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This non-U.S. work was published 1929 or later, but is in the
public domain
in the
United States
because
either
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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
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it was first published outside the United States (and
not
published in the U.S. within 30 days)
and
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it was first published before 1978 without complying with U.S. copyright formalities or after 1978 without copyright notice
and
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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.
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