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c) political speeches and speeches made at court hearings,
d) daily news or miscellaneous information having the character of mere items of press information,
e) folk literary and artistic creations.
The translations of the texts and speeches referred to in items b) and c) of paragraph (1) of this Article shall be copyrighted, unless they are published as official texts.
The composition of coats of arms are generally public domain with respect to copyright laws, and may be reproduced freely.
This corresponds to the international traditional usage, and is explicitly stated in some national copyright laws. Some compositions, of more recent origin, may be copyrighted.
This is not a valid license as such, being a "public domain" statement for the coat of arms definition only. It must be completed with the copyright tag associated to the picture creation.
Please note that this applies only to the coat of arms definition (composition / description). The representation of a coat of arms is an artistic creation, subject as such to copyright laws.
Restriction of use - Legal notice: Most of the time, the usage of coats of arms is governed by legal restrictions, independent of the status of the depiction shown here. A coat of arms represents its owner. Though it can be freely represented, it cannot be appropriated, or used in such a way as to create a confusion with or a prejudice to its owner.
Usage on Commons: Please provide licence information for the coat of arm representation, information for the author of the picture, and the source if not self-made work.
شیئر کرنے – کام کو نقل، تقسیم یا منتقل کرنے کے لیے
ریمکس کے لیے – کام منبطق کرنے کے لیے
مندرجہ ذیل شرائط کے تحت:
انتساب – آپ کو اس کام کا انتساب مصنف یا اجازت دہندہ کے بتائے گئے طریقہ کے مطابق دینا ہوگا (تاہم یہ انتساب اس طرح نہیں ہونا چاہیے کہ اسے دیکھ کر ایسا محسوس ہو کہ اصل مصنف یا اجازت دہندہ آپ کے یا آپ کے ذریعہ اس کام کے استعمال کرنے کے حامی ہیں)۔
یکساں شراکت – اگر آپ اس کام میں کوئی تبدیلی یا ترمیم کرتے ہیں یا اس کام پر مبنی کچھ نیا بناتے ہیں تو اسے بھی آپ اسی یا اس جیسے کسی اجازت نامے کے تحت شائع کر سکتے ہیں۔