{{PD}} is an advanced licensing template for the Public Domain.

UsageEdit

oldEdit

{{PD|old}}

Used for things in which their copyright has expired.

userEdit

{{PD|user|Username|interwiki}}

Used for things which a user has uploaded somewhere and released into the public domain

• Username is the username of the person who uploaded the file.
• Interwiki is optional, it specifies the interwiki of the site to link to the userpage on if the file was originally uploaded to another MediaWiki site.

openclipartEdit

{{PD|openclipart|Url}}

Used for images from the Open Clip Art Library.

• Url is optional, it specifies the url of the original image but it is recommended to use this option if possible.

usgovEdit

{{PD|usgov}}

Used for images under public domain in thee United States because it is a work of the United States Federal Government under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the US Code.

selfEdit

{{PD|self}}

Used for things which you have created and are releasing into the public domain.

releaseEdit

{{PD|release}}

Used for things which have already or are being released into the public domain.

(default)Edit

{{PD}}

The default message is just a simple notification that the image is in the public domain. In all cases where possible a specific message should be used or added to the template.