Template:PD-scan
This image is in the public domain because it is a mere mechanical scan or photocopy of a public domain original, or – from the available evidence – is so similar to such a scan or photocopy that no copyright protection can be expected to arise. The original itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
This tag is designed for use where there may be a need to assert that any enhancements (eg brightness, contrast, colour-matching, sharpening) are in themselves insufficiently creative to generate a new copyright. It can be used where it is unknown whether any enhancements have been made, as well as when the enhancements are clear but insufficient. For known raw unenhanced scans you can use an appropriate {{PD-old}} tag instead. For usage, see Commons:When to use the PD-scan tag.  | ||||
This template is for use by the uploader of a scan scanned by somebody else to assert that the scan can have no independent copyright as it is simply a faithful reproduction of an old, public domain, two-dimensional work. The template takes one parameter to indicate why the original work of art is in the public domain. See Commons:When to use the PD-scan tag.
The template automatically sets the following categories: Category:PD-scan
Usage
{{PD-scan |1= |country= }}
Template parameters
| Parameter | Description | Default | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | By default {{PD-scan}} is for scans of works which are in the public domain due to age, which means that the author(s) died more than 70 years ago. If the original work is in the public domain for a different reason, then use this parameter to indicate why. For example works published in the US prior to 1929 should use {{PD-scan|PD-US-expired}}. Files using this parameter but not providing a valid license will be added to Category:PD-scan with incorrect primary license. Note: Add the template name without the braces. | PD-old | optional | |
2 | Parameter to be passed to the template passed as parameter 1. | empty | optional | |
deathyear | if the license was {{PD-old-auto}} or similar, then deathyear can be used to pass the year of the author's death to that template. | empty | optional | |
country | Home or source country (country of origin) of the work. Country name in English language or two letter Country code according to ISO 3166-1 alpha-2. Country is being displayed and is also used to look-up URAA date (using {{URAA-date}}). Only used if license was {{PD-old-auto-1996}} or other template that takes country argument. | empty | optional | |
reason | Reason the image was in Public domain in the source country at the URAA date (January 1, 1996 for most countries). Only used if license was {{PD-old-auto-1996}} or other template that takes reason argument. | empty | optional | |
category | "category=" will suppress addition of Category:PD-scan to Files. | empty | optional | |
Additional information
The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the File namespace
The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users
Placement: In the "Permission" parameter of the {{Information}} template (or the respective parameter of similar templates) or in the "Licensing" section
Example
{{PD-scan|PD-old-auto-expired|deathyear=1930}}
renders as:
This image is in the public domain because it is a mere mechanical scan or photocopy of a public domain original, or – from the available evidence – is so similar to such a scan or photocopy that no copyright protection can be expected to arise. The original itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
This tag is designed for use where there may be a need to assert that any enhancements (eg brightness, contrast, colour-matching, sharpening) are in themselves insufficiently creative to generate a new copyright. It can be used where it is unknown whether any enhancements have been made, as well as when the enhancements are clear but insufficient. For known raw unenhanced scans you can use an appropriate {{PD-old}} tag instead. For usage, see Commons:When to use the PD-scan tag. | ||||
See also
- For chemistry structures, use {{PD-chem}}.
- For simple charts and graphs, use {{PD-chart}}.
- For simple maps, use {{PD-map}}.
- For logos that only consist of simple geometric shapes and/or text, use {{PD-textlogo}}.
- For simple text, (non-logo) use {{PD-text}}.
- For simple traffic signs, use {{PD-sign}}.
- For simple geometry shapes, use {{PD-shape}}.
- For simple Parliament Diagrams, use {{PD-wpdc}}.
- For raster renderings of a font (or typeface), use {{PD-font}}.
- For SVG representations of an ancient script where the vectorization has been released into the public domain, use {{PD-ancient-script}}.
- For technical images created as part of standard medical diagnostic procedures, use {{PD-medical}}.
- For works too trivial to be copyrighted see {{PD-ineligible}}.
Localization
This template is localized through {{Autotranslate}}. The layout of the template can be found under Template:PD-scan/layout.
To add your language to the list of languages supported by this template, please copy the code of Template:PD-scan/en (or any other language version you prefer to translate) and replace the text strings in there (the form below can be used to create a translation, the English version is preloaded in the edit box). Please change the parameter lang from en (or whatever language you are translating) to the language code of your language.