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SensualPoet · 06-16-2012, 10:10 AM

That is definitely NOT the rule in Canada, with respect to images (and sound recordings). But -- point well taken! -- it's still murky.

Photographs, if owned by a corporation (for example a photo by a staff photographer published in his/her newspaper), are protected for 50 years from the date of the making of the original negative, ie 1961 or earlier.

But, in Canada, if the photographs are owned by a person, the date of death of the photographer is key. So, WWII war time photographs by Yousef Karsh, who died in 2002, won't enter public domain until 2053.

06-16-2012, 10:10 AM	#3
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	That is definitely NOT the rule in Canada, with respect to images (and sound recordings). But -- point well taken! -- it's still murky. Photographs, if owned by a corporation (for example a photo by a staff photographer published in his/her newspaper), are protected for 50 years from the date of the making of the original negative, ie 1961 or earlier. But, in Canada, if the photographs are owned by a person, the date of death of the photographer is key. So, WWII war time photographs by Yousef Karsh, who died in 2002, won't enter public domain until 2053.