Photographs

Date of creation Public domain in Canada? Public domain in U.S.?
Before January 1, 1946 Yes Yes
January 1, 1946-December 31, 1948 Yes No, and won't be until 95 years after publication[1]
January 1, 1949-December 31, 1957 If author has been dead for 50 years No, and won't be until 95 years after publication[1]
After December 31, 1957 No, and won't be until 50 years after the author's death No, and won't be until 95 years after publication[1]

Other works

Date of author's death Public domain in Canada? Public domain in U.S.?
Before January 1, 1946 Yes Yes
January 1, 1936-December 31, 1957 Yes Only if published before January 1, 1923; otherwise, won't be in the public domain until 95 years from the date of publication.[1]
January 1, 1958 or later No Only if published before January 1, 1923[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Exceptions are i. if the work was originally published in the United States or published in the United States within thirty days of its first publication, in which case treat it as an American work, or ii. if the work was never published, it will enter the public domain 70 years after the death of the author.
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