Template:PD-anon-auto-1996

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Template for anonymous works which were in the public domain on the URAA date (usually 1/1/1996). Note that anonymous works are (usually) works where the author was not publicly identified, and not just works published or installed without the author's name. In addition, in most countries, works published anonymously no longer qualify as anonymous works if the author is publicly identified later (details vary). See Commons:Anonymous works.

A file description page for an anonymous work must make clear (i) why the work is public domain in the United States and (ii) why it is public domain in the source country (if not the US). The reason parameter is often useful for the second part.

The template automatically sets the following categories:

• Category:PD-anon-80-1996
• Category:PD-anon-70-1996
• Category:PD-anon-60-1996
• Category:PD-anon-auto without publication year

Usage

{{PD-anon-auto-1996 |publication= |country= |date= |reason= }}

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
publication	Year of publication of work		empty	required
country	Country		empty	optional
date	URAA applicability date (usually 1/1/1996; but see en:Wikipedia:Non-U.S._copyrights#Dates_of_restoration_and_terms_of_protection)		empty	optional
reason	Reason work was PD on the URAA date		empty	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the File namespace

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

Example

{{PD-anon-auto-1996|publication=1940|country=Nepal|date=2004|reason=Nepal anon works are protected for 25 years from creation, meaning it was PD by 1965 at the latest.}}

renders as:

	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it meets three requirements: it was first published outside the United States (and not published in the U.S. within 30 days), it was first published before 1 March 1989 without copyright notice or before 1964 without copyright renewal or before the source country established copyright relations with the United States, it was in the public domain in its home country (Nepal) on the URAA date (23 April 2004). It is also in the public domain in other countries and areas where the copyright terms of anonymous or pseudonymous works are 80 years or less since publication.
	For background information, see the explanations on Non-U.S. copyrights. Nepal anon works are protected for 25 years from creation, meaning it was PD by 1965 at the latest.

See also

• {{PD-1996}}
• {{PD-anon-expired}}
• {{PD-anon-70-EU}}
• {{PD-UK-unknown}}

Localization

This template is localized through {{Autotranslate}}. The layout of the template can be found under Template:PD-anon-auto-1996/layout.

To add your language to the list of languages supported by this template, please copy the code of Template:PD-anon-auto-1996/en (or any other language version you prefer to translate) and replace the text strings in there (the form below can be used to create a translation, the English version is preloaded in the edit box). Please change the parameter lang from en (or whatever language you are translating) to the language code of your language.

More examples

Example 2: Publication less than 60 years ago

• {{PD-anon-auto-1996|publication=1980}}

Example 3: Publication 95 years ago

• {{PD-anon-auto-1996|publication=1929}}

	This work is in the public domain in the United States because it meets three requirements: it was first published outside the United States (and not published in the U.S. within 30 days), it was first published before 1 March 1989 without copyright notice or before 1964 without copyright renewal or before the source country established copyright relations with the United States, it was in the public domain in its home country on the URAA date (January 1, 1996 for most countries). It is also in the public domain in other countries and areas where the copyright terms of anonymous or pseudonymous works are 80 years or less since publication.
	For background information, see the explanations on Non-U.S. copyrights. Note: in addition to this statement, there must be a statement on this page explaining why the work was PD on the URAA date in its source country (second case). Additionally, there must be verifiable information about previous publications of the work.

Example 4: Publication more than 95 years ago

• {{PD-anon-auto-1996|publication=1928}}

This work was published before January 1, 1929 and it is anonymous or pseudonymous due to unknown authorship. It is in the public domain in the United States as well as countries and areas where the copyright terms of anonymous or pseudonymous works are 95 years or fewer since publication.