Difference between revisions of "Camera-wiki.org:Copyright expiration"
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==Anonymous, and first published before 1923== | ==Anonymous, and first published before 1923== | ||
| − | If the image is anonymous and was first published before 1923, its copyright has expired. ''[[Camera-wiki.org:Document in public domain, before 1923| | + | If the image is anonymous and was first published before 1923, its copyright has expired. ''[[Camera-wiki.org:Document in public domain, before 1923|Details]]'' |
==Not anonymous, or first published in or after 1923== | ==Not anonymous, or first published in or after 1923== | ||
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===Published in Asia=== | ===Published in Asia=== | ||
*Japan, until 1945: Its copyright has expired. ''[[Camera-wiki.org:Japanese document in public domain, before 1946|Details]]'' | *Japan, until 1945: Its copyright has expired. ''[[Camera-wiki.org:Japanese document in public domain, before 1946|Details]]'' | ||
| − | *Japan, after 1945: | + | *Japan, after 1945: See [[Camera-wiki.org:Japanese document in public domain, after 1946|this explanation]].<!--Note the difference between "1945" and "1946"; User:Zuleika believes that the page linked to is mistitled--> |
===Published in Europe=== | ===Published in Europe=== | ||
| − | *France: | + | *France: See [[Camera-wiki.org:French document in public domain, after 1923|this explanation]]. |
| − | *Germany (including East Germany, West Germany, and Berlin): | + | *Germany (including East Germany, West Germany, and Berlin): See [[Camera-wiki.org:German document in public domain, after 1923|this explanation]]. |
| − | *United Kingdom: | + | *United Kingdom: See [[Camera-wiki.org:UK document in public domain, after 1923|this explanation]]. |
[[Category:Image rights]] | [[Category:Image rights]] | ||
[[Category:Editing guidelines]] | [[Category:Editing guidelines]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:18, 30 March 2011
This page, incomplete, is intended as a first guide to deciding whether the copyright of an image has expired in the United States (where the webserver of Camera-wiki.org is located), and thus whether the image can be considered to be in the public domain.
Contents
Anonymous, and first published before 1923
If the image is anonymous and was first published before 1923, its copyright has expired. Details
Not anonymous, or first published in or after 1923
Published in the Americas
- United States, before 1964: If a copyright was not renewed during the 28th year of the first term of copyright, it expired. Details
- United States, before 1978: Material published without a copyright notice in the United States before 1978 is not copyright. Details
Published in Asia
- Japan, until 1945: Its copyright has expired. Details
- Japan, after 1945: See this explanation.
Published in Europe
- France: See this explanation.
- Germany (including East Germany, West Germany, and Berlin): See this explanation.
- United Kingdom: See this explanation.
