English: God Save the King, Íslands minni, Oben am jungen Rhein, Kongesangen, Rufst du, mein Vaterland and My Country, 'Tis of Thee (1927) instrumental.
This Canadian work is in the public domain in Canada because its copyright has expired due to one of the following:
1. it was subject to Crown copyright and was first published more than 50 years ago, or
it was not subject to Crown copyright, and
2. it is a photograph that was created prior to January 1, 1949, or
3. the creator died prior to January 1, 1972.
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According to Article 9 and Article 22 of the Icelandic Copyright Act No. 73/1972[1] the following are exempted from copyright under Icelandic law or unrestricted distribution is guaranteed under the law:
Acts, Regulations, administrative provisions, court rulings and similar official documents and official translations of such documents.
Proceedings of public meetings of official representatives and documents publicly submitted there which concern their activities. The same applies to legal proceedings which are open to the public. Does not apply to collections of a single author's works.
Debates on questions concerning the public good which take place at gatherings to which the public has access or are broadcast. Does not apply to collections of a single author's works.
It is asserted that this work falls into one or more of the above categories.
Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
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a law, ordinance, international treaty or other official act
a decision, protocol or report by public authorities
This New Zealand work is in the public domain in New Zealand, because its copyright has expired or it is not subject to copyright (details). According to the New Zealand Copyright Act of 1994 as elaborated on by the Standing Committee on Copyright of the Library and Information Association of New Zealand (LIANZA), as of May 2011:
Type of material
Copyright has expired if ...
A
For photographs, manuscripts, archives, music scores, maps, paintings, and drawings published anonymously, under a pseudonym or the creator is unknown:
photo taken or work published prior to 1 January 1974 (50 years ago)
For photographs, manuscripts, archives, music scores, maps, paintings, and drawings (except A-C)
Creator died before 1 January 1974 (50 years ago)
E
For oral histories, music, computer-generated work and spoken word sound recordings
Released before 1 January 1974 (50 years ago)
F
Published editions2
Released before 1 January 1999 (25 years ago)
1 Some government publications are not subject to copyright, including bills, acts, regulations, court judgments, royal commission and select committee reports, etc. See references [2] or [3] for the full list. 2 means the typographical arrangement and layout of a published work. eg. newsprint.
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Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
This image is in the public domain in Norway because images not considered to be "works of art" become public domain 50 years after creation, provided that more than 15 years have passed since the photographer's death or the photographer is unknown.
Under the former photo law, protection ended 25 years after creation, provided that more than 15 years had passed since the photographer's death or the photographer is unknown. The image is in the public domain if the protection ended before 29 June 1995 under the older term.[4]
To uploader: Please provide information about where the image was first published, who created it, and when the photographer died, if known. The right to be attributed does not expire in Norway.
Images uploaded to Wikimedia Commons must also be in the public domain in the United States. A Norwegian work that is in the public domain in Norway is in the public domain in the U.S. only if it was in the public domain in Norway in 1996 and no copyright was registered in the U.S. (This is the effect of 17 USC 104A with its critical date of January 1, 1996.)
This media file is in the public domain in the United States. This applies to U.S. works where the copyright has expired, often because its first publication occurred prior to January 1, 1929, and if not then due to lack of notice or renewal. See this page for further explanation.
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