In order to be hosted on Commons, all works must be in the public domain in the United States as well as in their source country. Egyptian works that are currently in the public domain in the United States are those whose copyright had expired in Egypt on the U.S. date of restoration (January 1, 1996) pursuant to the provisions of the old 1954 law which was in effect at the time.
Type of work
Copyright has expired in Egypt if...
Copyright has expired in the U.S. if...
A
Non-creative photographic or audiovisual works
published prior to 1987
published prior to 1981
B
Other works with an identifiable author
the author died prior to 1974
the author died prior to 1946 or published prior to 1929
C
Other works that are either anonymous or pseudonymous
published prior to 1974
published prior to 1946
D
Other works (e.g. collective works) whose copyright is held by a legal person
Certain types of Egyptian works (official documents, stamps, works of national folklore) should use specific license tags instead of this generic tag.
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