Template:PD-UK-unknown/doc

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Usage edit

This template marks that a UK file's author unknown and it's sufficiently old that it entered the public domain in the United Kingdom. The file may, or may not, be public domain in the United States, which can be stated in the first unnamed parameter (this is mandatory):

local means that the file is in the public domain in the US as well;
commons means that the file is in the public domain in the US as well, and it is a candidate to be moved to Commons;
restored means that the file's copyright has been restored in the US by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, which means that the file is non-free for Wikipedia and should have an appropriate use rationale.

The second unnamed parameter is optional and can contain free text that appears below the UK copyright status, but above the US copyright status.

TemplateData edit

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:PD-UK-unknown in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for PD-UK-unknown

This template marks that a UK file's author unknown and it's sufficiently old that it entered the public domain in the United Kingdom. The file may, or may not, be public domain in the United States.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
US copyright status	`1`	The copyright status of the file in the United States. See template documentation page for details.	Line	required
additional text	`2`	Additional free text that appears below the UK copyright status, but above the US copyright status.	Content	optional