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== Copyright question ==
I don't usually do images, but I have a drawing I want to upload.  The drawing is originally from a book published in Austria in 1918.  The copyright should have expired by now, right? [[User:Isomorphic|Isomorphic]] 15:43, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)
:Under U.S. federal law, which I believe is extended to other friendly countries by a number of treaties, a copyright does not expire until 70 years following the author's death. If the publisher is still around, I would contact them for permission. If not, I would say it's pretty safe as being pretty darn close to "public domain", but it's not clear-cut. I'm finding more and more that copyright law is really never clear-cut, so err on the side of caution. Personally, though, I would say you are pretty safe. [[User:Skyler1534|Skyler]][[User_talk:Skyler1534|'''1534''']] 16:50, Nov 9, 2004 (UTC)
*I thought anything published in the U.S. before [[1922]] was in the public domain and that the new rules apply to subsequent works.  [[User:PedanticallySpeaking|PedanticallySpeaking]] 17:22, Nov 9, 2004 (UTC)
:You're right. Works published prior to 1923 outside of the U.S. are now public domain. Thanks, PS. Isomorphic, you are good to go. [[User:Skyler1534|Skyler]][[User_talk:Skyler1534|'''1534''']] 17:45, Nov 9, 2004 (UTC)
::Thanks.  Image uploaded and added to [[Zvartnots]].  [[User:Isomorphic|Isomorphic]] 22:45, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)