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<includeonly> | <includeonly>Notice: Portions of this article are sourced from ''{{{1|}}}'', a work {{#if: {{{2|}}}|by {{{2|}}} that|that}} is now in the public domain because its copyright has expired.<br></includeonly><noinclude> | ||
This template may be placed on articles that incorporate public domain texts from works for which the copyright has expired to acknowledge the source of the public domain text. It should be placed immediately below <nowiki><references /> or {{reflist}}</nowiki> at the bottom of the article. | |||
To specify an author, use the code '''<nowiki>{{PD-text|TITLE|AUTHOR}}</nowiki>''', which produces: | |||
{{PD-text|TITLE|AUTHOR}} | |||
or if you cannot identify the author, use '''<nowiki>{{PD-text|TITLE}}</nowiki>''', which produces produces the message: | |||
{{PD-text|TITLE|}} | |||
Latest revision as of 23:24, 19 November 2008
This template may be placed on articles that incorporate public domain texts from works for which the copyright has expired to acknowledge the source of the public domain text. It should be placed immediately below <references /> or {{reflist}} at the bottom of the article.
To specify an author, use the code {{PD-text|TITLE|AUTHOR}}, which produces:
Notice: Portions of this article are sourced from TITLE, a work by AUTHOR that is now in the public domain because its copyright has expired.
or if you cannot identify the author, use {{PD-text|TITLE}}, which produces produces the message:
Notice: Portions of this article are sourced from TITLE, a work that is now in the public domain because its copyright has expired.