User talk:Ictys

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Again, welcome! John Vandenberg ^(chat) 11:07, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

A Common Yet Subtle Sin

When was this published ? Also, in order to claim it is {{PD-release}} we need some proof. Could you explain why you believe it was released into the public domain ? John Vandenberg ^(chat) 11:07, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Hi John. First- I am norwegian. But I will try to use the english wikisource to publish sermons from Samuel Logan Brengle. He died in 1936, but i guess that this text is from before 1920. This sermon, and others by Brengle is published on internet. A fast google shows this: [1]

I thought that this was OK, since it is "published" free already, but maybe it is wrong? Ictys 19:08, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Ok, I has worked a little with this now. It is from a book Love-Slave that he wrote in 1920. So I guess that PD-1923 is bether. OK? Ictys

Thank you. We are cautious of contributions that do not explain why they are in the public domain, because we want our readers to be able to easily understand that they can re-use the content without fear of copyright lawsuit. John Vandenberg ^(chat) 23:34, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

OK, but one question: PD-1923 is for american writers only? What about english writers, when is this public domain? And what tag do I use? Ictys 07:50, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Actually, PD-1923 applies to any author, however it only means that the work is PD within the United States. If the English author has been deceased for 70 years, which is the basic copyright duration in the UK, use {{PD-old-70}}. If you are unsure, create the page for the author first, and ask an admin to check that the authors work is in the public domain. We often put more than one license tag on author pages so that people can see which licenses are applicable for them. John Vandenberg ^(chat) 13:10, 14 May 2008 (UTC)