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Copyright

§ Interpretation states
“The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York holds a copy of the photograph.”,
but the titular image’s page states under § Licensing
“The author died in 1858, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.”.
Which is right here?

Theanswertolifetheuniverseandeverything (talk) 09:17, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Theanswertolifetheuniverseandeverything: Holding a copy of the photograph does not have anything to do with copyright. It just means that there is one in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art - it might be on display, or in a storeroom. Copyright literally means "the right to make copies", and for most photographs, the copyright lies with the person who pressed the shutter release on the camera. Now in this case, the photographer was Robert Howlett, who died in 1858; I don't know of anywhere that the copyright lasts for longer than life plus 100 years, so the copyright expired in 1958. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 16:50, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Redrose64 Gnats. I misread it. I'm so sorry. I am aware of the difference, my mind just immediately read “Copyright”. Theanswertolifetheuniverseandeverything (talk) 16:59, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]