English: While a copyright notice is present on the front of the photo, a search with the Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) shows no copyright renewals for any promotional photos of Julie London, specifically from 1948; therefore, it is presumed expired. Copyright renewal was required by American copyright law to extend/maintain protection for works published in 1963 or earlier. In order to maintain copyright protection, the image would have had to be renewed 28 years after publication. If not renewed, copyright lapsed at that time. There is no evidence this image is under continued copyright.
This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the rule of the shorter term for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (70 years p.m.a.), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain". This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details.
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