• It is a photograph or work of applied art and 50 years have passed since the date of its creation (created prior to January 1, 1975) or it waspublished prior to January 1, 1987 (see{{PD-Algeria-photo-except}})
• It is a collective, pseudonymous, anonymous, posthumous or audiovisual work and 50 years have passed since the date of its publication (published prior to January 1, 1975)
• It is another type of work and 50 years have elapsed since the the year of death of the author (or last-surviving author) (author died prior to January 1, 1975)

In order to be hosted on Commons, all works must be in the public domain in theUnited States as well as in their source country. The copyright of all Algerian photographs and works of applied art published prior to 1948 had expired in Algeria on thedate of restoration (April 19, 1998)^[1]pursuant to the provisions ofArticle 60 of the defunctOrdinance No. 97-10 of 6 March 1997 which was in effect at the time. Such works are thus currently in the public domain in the United States.^[2]

1. ↑Circular 38a: International Copyright Relations of the United States(in en) (PDF; 217 kB) 2.United States Copyright Office (March 2009). Retrieved on2010-03-05.
2. ↑17 U.S.C.,§ 104A(in en).

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