 | This image of simple geometry is ineligible for copyright and therefore in the public ___domain, because it consists entirely of information that is common property and contains no original authorship. Please note that there may be non-copyright restrictions protecting this image, such as trademarks and design patents if it is a logo. |  |
This template categorizes files into Category:Public ___domain files ineligible for copyright or one of its subcategories.
Usage
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Use the following templates to tag images ineligible for copyright protection:
| General | |
|---|---|
| {{PD-ineligible}} | Use when there are no better options. This is a very general that just says the image fails to pass the threshold of originality and does not qualify for copyright protection. |
| {{PD-ineligible-USonly}} | Same as above, except when the image is believed to be below the threshold of originality in the United States but not its home country. |
| More specialized | |
| {{PD-simple}} | Use when:
Don't be deceived by its name! |
| {{PD-textlogo}} | Use when:
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| Very specialized | |
| {{PD-shape}} | Use only when the image is a single geometric shape. |
| {{PD-chem}} | Use only on raster images showing a structural formula of a chemical compound. |
TemplateData
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TemplateData for PD-shape
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See also
- Wikipedia:File copyright tags/Public ___domain
- {{Non-free logo}} for logos in the far more common situation of their use being protected by copyright
- {{Trademark}} for logos protected by trademark instead of or in addition to copyright