File:Austro-Hungarian Torpedo Boat Flotilla.jpg
Photographs that involve artistic interpretations, such as studio shots and those that involve lighting and poses, qualify as photographic works ("Lichtbildwerke") or "works of literature, music and art" (Eurobike: OGH, Beschluss vom 12.9.2001, 4 Ob 179/01d and Article 60). As such, a 70-year p.m.a. term of protection is applied (see this discussion).
In order to be acceptable on Commons, works must be in the public domain in the United States as well as in their source country. Austrian works are currently in the public domain in the United States if their copyright had expired in Austria on the U.S. date of restoration (January 1, 1996). However, some works might have a subsisting U.S. copyright resulting from the long-standing copyright relations between Austria and the United States.
| Type of material | Copyright has expired in Austria if... | Copyright has expired in the U.S. if... |
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| Unpublished simple photographs | created prior to 1975 and never published within 50 years of creation | created prior to 1946 and never published within 50 years of creation |
| Published simple photographs | published prior to 1975 | published prior to 1946 |
| All other photographs | author death prior to 1955 and published | published prior to 1932 |
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1930.
 Public domain works must be out of copyright in both the United States and in the source country of the work in order to be hosted on the Commons. If the work is not a U.S. work, the file must have an additional copyright tag indicating the copyright status in the source country.
Note: This tag should not be used for sound recordings. |
