Template:Out of copyright in/doc

This template is to be used for images which are out of copyright in the United States but not yet out of copyright in their home country. English Wikipedia policy allows for these images to be hosted because its servers are in the United States. However, these images must not be transferred to commons until they are public domain in their home country.

Usage

• {{Out of copyright in|PUBLIC_DOMAIN_YEAR}}

The parameter PUBLIC_DOMAIN_YEAR is the year in which the media becomes public domain in the home country, and is mandatory.

Whenever this template is transcluded, if the PUBLIC_DOMAIN_YEAR is in the future (for example: {{Out of copyright in|2026}}) then the template box will display the following:

However, if the PUBLIC_DOMAIN_YEAR is in the past (for example: {{Out of copyright in|2022}}) then the template will display the following:

This file is a candidate to be copied to Wikimedia Commons.

Any user may perform this transfer; refer to Wikipedia:Moving files to Commons for details.

If this file has problems with attribution, copyright, or is otherwise ineligible for Commons, then remove this tag and DO NOT transfer it; repeat violators may be blocked from editing.

Other Instructions

• Endorse this file for transfer by adding |human=<your username> to this Template.
• If this file is freely licensed, but otherwise unsuitable for Commons (e.g. out of Commons' scope, still copyrighted in the US), then replace this Template with {{Do not move to Commons|reason=<Why it can't be moved>}}
• If you think that a local copy of this file should be retained, then replace this Template with {{Keep local|reason=<Why a local copy is needed>}}
• Please ensure that the file has a properly descriptive and unambiguous name before transferring; see Wikipedia:File mover#What files should be renamed? for details.

See also

• Category:Transwiki templates
• {{Do not move to Commons}}
• {{Duplicate}}
• {{Keep local}}
• {{Copy to Wikimedia Commons}}
• {{Now Commons}}