public domain images from the National Institute of Standards and Technology
pd-tj-exempt Public Domain yes for formal documents (laws, judgements, other texts of legal, administrative and judicial nature), and also their official translations; state symbols and signs (flags, coats of arms, awards, banknotes and so on); communications concerning events and facts that have informational character; works of folk arts
pd-roc-traffic signs Public Domain yes For Taiwanese traffic signs from the website of the Institute of Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications
pd-sjöfartsverket Public Domain yes for Swedish maritime fairway sign produced by the Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)
pd-usgov-fws Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Fish and Wildlife Service
pd-bw Public Domain yes for publicly available service regulations ("Zentrale Dienstvorschrift") of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr).
pd-usgov-arm Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program.
pd-coa-mexico Public Domain yes
pd-venezuela Public Domain yes generally 60 years after the author's death with the exception of audiovisual works, broadcast works and computer programs, in which case the protection lasts for 60 years after publication
pd-md-exempt Public Domain yes for official documents (laws, court decisions, etc.) or to the official translations thereof, state emblems and official signs (flags, armorial bearings, decorations, monetary signs, etc), folklore expressions, daily news and facts of simple informational nature, the mode of expression rather than ideas, processes, functioning methods or mathematical concepts as such shall be protected by copyright.
pd-australia Public Domain yes for Australian photographs published 70 years after the life of the creator, or photographs taken prior to 1955.
pd-polish Public Domain yes for public domain Polish photographs published in Poland without a copyright notice prior to May 23, 1994.
pd-user-de Public Domain yes
pd-ar-anonymous Public Domain yes for anonymous works belonging to an institution, corporation or legal entity, registered in Argentina published 50 years ago or more
pd-usgov-military-air force auxiliary Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol
pd-usgov-dhs Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Department of Homeland Security
pd-wsmrm Public Domain yes for images from the White Sands Missile Range Museum website.
pd-usgov-nro Public Domain yes for public domain images from the National Reconnaissance Office
pd-usgov-doc-census Public Domain yes public domain files from the US Census Bureau
pd-old-80 Public Domain yes for works in the public domain because its copyright has expired in countries and areas copyrighting works for life plus 80 years or less.
pd-uk-known Public Domain yes for UK images having a known author who died more than 70 years ago
pd-german stamps Public Domain yes for current German stamps.
pd-slovakgov Public Domain yes for public domain Slovak official works, public documents etc.
pd-pt Public Domain yes same as {{PD-old-70}} for images created in Portugal.
pd-usgov-congress-aoc Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Architect of the Capitol.
pd-idold-art29 Public Domain yes Indonesia public domain of old writings, music, arts, architecture, lectures, maps and translation products.
pd-bnfmandragorepic Public Domain yes for digitized version of old images from the mandragore database at the Bibliothèque nationale de France
pd-norway50 Public Domain yes Norwegian photos not considered to be "works of art" 50 years after they were created, provided that the author died more than 15 years ago or is unknown
pd-usgov-interior-usgs-nbii Public Domain yes for public domain images from the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) Digital Image Library
ltljltlj/template Public Domain yes
pd-az-exempt Public Domain yes for official documents (laws, court decisions, other texts of legislative, administrative or judicial character) and official translations thereof; State emblems and official signs (flags, armorial bearings, decorations, monetary signs and other State symbols and official signs); works of folklore, which have no signs of Article 5 of this law; communications concerning events and facts that have informational character.
pd-usgov-military-coast guard Public Domain yes for public domain images from the US Coast Guard
pd-usgov-fda Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Food and Drug Administration
pd-usgov-nsa Public Domain yes for public domain images from the National Security Agency
pd-ua-exempt Public Domain yes for daily news or details of current events that constitute regular press information; works of folk art (folklore); official documents of a political, legislative or administrative nature (laws, decrees, resolutions, court awards, State standards, etc.) issued by government authorities within their powers, and official translations thereof; State symbols of Ukraine, government awards; symbols and signs of government authorities, the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations; symbols of territorial communities; symbols and signs of enterprises, institutions and organizations; bank notes; transport schedules, TV and radio broadcast schedules, telephone directories and other similar databases that do not meet the originality criteria and to which the sui generis right (a particular or special right) is applicable.
