This non-U.S. work was published 1929 or later, but is in the
public domain
in the
United States
because
either
it was simultaneously published (within 30 days) in the U.S. and in its source country and is in the public domain in the U.S. as a U.S. work (no copyright registered, or not renewed),
or
it was first published outside the United States (and
not
published in the U.S. within 30 days)
and
it was first published before 1978 without complying with U.S. copyright formalities or after 1978 without copyright notice
and
it was in the public domain in its home country on the
URAA
date ( January 1, 1996 for most countries).
This work may still be copyrighted in other countries.
For background information, see the explanations on
Non-U.S. copyrights
.
Note:
in addition to this statement, there
must
be a statement on this page explaining
why
the work is in the public domain in the U.S. (for the first case) or why it was PD on the
URAA
date in its source country (second case). Additionally, there must be verifiable information about previous publications of the work.
Public domain
Public domain
false
false
This
Canadian
work is in the
public domain
in Canada because its copyright has expired due to one of the following:
1.
it was subject to
Crown copyright
and was first published more than 50 years ago, or
it was
not
subject to Crown copyright, and
2.
it is a photograph that was created prior to January 1, 1949, or
3.
the creator died prior to January 1, 1972.
You must also include a
United States public domain tag
to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States. Note that this work might not be in the public domain in countries that do not apply the
rule of the shorter term
and have copyright terms longer than life of the author plus 50 years. In particular, Mexico is 100 years, Jamaica is 95 years, Colombia is 80 years, Guatemala and Samoa are 75 years, Switzerland and the United States are 70 years, and Venezuela is 60 years.
