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Item description Subclass has effect applies to jurisdiction duration main regulatory text main subject start period prerequisite
copyright renewed 95 year copyright protection for work copyrighted from 1964 onwards United States of America publication date copyright registration
70 years or more after author(s) death copyright determination method of 70 years from the death of the author(s) determination method public domain due to expiry of copyright countries with 70 years pma or shorter No/unknown value copyright 70 years after author's death
50 years or more after author(s) death copyright determination method of 50 years from the death of the author(s) copyrights on works have expired countries with 50 years pma or shorter No/unknown value Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works copyright 50 years after author's death
70 years or less since publication status of copyright in countries where works enter the public domain 70 years after publication copyright term works protected by copyrights 70 copyright publication
80 years or more after author(s) death copyright protection duration of 80 years from the death of the author(s) copyrights on works have expired countries with 80 years pma or shorter No/unknown value copyright No/unknown value
100 years or more after author(s) death copyright protection duration of 100 years from the death of the author(s) copyrights on works have expired countries with 100 years pma or shorter No/unknown value copyright No/unknown value
25 years since publication of previously-unpublished posthumous work determination method for previously-unpublished works published over 25 years ago, where the author died over 70 years ago copyright term public domain European Union 25 Copyright Duration Directive
Copyright Term Directive
publication date posthumous work
70 years or more after author(s) death
120 years after creation of unpublished work by an author whose year of death is not known criterion used to determine if an unpublished work by author whose year of death is not known is in the public domain in the US copyright term United States of America 120 date of establishment
95 years after publication with notice and renewal published in USA between 1924 through 1963 with notice (28 years) and at the end copyright was renewed (+67 years) copyright term United States of America 95 publication
copyright notice
copyright renewed
copyright not renewed copyright not renewed 28 years after publication with notice and registration copyright term works protected by copyrights
copyrights on works have expired
United States of America 28 Copyright Act of 1909 copyright registration
copyright notice
publication
no copyright due to missing copyright notice work first published without a formal US copyright notice between 1928 through 1977, entered public domain due to failure to comply with required formalities. copyright term ineligible for copyright protection United States of America Copyright Act of 1909 publication
missing copyright notice
50 years or less since publication copyrighted for 50 years since first publication copyright term works protected by copyrights 50 copyright publication
published more than 95 years ago sufficient condition for a work's copyright to have expired in the United States copyright term public domain United States of America 95 Copyright Term Extension Act copyright law of the United States publication date publication
diligent search A diligent search involves the consultation of sources that supply information on the works and other protected subject-matter as determined where the diligent search has to be carried out. orphan work status untraceable copyright owner
public domain due to expiry of copyright (for qualifier P459) work is in the public domain due to expiry of copyright public domain public domain
60 years or less since publication status of copyright in countries where works enter the public domain 60 years after publication copyright term works protected by copyrights 60 copyright publication
70 years since publication by anonymous author one of the criteria used by many countries including all members of European Union, for determining if work by anonymous author is in public domain copyright term European Union 70 Copyright Term Directive anonymous work
work of the federal government of the United States generally in the public domain in the U.S., if prepared by an officer or employee of the U.S. government as part of their official duties governmental work
public domain
public domain as not covered by copyright law United States of America Title 17 of the United States Code copyright status of works by the federal government of the United States
14 years after publication with notice copyright term
published more than 95 years ago
United States of America 14 Copyright Act of 1790 publication date copyright registration
copyright notice
100 years after creation by anonymous author copyright term United States of America 100
official text of a legislative, administrative or legal nature governmental work
public domain
edict
ineligible for copyright protection
public domain as not covered by copyright law
Republic of Abkhazia Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works copyright of official texts author
stated by copyright holder at source website Used in copyright status (P6216) statements as determination method (P459) for cases where we know the copyright status because the copyright holder(s) stated it at the source website.