pd-usgov-military-national guard Public Domain yes for public domain images from the US National Guard
pd-usgov-dhs-cgaux Public Domain yes for public domain images from the US Coast Guard Auxiliary
spuiother Public Domain yes
pd-germangov Public Domain yes for public domain images from Germany statutes or other regulations.
gray's anatomy plate Public Domain yes
pd-usgov-blm Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Bureau of Land Management.
pd-south korea Public Domain yes for works whose author died more than 50 years ago or published in the name of an organization more than 50 years ago.
pd-usgov-usda-fs Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Forest Service
pd-nl-gemeentevlag Public Domain yes for flags of (no longer existing) municipalities, provinces and the country itself
pd-finlandgov Public Domain yes for laws, statements and decisions of Finnish officials.
pd-old-70 Public Domain yes for works in the public domain because its copyright has expired in countries and areas copyrighting works for life plus 70 years or less.
pd-demis Public Domain yes for images derived from the maps in the Demis examples gallery - see also Template talk:PD-Demis for explanation.
pd-usgov Public Domain yes for images created by the US Federal Government that are ineligible for copyright.
pd-usgov-nih Public Domain yes for public domain images from the National Institutes of Health
pd-nordens flora Public Domain yes images from Nordens Flora (Sweden, Author: C. A. M. Lindman, 1917-1926).
spui Public Domain yes
pd-self Public Domain yes for your own work instead.
pd-thai Public Domain yes for photographic arts photographed under jurisdiction of Thailand or first published in Thailand over 50 years ago. Do not use this tag for PD of government publication.
pd-norwaygov Public Domain yes part of a decision or a statement by an authority or a public body of Norway
pd-irishgov Public Domain yes Irish government works are generally released to the public domain 50 years after creation.
pd-thailand Public Domain yes For works from Thailand, which have different copyright terms depending on type, usually 50 years after the creator's death or 50 years after publication.
pd-usgov-treasury Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Department of the Treasury
pd-usgov-interior-usbr Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Bureau of Reclamation
pd-van vechten Public Domain yes for images from the Carl Van Vechten Collection
pd-money-romania Public Domain yes for images of coins or notes.
pd-roc-traffic indicating lines Public Domain yes For Taiwanese traffic indicating lines (also known as pavement markings in certain places) from the website of the Institute of Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, the same source as above
pd-ugglan Public Domain yes for image from the 2nd edition of Nordisk familjebok (Sweden, 1904-1926)
pd-brady-handy Public Domain yes for images from the Brady-Handy Collection
pd-south-africa Public Domain yes for photographs from South-Africa 50 years after publication.
pd-edison records Public Domain yes for public domain sound recordings from Edison Records.
pd-denmark50 Public Domain yes for "photographic images" in the public domain according to Danish law. Note that "photographic works" only enter the public domain 70 years after death of creator.
pd-chile Public Domain yes for works in the public domain according to Chilean law (see: Template talk:PD-Chile).
pd-usgov-federal reserve Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors
pd-denmarkevh Public Domain yes for illustrations that are merely copies of factual representations and thus does not qualify as værkshøjde
pd-usgov-dva Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Department of Veteran Affairs
pd-pdphoto.org Public Domain yes for images from http://www.PDphoto.org: free for commercial use and derivative works as long as it stays that way.
pd-us-record Public Domain yes for sound recordings in the public domain in the US (i.e. fixed before February 15, 1972 and not based on copyrighted material - does not apply in New York).
pd-usgov-ntsb Public Domain yes for public domain images from the National Transportation Safety Board
pd-losalamos Public Domain yes for DOE public domain images from the Los Alamos National Laboratory
pd-vietnam Public Domain yes all photographs enter the public domain fifty years after they were first published, and all non-photographic works enter the public domain fifty years after the death of the creator.
pd-uz-exempt Public Domain yes for official documents (law, resolutions, decisions, etc.) as well as their official translations; official symbols and signs (flags, arms, orders, banknotes, etc.); national creative works; reports about the news of the day or current events having the nature of usual press conference; results received with help of equipment designed for some kind of production without the person's implementation of creative activity directly associated with the creation of individual work.
pd-gdr stamps Public Domain yes for German stamps released as Deutsche Post der DDR.
pd-vzkat Public Domain yes for road signs published as statues or other regulations.
