Template:Copyright-until

[edit] Usage

This template is intended to be used on Author: pages to display the first parameter as a Wikipedia link until the year of the second parameter, when it is shown as a red link because its copyright has expired.

e.g. on Author:Thorne Smith

[edit] Parameters

1st unnamed param

Name to use for this work's link

until (or 2nd unnamed param)

Year when the U.S. copyright is believed to expire

pubyear (optional)

Year of publication

renewal (optional)

If the copyright was extended by a renewal of U.S. copyright, use this to include the renewal number ("R" followed by digits)

wikipedia (optional)

Name of corresponding article on Wikipedia, if the article exists and the link is not generated correctly

wikilivres (optional)

Name of this work on Wikilivres, if it can be found there

[edit] Examples

[edit] example 1

* {{copyright-until|Topper|2022}} appears as:

• Topper — Copyrighted in the United States until 2022

In the year 2022, it will appear as:

• Topper

[edit] example 2

* {{copyright-until|Topper|2022|pubyear=1926}} appears as:

• Topper (1926) — Copyrighted in the United States until 2022

In the year 2022, it will appear as:

• Topper (1926)

Note that because "Topper" has a Wikipedia entry, it can be linked to with:

* {{copyright-until|Topper|2022|wikipedia=Topper (books)}} which appears as

• Topper — Copyrighted in the United States until 2022

[edit] example 3

* {{copyright until|Desire Under the Elms|wikipedia=Desire Under the Elms|wikilivres=Desire Under the Elms|renewal=R93931|pubyear=1925|until=2021}} — This complex example creates a link to a Wikipedia page and a Wikilivres page, adds the publication date, and adds a note about the copyright expiration, thus:

• Desire Under the Elms (1925) — Copyrighted in the United States until 2021 due to Renewal R93931

Desire Under the Elms on Wikilivres.

[edit] Categories

Listing work using this template will automatically list work in Category:Pages listing works with possibly expired copyrights allowing confirmation of copyright status and possible addition to Wikisource.