Template:PD-old/doc

Usage
, or equivalently

This template is to be used when the author has died more than 100 years previously.

'''Please also use PD-posthumous to tag posthumous works. Please use to tag posthumous works published outside the USA since ''' while they may be copyrighted in the USA and certain other countries and areas based on how long they have been published, even if the authors died more than 100 years ago.