pd-openclipart Public Domain yes for images from the Open Clip Art Library. CC PD dedication.
pd-us-not renewed Public Domain yes published in the United States between 1923 and 1963, with its copyright not renewed.
pd-usgov-epa Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Environmental Protection Agency
pd-kuwait Public Domain yes photographs, films and two dimensional artistic works 50 years after publication, starting from the end of the publication year.
pd-usgov-nps Public Domain yes for public domain images from the United States National Park Service
pd-thaigov Public Domain yes For certain works by the Thailand government which are not copyrightable.
pd-finland50 Public Domain yes for photographic "images" in the public domain according to Finnish law.
pd-user-en Public Domain yes
pd-usgov-cia-wf Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Central Intelligence Agency's World Factbook
pd-usgov-military Public Domain yes for public domain images from the US military or Department of Defense
pd-serbiagov Public Domain yes for public domain Serbian official works, state symbols, stamps, money etc.
pd Public Domain yes
pd-japan-organization Public Domain yes for images of the works in names of organizations/companies/corporations 50 years after the publication
pd-ee-exempt Public Domain yes Copyright does not apply to works of folklore, legislation and administrative documents, court decisions and official translations thereof; official symbols of the state and insignia of organizations. Freedom of panorama in Estonia is restricted to non-commercial uses only, or to overview photos.
pd-usgov-military-army-usaioh Public Domain yes for public domain images from the US Army Institute of Heraldry
pd-internationale Public Domain yes for media using the melody of the Internationale.
pd-croatia Public Domain yes for works whose author died before 1949 or published before 1949 if anonymous (public domain prior to introduction of the new law in 1999).
pd-usgov-military-air force Public Domain yes for public domain images from the US Air Force
pd-usgov-military-mda Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Missile Defense Agency
pd-gutenberg Public Domain yes for image from Project Gutenberg that is directly from public domain works hosted on that site. Not all works or images from this site are public domain, so be careful. See Commons:Problematic sources#Project Gutenberg.
pd-nl-gov Public Domain yes for all works communicated to the public by or on behalf of the public authorities (government), unless the copyright has been reserved explicitly, either in a general manner by law, decree or ordinance, or in a specific case by a notice on the work itself or at the communication to the public
pd-uganda Public Domain yes for works meeting one of the following criteria:
pd-cuba Public Domain yes for works made in Cuba whose copyright has expired.
pd-canada-stamp Public Domain yes for stamps over 50 years old.
pd-nz Public Domain yes for expired Crown Copyright.
pd-lt-exempt Public Domain yes for official Lithuanian State symbols and insignia (flags, coats-of-arms, anthems, banknote designs, and other State symbols and insignia)
pd-layout Public Domain yes
pd-am-exempt Public Domain yes for works of folklore; communications on daily news or on current events that are press information; official documents (laws, decisions, decrees, etc.) as well as their official translations; state emblems and signs (flags, coats of arm (armorial bearings), medals (decorations), monetary signs, etc.); results obtained by technical means without the intervention of human creative activity.
pd-bahrain Public Domain yes for photographs and films 50 years starting from the end of the production year, for other works 50 years after the author's death.
pd-us-flag Public Domain yes
pd-usgov-congress Public Domain yes for public domain images from the United States Congress.
pd-because Public Domain yes
pd-by-exempt Public Domain yes for formal documents (laws, judgements, other texts of legal, administrative and judicial nature), and also their official translations; state symbols and signs (flag, coat of arms, anthem, awards, banknotes and other signs); works of folk arts, authors of which are not known.
pd-brazilgov Public Domain yes for official, public, national, foreign or international escutcheons, coats of arms, medals, flags, emblems, badges and monuments.
pd-flgov Public Domain yes for images created by the Government of the US state Florida that are ineligible for copyright.
pd-kz-exempt Public Domain yes for official documents (laws, court decisions and other texts of a legislative, administrative, judicial or diplomatic nature) together with official translations thereof, state emblems and official signs (flags, armorial bearings, decorations, monetary signs and other State symbols and official signs), works of folklore , communications concerning events and facts that have an informational character.
pd-usgov-nsf Public Domain yes for public domain images from the National Science Foundation
pd-us-patent Public Domain yes for public domain images released under U.S. patent regulations
pd-usgov-noaa Public Domain yes for public domain images from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
pd-finland Public Domain yes for photographic "works" and other art works in the public domain according to Finnish law. Same as {{PD-old-70}} for Finnish works.
