Template:Copyright-until/doc

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

Parameters

1st unnamed param (optional)

Name to use for this work's link. Optional.

until (or 2nd unnamed param) (optional)

Year when the U.S. copyright is believed to expire. If not given, this will categorise into Category:Pages claiming copyright without date. This is usually the publication date, plus 96.

This can be an expression like 1968 + 96.

display (optional)

Text to display instead of work link.

author (optional)

Author name, will create link to author page if work is specified.

extra (optional)

Extra information about the work (e.g. film by Joe Bloggs). This will go in parentheses after the title.

pubyear (optional)

Year of publication. This will go in parentheses after the title and extra data, if there is any.

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

Examples

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

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

Example 3 (no title parameter)

* {{copyright until||until=2021}}

This example doesn't have a title parameter, so the generated content starts at "Copyrighted in..."

• Copyrighted in the United States until 2021

After 2021, nothing will be shown, but the page will still be categorised as above.

Example 4 (extra data)

* {{copyright until|Title|extra=film by Steven Spielberg|pubyear=1973|until=2021}}

• Title (film by Steven Spielberg, 1973)

This is useful when some versions of a work are still copyrighted but others aren't.

Example 5 (author)

* {{copyright until|Title|author=Steven Spielberg|pubyear=1973|until=2021}}

• Title by Steven Spielberg (1973)

This is useful when the template is used on non-Author pages, such as portals and versions/translations pages.

Example 6 (display)

* {{copyright until|Title (Spielberg)|display=Title|pubyear=1973|until=2021}}

• Title (1973)

* {{copyright until|Title (Austen)|display=Title|pubyear=1873|until=1921}}

• Title (1873)

This is useful for disambiguated pages.

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.

List a work on an Author or Portal page where the copyright has not yet expired

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
1	1	Name for the work's link Example Prelude to a Million Years	Page name	suggested
until	until 2	Year when the U.S. copyright is believed to expire (on 1st Jan). This is usually the publication date plus 96. Example 2029	Unknown	suggested
renewal	renewal	If the copyright was extended by a renewal of U.S. copyright, use this to include the renewal number ("R" followed by digits) Example R337002	Line	suggested
pubyear	pubyear	Year of publication Example 1933	Line	suggested
display	display	Text to display instead of work link.	Unknown	optional
author	author	Author name, will create link to author page if work is specified.	Line	optional
extra	extra	Extra information about the work (e.g. film by Joe Bloggs). This will go in parentheses after the title.	String	optional
wikipedia	wikipedia	Link to Wikipedia	Unknown	optional