This is a simple photograph taken prior to 1919. A search of likely publications has failed to show publication before 1989. It was published (in Austria) in the book Die K.u.K. Donauflottille 1870-1918 in 1989 without a copyright notice, and the book was not published in the US within 30 days. The Austrian copyright on the image had expired by the time it was published, as it was it was taken more than 50 years ago and not published within 50 years of its creation (this expired in 1969, twenty years prior to the book, at the latest).
For a simple photograph ("Lichtbild"), such as simple passport photos from Photo booths, photos from satellites, pictures from radiography, it was either published more than 50 years ago or it was taken more than 50 years ago and never published within 50 years of its creation.
Photographs that involve artistic interpretations, such as studio shots and those that involve lighting and poses, qualify as photographic works ("Lichtbildwerke") or "works of literature, music and art" (Eurobike: OGH, Beschluss vom 12.9.2001, 4 Ob 179/01d and Article 60). As such, a 70-year p.m.a. term of protection is applied (see this discussion).
In order to be acceptable on Commons, works must be in the public domain in the United States as well as in their source country. Austrian works are currently in the public domain in the United States if their copyright had expired in Austria on the U.S. date of restoration (January 1, 1996). However, some works might have a subsisting U.S. copyright resulting from the long-standing copyright relations between Austria and the United States.
Type of material
Copyright has expired in Austria if...
Copyright has expired in the U.S. if...
Unpublished simple photographs
created prior to 1974 and never published within 50 years of creation
created prior to 1946 and never published within 50 years of creation
Published simple photographs
published prior to 1974
published prior to 1946
All other photographs
author death prior to 1954 and published
published prior to 1932
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This non-U.S. work was published 1929 or later, but is in the public domain in the United States because either
it was simultaneously published (within 30 days) in the U.S. and in its source country and is in the public domain in the U.S. as a U.S. work (no copyright registered, or not renewed),
or
it was first published outside the United States (and not published in the U.S. within 30 days) and
it was first published before 1978 without complying with U.S. copyright formalities or after 1978 without copyright notice and
it was in the public domain in its home country on the URAA date ( January 1, 1996 for most countries).
This work may still be copyrighted in other countries.
For background information, see the explanations on Non-U.S. copyrights. Note: in addition to this statement, there must be a statement on this page explaining why the work is in the public domain in the U.S. (for the first case) or why it was PD on the URAA date in its source country (second case). Additionally, there must be verifiable information about previous publications of the work.
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{{Information |Description = Austro-Hungarian river monitor SMS ''Inn'' prior to 1919 |Source = '''Original publication''': ''Die K.u.K. Donauflottille 1870-1918'' (1989) '''Immediate source''': http://www.warshipsww2.eu/shipsplus.php?language=E&id=120186 |Date = Prior to 1919 |Author = Unknown |Permission = This is a simple photograph taken prior to 1919. A search of likely publications has failed to show publication before 1989. It was published (in Austria) in the book ''Die K.u.K. Donaufl...