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Unpublished simple photographs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
Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
Dit mediabestand is in het publiek domein in de Verenigde Staten van Amerika. Dit geldt voor werken uit de VS waarvan de copyright is verlopen, meestal omdat de eerste publicatie ervan verscheen voor 1 januari 1929. Zie ook deze pagina voor verdere uitleg
Let op! Dit bestand hoeft niet in het publiek domein te zijn buiten de VS (dit geldt voor Canada, China (excl. Hong Kong, Macao of Taiwan), Duitsland, Mexico en Zwitserland). De auteur en het jaar van publicatie zijn essentiële informatie en moeten zijn vastgesteld. Zie ook Wikipedia:Public domain en Wikipedia:Copyrights voor meer informatie.