Template:PD-US/doc

Some cases where this template may apply are listed below. You may consider using a more specific tag. For more details and other cases, please see Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Public domain.
 * 1) Works published in the U.S. before 1923.
 * 2) Works first published in 2003 or later by authors who died before.
 * 3) Works published in the U.S. between 1923 and 1977 without a copyright notice. See Wikipedia:Template:PD-Pre1978.
 * 4) Works published in the U.S. between 1978 and March 1, 1989, without a copyright notice, and where the copyright was not later registered. See Wikipedia:Template:PD-US-1989
 * 5) Works published in the U.S. between 1923 and 1963 with a copyright notice but without later copyright renewal. See Wikipedia:Template:PD-US-not renewed.
 * 6) Works published outside the U.S. before 1923, except possibly in the 9th Circuit, then before July 1, 1909. See Wikipedia:Template:PD-US-1923-abroad.
 * 7) Works published outside the U.S. between 1923 and 1977 which were in the public domain in their home countries on January 1, 1996. See Wikipedia:Template:PD-US-1996.
 * 8) Works created by residents of countries without copyright treaties with the United States (currently Afghanistan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, and San Marino) and first published in one of these countries. See Wikipedia:Template:PD-US-no treaty.

For a complete list of all cases where an image is in the public domain in the United States, see