no copyright due to error in copyright notice work first published with date, symbol or name error in copyright notice, without correction in five years, between 1928 through 1977, entered public domain due to failure to comply with required formalities. no copyright due to missing copyright notice public domain United States of America publication
copyright notice
95 years after publication works made for hire and anonymous and pseudonymous works works made for hire and anonymous and pseudonymous works: duration of copyright is 95 years from first publication or 120 years from creation, whichever is shorter United States of America 95
120 years after creation of unpublished anonymous and pseudonymous works, and works made for hire Criterion used to determine if an unpublished anonymous and pseudonymous works, and works made for hire are in the public domain in the US United States of America 120
56 years after publication with registration and renewal a first term of 28 years plus a renewal term of 28 years United States of America 56 publication
25 years or less since publication status of copyright in countries where works enter the public domain 25 years after publication copyright term works protected by copyrights 25 copyright publication
determined by GLAM institution and stated at its website used in copyright status (P6216) statements as determination method (P459) for cases where we know the copyright status because it was determined by GLAM institution and stated at its website. GLAM
95 years after publication with notice published in USA between 1964 through 1977 with notice copyright term United States of America 95 publication date publication
copyright notice
50 years after publication of Crown work Great Britain 50 governmental work
publication
70 years after creation of unpublished work copyright determination method in the USA United States of America 70
creator who is not dead copyright protected because the creator is alive on date of retreiving works protected by copyrights living human
50 years or less since death of author(s) copyright determination method copyright term works protected by copyrights countries with 50 years pma or shorter 50 copyright creator
paragraph 49a, chapter 5, Swedish copyright act article in Swedish Act on Copyright in Literary and Artistic Works Sweden
70 years after creation by anonymous or unknown author copyright term Sweden 70
15 years or more after author(s) death copyright protection duration of 15 years from the death of the author(s) copyrights on works have expired countries with 15 years pma or shorter No/unknown value copyright No/unknown value
150 years after publication of work by an author whose year of death is not known criterion used to determine if a published work by authors whose year of death is not known is in the public domain in the US countries with 100 years pma or shorter 150 publication
unknown author death date
faithful reproduction of two-dimensional public domain work of art image that fulfills requirement of template:PD-Art artwork copy
derivative work
countries where faithful reproduction of a 2D work of art do not have additional copyrights
Swedish copyright act 2 chapter 26 § Swedish copyright act paragraph on public debates, public documents etc. Sweden public domain
50 years after creation of (non-artistic) photographic image public domain justification for non-artistic (journalistic, etc.) photographic images in Sweden copyright term Sweden
50 years after publication outside the US copyright protection duration of 50 years from publication outside the US copyright term United States of America 50
50 years after publication by anonymous copyright protection duration of 50 years from publication for anonymous works copyright term worldwide 50
more than 120 years after birth plus 70 years copyright duration copyrights on works have expired
more than 120 year after life sign plus 100 year copyright duration copyrights on works have expired
Swedish copyright act 1 chapter 9 § Sweden public domain
70 years or longer since publication by corporate author copyrights on works have expired countries with 70 years copyright term after publication 70
public domain in the People's Republic of China copyright determination method for works in the public domain in the PRC, due to Chinese copyright law public domain People's Republic of China copyright law of the People's Republic of China
published solely outside the US before 1978, but less than 95 years ago, not in compliance with US formalities and not public domain in its home country on 1st January 1996 copyright determination method that results in a foreign work being copyrighted in the US due to restoration by the URAA copyrighted United States of America 95 published solely outside the US
published 95 years ago or less
not compliant with US copyright formalities
published in the US from 1 March 1989 to 2002, and created after 1977, not a corporate work, and the author died less than 70 years ago copyright determination method that results in a work being in copyrighted in the US works protected by copyrights
copyrights on works have expired
United States of America 70 published between 1 March 1989 and end of 2002
registered or first published in the US
70 years or less since death of author(s)
date of establishment
25 years or more after author(s) death copyright protection duration of 25 years from the death of the author(s) copyrights on works have expired countries with 25 years pma or shorter No/unknown value copyright No/unknown value
published in the US from 1 March 1989 to 2002, and created after 1977, and a corporate work, and less than 95 years from publication and less than 120 years from creation copyright determination method that results in a work being in copyrighted in the US works protected by copyrights
copyrights on works have expired
United States of America work for hire
published between 1 March 1989 and end of 2002
registered or first published in the US
date of establishment
published 95 years ago or less a condition sometimes relevant for a work's copyright dependency
condition
missing copyright notice condition of not having a copyright notice; sometimes relevant for a work's copyright in the US
has copyright notice condition of having a valid copyright notice; sometimes relevant for a work's copyright copyright notice
published in the US from 1978 to 1 March 1989, without notice, but with subsequent registration within 5 years, and not a corporate work a condition sometimes relevant for a work's copyright in the US copyrighted United States of America 70 publication publication
registered or first published in the US
missing copyright notice
published in the US from 1978 to 1 March 1989, with copyright notice, and created after 1977, and not a corporate work, and less than 70 years from the death of the author(s) copyright determination method that results in a work being in copyrighted in the US copyrighted United States of America 70 publication publication
