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Denne mediefil er offentlig ejendom i USA. Dette gælder for amerikanske værker, hvor ophavsretten er udløbet, ofte fordi dets første offentliggørelse fandt sted inden 1. januar 1929. Se denne side (på engelsk) for yderligere forklaring.
Dette billede er formentlig ikke offentlig ejendom uden for USA; dette gælder i sær i lande og områder, der ikke anvender rule of the shorter term for amerikanske værker, såsom Canada, Folkerepublikken Kina (ikke Hong Kong eller Macao), Tyskland, Mexico, and Schweiz. Skaberen og udgivelsesåret er afgørende oplysninger og skal fremlægges. Se Wikipedia:Offentlig ejendom og Wikipedia:Ophavsret for flere detaljer.
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