Camera-wiki.org:Document in public domain, before 1923

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Anonymous documents published before January 1st, 1923 are in the public domain in the following jurisdictions:

  • the United States, where any document published before January 1st, 1923 is in the public domain;[1]
  • the European Union, where the copyright for an anonymous work expires 70 years after its first publication;[2]
  • Japan, where the copyright for an anonymous work expires 50 years after its first publication.[3]

Advertising material published by a company follows the same rules as anonymous documents, unless (a) it is explicitly signed by an individual or (b) some individual later claimed to be the original author.