This image is now in the
public domain
in China because its term of copyright has expired.
According to copyright laws of the
People's Republic of China
(with legal jurisdiction in the mainland only, excluding
Hong Kong
and
Macao
), amended November 11, 2020, Works of legal persons or organizations without legal personality, or service works, or audiovisual works, enter the public domain 50 years after they were first published, or if unpublished 50 years from creation. For photography works of natural persons whose copyright protection period expires before June 1, 2021 belong to the public domain. All other works of natural persons enter the public domain 50 years after the death of the creator.
According to copyright laws of
Republic of China
(currently with jurisdiction in
Taiwan
,
Penghu
,
Kinmen
,
Matsu
, etc.), all photographs and cinematographic works, and all works whose copyright holder is a
juristic person
, enter the public domain 50 years after they were first published, or if unpublished 50 years from creation, and all other applicable works enter the public domain 50 years after the death of the creator.
Important note:
Works of foreign (non-U.S.) origin must be out of copyright or freely licensed in both their home country and the United States in order to be accepted on Commons. Works of Chinese origin that have entered the public domain in the U.S. due to certain circumstances (such as publication in noncompliance with U.S. copyright formalities) may have had their U.S. copyright restored under the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act
(URAA) if the work was under copyright in its country of origin on the date that the URAA took effect in that country. (For the People's Republic of China, the URAA took effect on January 1, 1996. For the Republic of China (ROC), the URAA took effect on January 1, 2002.
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To uploader:
Please provide where the image was first published and who created it or held its copyright.
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.
This photograph is in the
public domain
in
Japan
because its copyright has expired according to Article 23 of the 1899
Copyright Act
of Japan (
English translation
) and Article 2 of Supplemental Provisions of
Copyright Act
of 1970. This is when the photograph meets one of the following conditions:
To uploader:
Please provide the source and
publication date
.
If the photograph was also published in the United States within 30 days after publication in Japan, it might be copyrighted. If the copyright has not expired in the U.S, this file will be deleted. See
Commons:Hirtle chart
.
This template should not be used for a faithful photographic reproduction of an artwork. Under Article 23 of the former Copyright Act, its protection will be consistent with the artwork. See also
Commons:When to use the PD-Art tag
.
Legal disclaimer
This image shows (or resembles) a symbol that was used by the Empire of Japan and its Armed Forces or an organization closely associated to it, or another party of
advocating or glorifying wars of aggression or aggressive conduct
under the
Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Heroes and Martyrs
.
The use of insignias may also be
illegal in
South Korea
,
Russia
and other countries
, depending on context.
Legal disclaimer
This image shows (or resembles) Nazi paraphernalia or symbols, or paraphernalia or symbols of extremist organizations, or other paraphernalia or symbols, the propaganda or public display of which is prohibited by federal laws of the Russian Federation.
The use of such symbols in the Russian Federation may result in liability under the
Article 20.3
of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.
