To delo je v javni domeni tudi v državah in na območjih, kjer trajajo avtorske pravice za časa avtorjevega življenja in še 70 let ali manj po tem.

Na stran morate dodati tudi oznako za javno domeno v Združenih državah Amerike, s katero razložite, zakaj je delo v javni domeni v Združenih državah Amerike. V nekaterih državah trajajo avtorske pravice več kot 70 let: v Mehiki trajajo 100 let, na Jamajki 95 let, v Kolumbiji 80 let, v Gvatemali in na Samoi trajajo 75 let. Avtorske pravice se lahko podaljšajo na delih Francozov, ki so umrli za Francijo v drugi svetovni vojni (več o tem), Ruse, ki so služili na vzhodni fronti druge svetovne vojne (v Rusiji poznani kot velika domoljubna vojna) in posmrtno za rehabilitirane Ruse (več o tem).

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