pd-ineligible Public Domain yes
pd-usgov-usda-ars Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Agricultural Research Service
pd-abdul hamid Public Domain yes for images from the Abdul-Hamid II Collection
pd-russia Public Domain yes This tag is obsolete. Published before January 1, 1954, with creator (if known) dead before that date (or, if a veteran of the Great Patriotic War, dead before January 1, 1950). Or if belonging to the former Soviet government or other Soviet legal entity and published before January 1, 1954. As on January 1, 2008, this is no longer valid.
pd-israel Public Domain yes According to Israel's copyright law, works are released to the public domain 70 years after their author's death, starting from January 1st which occurs after the date of death. Photographs taken before May 2008 are released to the public domain 50 years after their creation, starting from January 1st which occurs after the day in which the photograph was taken. Photographs taken by a public authority (i.e. the government and its affiliated bodies) are released to public domain 50 years after their publication, starting from January 1st which occurs after the date of the first publication. According to the new Israeli copyright law, effective since May 2008, photographs are no longer an exception, and are released to the public domain 70 years after their photographer's death, unless taken by a public authority in which case the previous arrangement remains.
pd-usgov-interior-usgs-minerals Public Domain yes for public domain images from the USGS Minerals in Your World project
pd-usgov-tva Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Tennessee Valley Authority.
bild-pd-self Public Domain yes
pd-cagov Public Domain yes for images from the State of California, see Template talk:PD-CAGov.
pd-user Public Domain yes
pd-usgov-congress-bio Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
pd-polishsymbol Public Domain yes for public domain Polish government documents, materials, signs and symbols
pd-malawi Public Domain yes for following types of works:
pd-egypt Public Domain yes Photographs, paintings, and drawings 25 years after publication, or before the year 1987.
pd-kenya Public Domain yes for works whose author died more than 50 years ago (for photographs 50 years after first publication).
pd-heirs Public Domain yes for works released into the public domain by the heirs of the creator
pd-switzerland-photo Public Domain yes for photographs first published in Switzerland that do not have the individual character that is required by law for copyright protection. See template for details, but use this only in obvious cases, as reasonable people can disagree about the individuality of a picture.
pd-vägverket Public Domain yes for Swedish road signs from the website of the Swedish Road Administration (Vägverket)
pd-chem Public Domain yes
pd-usgov-ed Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Department of Education
pd-usgov-mutcd Public Domain yes for images taken from the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
pd-usgov-dea Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Drug Enforcement Administration
pd-japan Public Domain yes for Japanese non-photographic works 50 years after the death of the creator (there being multiple creators, the creator who dies last).
pd-uk-unknown Public Domain yes for old UK images of unknown authorship where copyright has expired
pd-prc-exempt Public Domain yes for images in the public domain according to the People's Republic of China for free of copyright
pd-albania-exempt Public Domain yes For work not copyrightable under the copyright law of 2005.
pd-user-w Public Domain yes
pd-manchukuo-stamps Public Domain yes for images of Manchukuo stamps that are now in the public domain in China.
pd-mx-exempt Public Domain yes Shields, flags or emblems of the Mexican government, or any other organization officially recognized.
pd-usgov-military-award Public Domain yes for public domain images of military medals
pd-usgov-potus Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Executive Office of the President of the United States
pd-usgov-nasa Public Domain yes for public domain images from NASA.
pd-idgov Public Domain yes Indonesian public domain because the artwork/file was published and/or distributed by the government of Republic of Indonesia.
pd-old-50 Public Domain yes for works in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the USA and countries and areas copyrighting works for life plus 50 years or less.
pd-usgov-interior-mms Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Minerals Management Service
pd-us-no notice Public Domain yes any work first published without copyright notice prior to 1978.
pd-usgov-usda-nrcs Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Natural Resources Conservation Service
pd-usgov-military-army-usace Public Domain yes for public domain images from the USACE
pd-peru Public Domain yes public domain works first published in Peru. According to Peruvian copyright laws, all works enter the public domain seventy years after the death of their creator (same as {{PD-old-70}} for Peruvian works).
pd-sudan Public Domain yes photos and films 25 years after publication, starting from the publication date.