published in the US from 1978 to 1 March 1989, with copyright notice, and created after 1977, and a corporate work, and less than 95 years from publication and less than 120 years from creation copyright determination method that results in a work being in copyrighted in the US copyrighted United States of America 95
120
publication publication
has copyright notice
public domain due to great age copyright determination method for works are clearly public domain worldwide due to their age (i.e. there is no way an author could have died less than 100 years ago); use more exact determination method if known public domain worldwide No/unknown value
author died less than 100 years ago and declared 'mort pour la France' copyright determination method that results in a work being copyrighted in France copyrighted France 100
recent publication copyright determination method that results in a work being copyrighted due to being published so recently that there is no known route to the public domain in any jurisdiction; use Q63860166 if authors known and alive works protected by copyrights No/unknown value
published solely outside the US before 1978, but less than 95 years ago, not in compliance with US formalities and in the public domain in its home country on 1st January 1996 copyright determination method that results in a foreign work not having its copyright restored by the URAA public domain United States of America published solely outside the US
published 95 years ago or less
not compliant with US copyright formalities
no copyright notice and failure to register copyright published in the United States between 1978 and March 1, 1989 without a copyright notice and its copyright was not subsequently registered with the U.S. Copyright Office within 5 years United States of America
70 years or less since death of author(s) copyright determination method copyright term works protected by copyrights countries with 70 years pma or shorter 70 copyright creator
news of the day concept in the context of copyright law, referring to the uncopyrightable facts of current events news
public domain
fact
ineligible for copyright protection Republic of Abkhazia
Albania
United States of America
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works copyright status
state symbols and signs concept in the context of copyright law, referring to the uncopyrightability of flags, emblems, orders, bank notes and other state symbols and signs public domain ineligible for copyright protection Republic of Abkhazia
Albania
copyright
national folklore concept in the copyright law of of some nations public domain public domain as not covered by copyright law
ineligible for copyright protection
Republic of Abkhazia
Afghanistan
ideas, theories, concepts, discoveries and inventions concept in the copyright law of of some nations public domain ineligible for copyright protection
means of payment concept in the copyright law of of some nations public domain ineligible for copyright protection Albania
simple facts concept in the copyright law of of some nations public domain ineligible for copyright protection Albania
new edition of PD work legal concept defining a type of copyrightable work valid subject matter for copyright
Q65772139
works protected by copyrights Albania 25 publication
45 years or more after author(s) death copyright protection duration of 45 years from the death of the author(s) copyrights on works have expired countries with 45 years pma or shorter No/unknown value copyright No/unknown value
60 years or more after author(s) death copyrights on works have expired countries with 60 years pma or shorter No/unknown value copyright 60 years after authors death
74 years or more after author(s) death copyright protection duration of 74 years from the death of the author(s) copyrights on works have expired countries with 74 years pma or shorter No/unknown value copyright 74 years after author's death
78 years or more after author(s) death copyright protection duration of 78 years from the death of the author(s) copyrights on works have expired countries with 78 years pma or shorter No/unknown value copyright 78 years after author's death
85 years or more after author(s) death copyright protection duration of 85 years from the death of the author(s) copyrights on works have expired countries with 85 years pma or shorter No/unknown value copyright No/unknown value
90 years or more after author(s) death copyright protection duration of 90 years from the death of the author(s) copyrights on works have expired countries with 90 years pma or shorter No/unknown value copyright 90 years after author's death
95 years or more after author(s) death copyright protection duration of 95 years from the death of the author(s) copyrights on works have expired countries with 95 years pma or shorter No/unknown value copyright No/unknown value
71.5 years or less since publication status of copyright in countries where works enter the public domain 71.5 years after publication copyright term works protected by copyrights 71.5 copyright publication
74 years or less since publication status of copyright in countries where works enter the public domain 74 years after publication copyright term works protected by copyrights 74 copyright publication
30 years or more after author(s) death copyright protection duration of 30 years from the death of the author(s) copyrights on works have expired countries with 30 years pma or shorter copyright 30 years after author's death
30 years or less since death of author(s) copyright determination method copyright term works protected by copyrights countries with 30 years pma or shorter 30 copyright creator
75 years or less since death of author(s) copyright determination method copyright term works protected by copyrights countries with 75 years pma or shorter 75 copyright creator
75 years or more after author(s) death copyright determination method of 75 years from the death of the author(s) copyrights on works have expired countries with 75 years pma or shorter copyright 75 years after author's death
100 years or less since death of author(s) copyright determination method copyright term works protected by copyrights countries with 100 years pma or shorter 100 copyright creator
published 70 years ago or less dependency
condition
published more than 70 years ago dependency
condition
public domain
died less than 70 years ago,but the date of death is before December 31, 1967 In Japanese copyright law, this does not qualify for the 70-year extension of copyright protection period and becomes a requirement for public domain. copyrights on works have expired Japan No/unknown value copyright law of Japan
Act to Adjust Related Acts to Coordinate with the Conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and the Conclusion of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
50 years or more after author(s) death
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