Bahaipedia:Image copyright tags/Public domain

Remember that most images you find on the Web are not public domain, even if they list no explicit copyright information. Images only qualify as being in the public domain if they fall under certain specific categories described below — very old works, works by certain government employees, and works where an explicit disclaimer of copyright has been made in writing by the author.

For a simple chart on US Public Domain regulations (Bahaipedia servers are located in the US and fall under US guidelines) see the chart here.

General

• {{PD-old}} — for images where the author died more than 100 years ago (1907). (Note: not where the work, image, or subject is 100 or more years old)
• {{PD-art}} — for images of 2-D (flat) works of art where the artist died more than 100 years ago.
• {{PD-US}} — for images published in the United States before 1923.
• {{PD-self}} — a statement intended to release a contributor's own work into public domain
• {{PD-user}} — a statement intended to release a particular user's own work into public domain by a Bahaipedian.
• {{PD-because}} — for public domain images with a special reason. Use the format {{PD-because|reason}}.

Dedications

These tags are used for an author to attempt to release their work into the public domain, disclaiming any copyright. In case this is ineffective in your jurisdiction; see Granting work into the public domain.

• {{PD-release}} — when the creator has made a statement releasing the work to public domain
  • {{PD-link}} — a statement intended to release a contributor's own work into public domain and request an entirely optional link back to Bahaipedia from anyone reproducing it
  • {{PD-self}} — a statement intended to release a contributor's own work into public domain
  • {{PD-user|username}} — a statement intended to release a particular user's own work into public domain by a Bahaipedian.
  • {{PD-retouched-user|username}} — remarking that a previous PD work has been digitally enhanced, and re-released into public domain by a Bahaipedian.
  • {{PD-user-nodisclaimers|username}} - — a statement intended to release a particular user's own work into public domain by a Bahaipedian with no disclaimers.
  • {{PD-author|name}} — stating that the work is released into the public domain by its author, whose name is given
• {{CopyrightedFreeUse-User}} — A particular Bahaipedia user is the copyright holder, but releases all rights to it.

Art

• {{PD-art}} — for images of 2-D (flat) works of art where the artist died more than 100 years ago.
  • {{PD-art-life-50}} — for images of 2-D (flat) works of art published in the United States before 1923 where the artist died more than 50 years ago.
  • {{PD-art-US}} — for images of 2-D (flat) works of art published in the United States prior to 1923.
  • {{PD-art-70-3d}} - for images of 3-D works of art where the artist died 70 or more years ago. This license ONLY covers the work of art. Photographic reproductions of 3-d objects attract their own copyright, therefore the appropriate image licensing tag should be used in addition.

Other

• {{PD-software}} — The image is a screenshot of public domain software. The image itself is also in the public domain.
• {{CopyrightedFreeUse-Link}} — The image is free to use for any purpose, but requests an entirely optional link back to either Bahaipedia or another site.
• {{PD-because}} — for public domain images with a special reason. Use the format {{PD-because|reason}}.