Template:PD-India

This Indian work is in the public domain in India because its copyright has expired for one of the following reasons:

In case of a photograph, work of cinema, sound recording, anonymous work, posthumous work, governmental work, or copyright owned by a corporation, it was published more than 60 years ago (that is before January 1, 1966), or
In case of an artistic work, the creator died more than 60 years ago (that is before January 1, 1966), or
In case of the text of laws, judicial opinions, and other government reports, these are free from copyright.

See this page for further explanation

This file may not be in the public domain outside India. The creator and year of publication are essential information and must be provided. See Wikipedia:Public domain and Wikipedia:Copyrights for more details.

This file is NOT necessarily in the public domain in the United States because a non-simple image can only be in the public domain in the U.S.:

if it entered the public domain in India prior to 1996 (i.e., the author died before 1941 for most works or it was published prior to 1941 for photographs - see Wikipedia:Non-U.S. copyrights), or
when, after that date, its copyright term expires in accordance with U.S. law.

Information about the creation date and creator should be provided.

If the image is not in the public domain in the United States, in addition to the license tag for its status in India an appropriate fair use license and rationale should be provided, or the image should be proposed for deletion.

If the media is in the public domain in both India and the United States, it may be transferred to the Wikimedia Commons.

Note: If this image is in the public domain in the U.S., modify the end of the copyright tag from }} to |commons}}.
This will replace the preceding U.S. copyright notification with a nomination for this image to be moved to the Wikimedia Commons.

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Type of Work	Copyright Term	What was in the public domain in India as of 1 January 2026	What was in the public domain in the U.S. as of URAA Act
anonymous pseudonymous corporate photographs cinematographic works international organisations and Government works	60 years from date of created(anonymous work)/publish	Works created(anonymous work)/published before 1966	Works created(anonymous work)/published before 1941
other than those above	Life of the author + 60 years	Works from authors who died before 1966	Works from authors who died before 1941 (Works published before 1931 still PD in US)

If PD in both country place {{PD-India|commons}}.

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