Template:PD-shape
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.
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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See also
[edit]- 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