Copyright
Copyright Laws
Each country has it’s own laws on public domain, Creative Commons, and copyright. Please research your country’s policies. Here are some resources on copyright.
United States– https://www.copyright.gov/title17/
In the United States, any works published before 1923 are free of copyright. Any works published after 1923 are no longer copyrighted 70 years after the creator’s death.
European Union– https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/eu-copyright-legislation
In Europe and Great Britain, works are free of copyright 70 years after the death of the author. There are special exceptions for works published during World War I and II.
Australia – https://www.ag.gov.au/RightsAndProtections/Documents/ShortGuidetoCopyright-October2012.pdf
In Australia, works are free of copyright 70 years after the death of the author.
New Zealand– http://www.copyright.org.nz/
In New Zealand, works are free of copyright 50 years after the death of the author.