Public Domain Status

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In the Last Stride (1916), Arthur Wright

Work with a publication date of 1916 and creator life dates recorded in Wikidata.

Public domain in the United States
Check before relying on this answer.
  • UK: The record does not identify the director, screenplay author, dialogue author and specially commissioned composer separately.
  • EU: The record does not identify the director, screenplay author, dialogue author and specially commissioned composer separately.
  • AU: Australian films made before 1969 require a title-level transitional-rule review.

Direct answer

Status by jurisdiction

United States: Public domain since 2012-01-01 (1 January 2012), under us-published-maximum-term-expired.

United Kingdom: Probably public domain. The calculated public-domain date is 2003-01-01 (1 January 2003), in less than one month, under uk-film-last-author-70.

European Union: Probably public domain. The calculated public-domain date is 2003-01-01 (1 January 2003), in less than one month, under eu-film-last-author-70.

Canada: Public domain since 1983-01-01 (1 January 1983), under ca-non-revival-life-50.

Australia: Unknown. A public-domain date cannot be calculated from the recorded facts.

Japan: Public domain since 1987-01-01 (1 January 1987), under jp-film-publication-70.

JurisdictionStatusPublic domain dateConfidence
United StatesPublic domain2012-01-01derived
United KingdomProbably public domain2003-01-01low
European UnionProbably public domain2003-01-01low
CanadaPublic domain1983-01-01derived
AustraliaUnknownNot enough informationlow
JapanPublic domain1987-01-01derived

Rule trace

How we got there

United Statesus-published-maximum-term-expired
  1. The work was first published in 1916.
  2. Even if every available extension or restoration applied, the maximum 95-year publication term has ended.
  3. The public domain date is 2012-01-01 (1 January 2012).

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

United Kingdomuk-film-last-author-70
  1. The last recorded relevant film author died in 1932.
  2. The film term gives 2003-01-01 (1 January 2003).

Source: UK Intellectual Property Office, duration of copyright

European Unioneu-film-last-author-70
  1. The last recorded relevant film author died in 1932.
  2. The film term gives 2003-01-01 (1 January 2003).

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

Canadaca-non-revival-life-50
  1. The last relevant creator died in 1932.
  2. The work had already entered the public domain before the 2022 term extension and was not revived.
  3. The public domain date is 1983-01-01 (1 January 1983).

Source: Government of Canada, Copyright Act

Australiaau-film-pre-1969-review
  1. Australian films made before 1969 require a title-level transitional-rule review.

Source: National Library of Australia, copyright duration

Japanjp-film-publication-70
  1. The film's applicable publication or creation year is 1916.
  2. The 70-year term gives 1987-01-01 (1 January 1987).

Source: Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs, copyright system

Practical scope

What this result does and does not cover

  • A public domain result supports reuse of the original expression covered by this record in the named jurisdiction.
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  • Trademark, moral rights, privacy, publicity, contract and cultural heritage rules can still apply.

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