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Originally Posted by HarryT
Yes. All that matters is what's in the public domain where you are.
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Wait a minute... what about the
Geneva Convention?
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Published works of nationals of any Contracting State and works first published in that State shall enjoy in each other Contracting State the same protection as that other State accords to works of its nationals first published in its own territory.
Article 1.2
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I have always taken that to mean that other countries are bound to uphold the rules of the country where the work was initially published, at a minimum. Meaning that (assuming that Sweden and Japan signed this convention), you would first need to check if it's in the public domain in Japan.