[Commons-l] Wikimedia Foundation's help to the projects

Thu Dec 14 16:11:56 UTC 2006

On 12/14/06, Yann Forget <yann at forget-me.net> wrote:
> For my practical use, is a photograph taken in India in 1908 by a Indian
> photographer is public domain in USA (first published in India)?
> and if it is taken in 1920?

eh probably.

>in 1945?

Probably not or at least it would be so compelx to show that it is PD
that it would be unlikely to be worth the effort.

>and if the photographer is American (first
> published in USA)?

Probably, probably, probably not.

>and if the photographer is from a third country,
> England, for example?

It depends
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geni