pd-usgov-usia Public Domain yes for pubic domain images from the now-defunct United States Information Agency
pd-usgov-dhs-cg Public Domain yes for public domain images from the US Coast Guard
pd-gallicapic Public Domain yes for digitized version of old images from the the online library at the Bibliothèque nationale de France
pd-old-75 Public Domain yes for works in the public domain because its copyright has expired in countries and areas copyrighting works for life plus 75 years or less.
pd-namibia Public Domain yes photos, films and computer programs 50 years after publication, starting from the end of the publication year. Other works 50 years after the author's death.
pd-usgov-military-badge Public Domain yes for public domain images of military badges
pd-deutsche bundespost stamps Public Domain yes for German stamps released as Deutsche Bundespost.
pd-usgov-interior Public Domain yes for public domain images from the Department of Interior
pd-hu-exempt Public Domain yes for works not eligible for copyright in Hungary.
pd-japan-film Public Domain yes for films produced in Japan prior to 1953
pd-yemen Public Domain yes photos and two dimensional artistic works 10 years and televison screenshots 3 years after publication or broadcast, starting from the beginning of the publication year.
pd-meyers Public Domain yes for image from the 4th edition of Meyers Konversationslexikon (1885-90).
pd-usgov-usda-nal Public Domain yes for public domain images from the National Agricultural Library
bild-pd Public Domain yes
pd-united arab emirates Public Domain yes Photographic works 25 years after creation or published before 1992.
pd-japan-oldphoto Public Domain yes for Japanese photos published before 31st December 1956, or photographed before 1946 and not published for 10 years.
pd-czechgov Public Domain yes for public domain Czech official works, state symbols etc.
pd-ar-photo Public Domain yes for Argentinian photographs first published more than 25 years ago. A proper source and date of publications has to be provided.
pd-india Public Domain yes India public domain images and sounds - 60 years after the end of the year of first publication, provided that the subject matter of the photo or recording is also not protected by copyright.
pd-stvzvo Public Domain yes for road signs published in ordinances or other regulations.
pd-coa-finland Public Domain yes for Finnish coats of arms of municipalities (kunta), districts (maakunta) or administrative or historical provinces (lääni).
pd-mexico Public Domain yes Government works created by author that has been dead over 100 years.
pd-romaniagov Public Domain yes for official symbols of the state, of public authorities and organisations, such as: Coats of arms, the seal, the flag, emblems, badges and medals; means of payment.
pd-usgov-money Public Domain yes for images of the official currency of the United States that are ineligible for copyright.
pd-canada Public Domain yes for Crown Copyright images first published over 50 years ago, photographs created before 1949 and other works where the author has been dead for over 50 years.
pd-flag-germany Public Domain yes for German flags of corporations governed by public law that are in the public domain according to German law because they are official works (§ 5 Abs. 1 UrhG).
pd-iraq Public Domain yes photos 5 years after publication, starting from the publication date.
pd-usnwr Public Domain yes for public domain images from the US News & World Report Collection
pd-lv-exempt Public Domain yes for official Latvian State symbols and insignia (flags, coats-of-arms, anthems, banknote designs, and other State symbols and insignia).
pd-johnrogers Public Domain yes for photos from JohnRogers.info
pd-iran Public Domain yes copyright in photographs and movies lasts 30 years from the date of publication or presentation. Copyright in other images lasts for the life of the creator plus 30 years.
pd-ge-exempt Public Domain yes for official documents (laws, decisions of courts, other texts of administrative and normative character), as well as their official translations; official symbols of state (flag, emblem, anthem, award, monetary symbols, other official signs and symbols of state); information of events and facts.
spaceshuttle SpaceShuttle yes Data from http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/srtm/. Note, this is not a copyright tag, but simply a source information tag
trademarked Trademarked yes for logos.
un map UN map yes United Nations maps
anonymous work anonymous work yes Anonymous work more than 50 years old (Berne convention).
anonymous-eu anonymous-EU yes Anonymous work more than 70 years old (European Union).
copyrightbywikimedia logo yes
logo fur logo no
non-free mozilla logo logo no
copyright by wikimedia logo yes
non-free logo logo no
non-free wikimedia logo logo yes
www.folketinget.dk www.folketinget.dk yes for images from the official Folketing website