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