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 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 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 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 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 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 Template:PD-US-1996.

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

This template adds images to the category Category:Images in the public domain in the United States.