Public Domain Status

other ยท first published 1915

Methods followed in the commercial canning of foods (1915), Arvill Wayne Bitting

Work with a publication date of 1915 and creator life dates recorded in Wikidata.

Public domain in the United States

Direct answer

Status by jurisdiction

United States: Public domain since 2011-01-01 (1 January 2011), under us-published-maximum-term-expired.

United Kingdom: Public domain since 2017-01-01 (1 January 2017), under uk-life-70.

European Union: Public domain since 2017-01-01 (1 January 2017), under eu-life-70.

Canada: Public domain since 1997-01-01 (1 January 1997), under ca-non-revival-life-50.

Australia: Public domain since 1997-01-01 (1 January 1997), under au-non-revival-life-50.

Japan: Public domain since 1997-01-01 (1 January 1997), under jp-non-revival-life-50.

JurisdictionStatusPublic domain dateConfidence
United StatesPublic domain2011-01-01derived
United KingdomPublic domain2017-01-01derived
European UnionPublic domain2017-01-01derived
CanadaPublic domain1997-01-01derived
AustraliaPublic domain1997-01-01derived
JapanPublic domain1997-01-01derived

Rule trace

How we got there

United Statesus-published-maximum-term-expired
  1. The work was first published in 1915.
  2. Even if every available extension or restoration applied, the maximum 95-year publication term has ended.
  3. The public domain date is 2011-01-01 (1 January 2011).

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

United Kingdomuk-life-70
  1. The last relevant creator died in 1946.
  2. The life plus 70-year term gives 2017-01-01 (1 January 2017).

Source: UK Intellectual Property Office, duration of copyright

European Unioneu-life-70
  1. The last relevant creator died in 1946.
  2. The life plus 70-year term gives 2017-01-01 (1 January 2017).

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

Canadaca-non-revival-life-50
  1. The last relevant creator died in 1946.
  2. The work had already entered the public domain before the 2022 term extension and was not revived.
  3. The public domain date is 1997-01-01 (1 January 1997).

Source: Government of Canada, Copyright Act

Australiaau-non-revival-life-50
  1. The last relevant creator died in 1946.
  2. The work was already out of copyright when the term changed in 2005 and was not revived.
  3. The public domain date is 1997-01-01 (1 January 1997).

Source: National Library of Australia, copyright duration

Japanjp-non-revival-life-50
  1. The last relevant creator died in 1946.
  2. The former term had expired before the 2018 extension and was not revived.
  3. The public domain date is 1997-01-01 (1 January 1997).

Source: Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs, term extension questions

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.
  • Check translations, editions, arrangements, performances, recordings, restorations, artwork and adaptations separately.
  • Trademark, moral rights, privacy, publicity, contract and cultural heritage rules can still apply.

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