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This template is to indicate when an image is in public ___domain in both its source country and the United States. English Wikipedia policy allows for copyrighted images to be used under "fair use" guidelines. However, these images must not be transferred to Commons until they are public ___domain in both the United States and the country of origin.
Once eligible, files will automatically be tagged with {{Copy to Wikimedia Commons}}.
Usage
{{copy to Wikimedia Commons in|public ___domain year}}
Specify that a file is not currently eligible for transfer to Wikimedia Commons, but provide a date when it will be.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 date | The year in which the file can be transferred to Commons. NOTE: copyright usually expires at the end of the calendar year. For example, copyright that mathematically expires on June 2, 2049 would actually enter the public ___domain on January 1, 2050. In this example, this parameter should be set to 2050.
| Date | required |
| demo | demo nocat | If present, the template does not automatically categorize the file
| Unknown | optional |