If this template was added because you clicked "Mark for deletion" in the left menu (right when using Vector 2022 skin), please make sure that all necessary pages have been created. If they haven't been created after a few minutes, or if you added this template manually, you should complete these steps:
- Visit the deletion requests subpage and place the following code:
{{
subst:
delete2|image=Template:PD-American Samoa|reason=
17 USC 104 states (emphasis added):
(a) Unpublished Works.— :The works specified by sections 102 and 103, while unpublished, are subject to protection under this title without regard to the nationality or domicile of the author. (b) Published Works.—The works specified by sections 102 and 103, when published, are subject to protection under this title if— :(1) on the date of first publication, one or more of the authors is a national or domiciliary of the United States, or is a national, domiciliary, or sovereign authority of a treaty party, or is a stateless person, wherever that person may be domiciled; or
Since American Samoans are U.S. Nationals, their works are protected by copyright in the United States. And since
COM:L requires that files be public domain in the US, this template is invalid anywhere it is used, and should not further exist to deceive our users. See also
Commons:Deletion requests/Files in Category:PD-American Samoa}} ~~~~
- Go to the deletion requests log and place the following code at the bottom:
{{subst:delete3|pg=Template:PD-American Samoa}}
- Notify the item's uploader or the creator of the page by placing the following code on the user's talk page:
{{subst:idw|Template:PD-American Samoa|Template:PD-American Samoa}} ~~~~
- Additionally, you may want to check for Wikimedia projects that use this item and then remove or, if possible, replace with a superior item.
For mass deletions: If you want to nominate several related images, please make a mass request by manually adding {{delete|reason=write reason|subpage=write name|year=2024|month=June|day=11}}
to each image page and then following the steps hereinbefore. (Help on mass requests.)
Note: This template is for requests that may require discussion in order to be deleted. For speedy deletions, you can use {{speedydelete|reason}}
.