Fail media ini berada dalam domain awam di Amerika Syarikat. Ini sering diguna pakai di A.S. di mana hak cipta yang telah luput tarikhnya kebiasaannya disebabkan penerbitan pertama berlaku sebelum 1 Januari 1929. Sila lihat, laman ini untuk maklumat lanjut.
Imej ini mungkin berada dalam domain awam di luar Amerika Syarikat terutama di negara atau kawasan yang tidak mengamalkan peraturan jangka pendek (contohnya Tanah Besar China kecuali Hong Kong dan Macao, Kanada, Jerman, Mexico serta Switzerland). Pencipta dan tahun penerbitan imej ini merupakan maklumat penting dan mesti disertakan. Sila lihat Wikipedia:Domain awam dan Wikipedia:Hak cipta untuk maklumat lanjut.
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