This work is in the public domain in Russia according to article 1281 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, articles 5 and 6 of Law No. 231-FZ of the Russian Federation of December 18, 2006 (the Implementation Act for Book IV of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation).
This usually means that one of the following conditions is fulfilled.
The author of this work died:[1][2]
(a) before January 1, 1952 or
(b) between January 1, 1952 and January 1, 1956, did not work during the Great Patriotic War and did not participate in it.
This work was originally published anonymously or under a pseudonym:
(a) before January 1, 1943 and the name of the author did not become known during 50 years after publication, counted from January 1 of the year following the year of publication, or
(b) between January 1, 1943 and January 1, 1956, and the name of the author did not become known during 70 years after publication, counted from January 1 of the year following the year of publication.
This work is a film (a video fragment or a single shot from it):
(a) which was first shown before January 1, 1943[2] or
(b) which was created by legal entity between January 1, 1929 and January 1, 1956, provided that it was first shown in the stated period or was not shown until August 3, 1993.
This work is an information report (including photo report), which was created by an employee of TASS, ROSTA, or KarelfinTAG as part of that person’s official duties between July 10, 1925[3] and January 1, 1956, provided that it was first released in the stated period or was not released until August 3, 1993.
[1] If the work was first published after the death of the author and the author of this work was not subjected to repression, copyright term is counted from January 1 of the year following the year of publication, provided that the work was published within 50 years after the death of the author who died before January 1, 1943, or within 70 years after the death of the author who died between January 1, 1943 and January 1, 1956.
[2] If the author of this work was subjected to repression and rehabilitated posthumously, copyright term is counted from January 1 of the year following the year of rehabilitation. If the work was first published after the posthumous rehabilitation of the author, copyright term is counted from January 1 of the year following the year of publication, provided that the work was published within 50 years after the posthumous rehabilitation of the author who was posthumously rehabilitated before January 1, 1943, or within 70 years after the posthumous rehabilitation of the author who rehabilitated posthumously between January 1, 1943 years before January 1, 1956. [3] Amateur films which were first shown on January 1, 1943 or later are subjects of points 1-2 of this template.
[4]ROSTA reports created before July 10, 1925 are subjects of points 1-2 of this template.
It is an anonymous work or pseudonymous work and 70 years have passed since the date of its creation
It is another kind of work, and 70 years have passed since the year of death of the author (or last-surviving author)
It is an "expressions of traditional folklore and art" or "political speeches, speeches delivered in the court"
It is one of "official documents, legal acts, treaties and the official translations thereof, state emblems and signs (flags, coats of arms, medals, monetary signs)"
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Note that a few countries have copyright terms longer than 70 years: Mexico has 100 years, Jamaica has 95 years, Colombia has 80 years, and Guatemala and Samoa have 75 years. This image may not be in the public domain in these countries, which moreover do not implement the rule of the shorter term. Honduras has a general copyright term of 75 years, but it does implement the rule of the shorter term. Copyright may extend on works created by French who died for France in World War II (more information), Russians who served in the Eastern Front of World War II (known as the Great Patriotic War in Russia) and posthumously rehabilitated victims of Soviet repressions (more information).
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it meets three requirements:
it was first published outside the United States (and not published in the U.S. within 30 days),
it was first published before 1 March 1989 without copyright notice or before 1964 without copyright renewal or before the source country established copyright relations with the United States,
it was in the public domain in its home country on the URAA date (January 1, 1996 for most countries).
For background information, see the explanations on Non-U.S. copyrights. Note: This tag should not be used for sound recordings.
You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States.
