Public Domain Status

other ยท first published 1920

Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan (1920), Izumi Shikibu; Murasaki Shikibu; Sugawara no Takasue no musume

Work with a publication date of 1920 and creator life dates recorded in Wikidata.

Public domain in the United States

Direct answer

Status by jurisdiction

United States: Public domain since 2016-01-01 (1 January 2016), under us-published-maximum-term-expired.

United Kingdom: Public domain since 1171-01-01 (1 January 1171), under uk-life-70.

European Union: Public domain since 1171-01-01 (1 January 1171), under eu-life-70.

Canada: Public domain since 1151-01-01 (1 January 1151), under ca-non-revival-life-50.

Australia: Public domain since 1151-01-01 (1 January 1151), under au-non-revival-life-50.

Japan: Public domain since 1151-01-01 (1 January 1151), under jp-non-revival-life-50.

JurisdictionStatusPublic domain dateConfidence
United StatesPublic domain2016-01-01derived
United KingdomPublic domain1171-01-01derived
European UnionPublic domain1171-01-01derived
CanadaPublic domain1151-01-01derived
AustraliaPublic domain1151-01-01derived
JapanPublic domain1151-01-01derived

Rule trace

How we got there

United Statesus-published-maximum-term-expired
  1. The work was first published in 1920.
  2. Even if every available extension or restoration applied, the maximum 95-year publication term has ended.
  3. The public domain date is 2016-01-01 (1 January 2016).

Source: U.S. Copyright Office, Duration of Copyright

United Kingdomuk-life-70
  1. The last relevant creator died in 1100.
  2. The life plus 70-year term gives 1171-01-01 (1 January 1171).

Source: UK Intellectual Property Office, duration of copyright

European Unioneu-life-70
  1. The last relevant creator died in 1100.
  2. The life plus 70-year term gives 1171-01-01 (1 January 1171).

Source: EUR-Lex, Directive 2006/116/EC

Canadaca-non-revival-life-50
  1. The last relevant creator died in 1100.
  2. The work had already entered the public domain before the 2022 term extension and was not revived.
  3. The public domain date is 1151-01-01 (1 January 1151).

Source: Government of Canada, Copyright Act

Australiaau-non-revival-life-50
  1. The last relevant creator died in 1100.
  2. The work was already out of copyright when the term changed in 2005 and was not revived.
  3. The public domain date is 1151-01-01 (1 January 1151).

Source: National Library of Australia, copyright duration

Japanjp-non-revival-life-50
  1. The last relevant creator died in 1100.
  2. The former term had expired before the 2018 extension and was not revived.
  3. The public domain date is 1151-01-01 (1 January 1151).

Source: Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs, term extension questions

Practical scope

What this result does and does not cover

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