Commons:WikiProject Highways/Licensing

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Licensing
A department of the Highways WikiProject

Welcome to the Licensing Department of the Highways WikiProject. This page is devoted to researching the copyright statuses and dealing with the proper licensing of the media files used for articles on highways and major roads.

Highway markers

North America

Marker status

Sign type	Sign code	Sign specifications	Licensing status	Which template?	Files updated?	Notes
Canada - TCH				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes
Canada - Alberta		HIGHWAY GUIDE AND INFORMATION SIGN MANUAL		{{PD-ineligible}}{{Trademarked}}	Yes
Canada - British Columbia		CATALOGUE OF STANDARD TRAFFIC SIGNS		{{PD-Canada}}	Yes
Canada - Manitoba				{{Trademarked}}{{PD-textlogo}}	Yes
Canada - New Brunswick				{{PD-simple}}	Yes
Canada - Newfoundland and Labrador				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes
Canada - Northwest Territories						Unclear if the bear is copyrighted
Canada - Nova Scotia				{{PD-old-70-1923}}{{Insignia}}	Yes	NS flag requires additional templates
Canada - Nova Scotia (trunk)				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes
Canada - Prince Edward Island				{{Pd-ineligible}}{{Insignia}}	Yes	Trees require additional templates
Canada - Saskatchewan		some limited diagrams		{{PD-simple}}	Yes	Simplified version of real shield
Canada - Quebec				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Simplified version of real shield; for routes, flower considered to be under threshold of originality for Canada (close to the US)
Canada - Yukon Territory				{{PD-simple}}	Yes
Costa Rica						Unclear if it is below/above the threshold of originality
Dominican Republic						Unclear if it is below/above the threshold of originality
Guadeloupe				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Martinique				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Honduras						Unclear if it is below/above the threshold of originality
Mexico				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Unclear if it is below/above the threshold of originality
Nicaragua						Unclear if it is below/above the threshold of originality
Panama						Unclear if it is below/above the threshold of originality
United States	See COM:USRD/L

South America

Marker status

Sign type	Sign code	Sign specifications	Licensing status	Which template?	Files updated?	Notes
Argentina				{{PD-AR-Signs}}	Yes
Bolivia				{{PD-ineligible}}		Could use research on TOO in Bolivia
Brazil				{{PD-BrazilGov}}	Yes
Chile						Could use research on TOO in Chile
Colombia				{{PD-ineligible}}		Below threshold of originality since it is on a road: [1] article 39
Ecuador				{{PD-ineligible}}		Could use research on TOO in Ecuador
French Guiana				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Peru						Unclear if it is below/above the Peru threshold of originality
Uruguay				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Venezuela						Could use research on TOO in Venezuela

Europe

Marker status

Sign type	Sign code	Sign specifications	Licensing status	Which template?	Files updated?	Notes
E-Roads				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Albania				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Andorra				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Armenia						unclear
Austria				{{PD-StVZVO}}	Yes
Azerbaijan						unclear
Belarus		[2]		{{PD-BY-exempt|type=road signs}}	Yes
Belgium				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Bosnia and Herzegovina				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Bulgaria				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Croatia				{{PD-Croatia-exempt|type=road signs}}	Yes
Czech Republic				{{PD-CzechGov}}	Yes
Denmark				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Estonia				{{PD-EE-exempt|type=road signs}}	Yes
Finland				{{PD-FinlandGov}}	Yes
France				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Georgia				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Germany				{{PD-VzKat}}	Yes
Greece				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Hungary				{{PD-HU-exempt|type=road signs}}	Yes
Iceland				{{PD-Vegagerdin}}	Yes
Ireland				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Italy				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Kosovo				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Latvia				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Lithuania				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Moldova				{{PD-MD-exempt|type=road signs}}	Yes
Montenegro				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Netherlands				{{PD-NL-verkeersbord}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
North Macedonia				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Norway				{{PD-Statens vegvesen}}	Yes
Poland				{{Polishsymbol}}	Yes
Portugal				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Romania				{{PD-RO-exempt|type=road signs}}	Yes
Russia				{{PD-RU-exempt|type=road signs}}	Yes
Serbia				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Slovakia				{{PD-SlovakGov}}	Yes
Slovenia				{{PD-Slovenia-exempt}}	Yes
Sweden		[3]		{{PD-Transportstyrelsen}}	Yes
Switzerland				{{PD-Switzerland-official}}	Yes
Turkey						unclear
Ukraine				{{PD-UA-exempt|type=road signs}}	Yes
United Kingdom		Commons		{{OGL3}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere

Africa

Marker status

Sign type	Sign code	Sign specifications	Licensing status	Which template?	Files updated?	Notes
Trans-African Highway				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Algeria				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Ghana				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Morocco				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Namibia				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
South Africa				{{PD-South-Africa-exempt|type=road signs}}	Yes
Tunisia				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere

Asia

Marker status

Sign type	Sign code	Sign specifications	Licensing status	Which template?	Files updated?	Notes
Asian Highway Network				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Mashreq				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Bangladesh				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Cambodia				{{PD-CambodiaGov}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
China				{{PD-PRC-Road Traffic Signs}}	Yes
Hong Kong				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
India				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Iran				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Israel		[4]		{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Japan				{{PD-Japan-exempt|type=road signs}}	Yes
Kazakhstan				{{PD-KZ-exempt|type=road signs}}	Yes
Malaysia				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Nepal				{{PD-Nepal (traffic signs)}}	Yes
Oman				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Pakistan				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Philippines				{{PD-PhilippinesGov}}	Yes
Qatar						Unclear what the TOO is
Saudi Arabia						Unclear what the TOO is
Singapore				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
South Korea				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Sri Lanka				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Taiwan				{{PD-ROC-Traffic Signs}}	Yes
Thailand				{{PD-TH-exempt|type=road signs}}	Yes
United Arab Emirates						Unclear what the TOO is
Vietnam				{{PD-ineligible}}	Yes	Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere

Oceania

Marker status

Sign type	Sign code	Sign specifications	Licensing status	Which template?	Files updated?	Notes
Australia						{{PD-ineligible}} (per consensus, not really complex)
New Zealand				{{NZTA-Sign-Spec}}	Yes	Copyrighted but can use freely (just not on a NZ road)