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Licensing
A department of the Highways WikiProject

Welcome to the Licensing Department of the Highways WikiProject. This page is devoted to researching the copyright statuses and dealing with the proper licensing of the media files used for articles on highways and major roads.

Highway markers

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North America

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Marker status
Sign type Sign code Sign specifications Licensing status Which template? Files updated? Notes
Canada - TCH {{PD-ineligible}} Yes
Canada - Alberta HIGHWAY GUIDE AND INFORMATION SIGN MANUAL {{PD-ineligible}}{{Trademarked}} Yes
Canada - British Columbia CATALOGUE OF STANDARD TRAFFIC SIGNS {{PD-Canada}} Yes
Canada - Manitoba {{Trademarked}}{{PD-textlogo}} Yes
Canada - New Brunswick {{PD-simple}} Yes
Canada - Newfoundland and Labrador {{PD-ineligible}} Yes
Canada - Northwest Territories Unclear if the bear is copyrighted
Canada - Nova Scotia {{PD-old-70-1923}}{{Insignia}} Yes NS flag requires additional templates
Canada - Nova Scotia (trunk) {{PD-ineligible}} Yes
Canada - Prince Edward Island {{Pd-ineligible}}{{Insignia}} Yes Trees require additional templates
Canada - Saskatchewan some limited diagrams {{PD-simple}} Yes Simplified version of real shield
Canada - Quebec {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Simplified version of real shield; for routes, flower considered to be under threshold of originality for Canada (close to the US)
Canada - Yukon Territory {{PD-simple}} Yes
Costa Rica Unclear if it is below/above the threshold of originality
Dominican Republic Unclear if it is below/above the threshold of originality
Guadeloupe {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Martinique {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Honduras Unclear if it is below/above the threshold of originality
Mexico {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Unclear if it is below/above the threshold of originality
Nicaragua Unclear if it is below/above the threshold of originality
Panama Unclear if it is below/above the threshold of originality
United States See COM:USRD/L

South America

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Marker status
Sign type Sign code Sign specifications Licensing status Which template? Files updated? Notes
Argentina {{PD-AR-Signs}} Yes
Bolivia {{PD-ineligible}} Could use research on TOO in Bolivia
Brazil {{PD-BrazilGov}} Yes
Chile Could use research on TOO in Chile
Colombia {{PD-ineligible}} Below threshold of originality since it is on a road: [1] article 39
Ecuador {{PD-ineligible}} Could use research on TOO in Ecuador
French Guiana {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Peru Unclear if it is below/above the Peru threshold of originality
Uruguay {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Venezuela Could use research on TOO in Venezuela

Europe

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Marker status
Sign type Sign code Sign specifications Licensing status Which template? Files updated? Notes
E-Roads {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Albania {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Andorra {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Armenia unclear
Austria {{PD-StVZVO}} Yes
Azerbaijan unclear
Belarus [2] {{PD-BY-exempt|type=road signs}} Yes
Belgium {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Bosnia and Herzegovina {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Bulgaria {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Croatia {{PD-Croatia-exempt|type=road signs}} Yes
Czech Republic {{PD-CzechGov}} Yes
Denmark {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Estonia {{PD-EE-exempt|type=road signs}} Yes
Finland {{PD-FinlandGov}} Yes
France {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Georgia {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Germany {{PD-VzKat}} Yes
Greece {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Hungary {{PD-HU-exempt|type=road signs}} Yes
Iceland {{PD-Vegagerdin}} Yes
Ireland {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Italy {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Kosovo {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Latvia {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Lithuania {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Moldova {{PD-MD-exempt|type=road signs}} Yes
Montenegro {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Netherlands {{PD-NL-verkeersbord}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
North Macedonia {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Norway {{PD-Statens vegvesen}} Yes
Poland {{Polishsymbol}} Yes
Portugal {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Romania {{PD-RO-exempt|type=road signs}} Yes
Russia {{PD-RU-exempt|type=road signs}} Yes
Serbia {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Slovakia {{PD-SlovakGov}} Yes
Slovenia {{PD-Slovenia-exempt}} Yes
Sweden [3] {{PD-Transportstyrelsen}} Yes
Switzerland {{PD-Switzerland-official}} Yes
Turkey unclear
Ukraine {{PD-UA-exempt|type=road signs}} Yes
United Kingdom Commons {{OGL3}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere

Africa

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Marker status
Sign type Sign code Sign specifications Licensing status Which template? Files updated? Notes
Trans-African Highway {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Algeria {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Ghana {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Morocco {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Namibia {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
South Africa {{PD-South-Africa-exempt|type=road signs}} Yes
Tunisia {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere

Asia

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Marker status
Sign type Sign code Sign specifications Licensing status Which template? Files updated? Notes
Asian Highway Network {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Mashreq {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Bangladesh {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Cambodia {{PD-CambodiaGov}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
China {{PD-PRC-Road Traffic Signs}} Yes
Hong Kong {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
India {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Iran {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Israel [4] {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Japan {{PD-Japan-exempt|type=road signs}} Yes
Kazakhstan {{PD-KZ-exempt|type=road signs}} Yes
Malaysia {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Nepal {{PD-Nepal (traffic signs)}} Yes
Oman {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Pakistan {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Philippines {{PD-PhilippinesGov}} Yes
Qatar Unclear what the TOO is
Saudi Arabia Unclear what the TOO is
Singapore {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
South Korea {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Sri Lanka {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere
Taiwan {{PD-ROC-Traffic Signs}} Yes
Thailand {{PD-TH-exempt|type=road signs}} Yes
United Arab Emirates Unclear what the TOO is
Vietnam {{PD-ineligible}} Yes Too simple for it to be considered original work anywhere

Oceania

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Marker status
Sign type Sign code Sign specifications Licensing status Which template? Files updated? Notes
Australia {{PD-ineligible}} (per consensus, not really complex)
New Zealand {{NZTA-Sign-Spec}} Yes Copyrighted but can use freely (just not on a NZ road)

Highway maps

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Photos

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Other files

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References

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