Template talk:PD-Pre1978
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It's import that the image was first published without a copyright notice. If it was published without a copyright notice, but it had been previously published with a copyright notice (before 1978), then it's copyrighted (assuming the copyright-holder subsequently applied for an extension, which is very difficult to disprove.) – Quadell (talk) (random) 00:56, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Change needed
{{editprotected}} The current language of this template is too broad, since works that were first published outside the US can still be in copyright even if they did not carry a copyright notice. Could it be changed to:
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was first published in the United States prior to 1978, and without copyright notice. This causes the work to irrevocably fall into the public domain.
—Celithemis 00:53, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
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This needs a closing |}. --NE2 13:18, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
Done. Cheers. --MZMcBride 15:03, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Category?
Shouldn't this tag be populating a category? Carcharoth 21:34, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] 1978 and Copyright article
This template talks about works published before 1978. The referenced Copyright article talks about 1989 and 1976. Where did the 1978 year come from? Should the information in this template be reflected in that article? --Ishi Gustaedr (talk) 17:58, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
