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* Typically, older artworks are considered to be in the public ___domain, while new artworks are not.

:Basic rule of thumb:

::'''Pre-Before 1923 = Upload to Commons'''

::'''Post-After 1923 = Upload to Wikipedia'''

* If it was published '''before 1923''' in the US, it is out of copyright (published means presented to the public and a distinct concept from creation).

* If it was published before 1989 in the US and no copyright notice was added, then it is likely in the public ___domain (artists who failed to give notice could have later rectified the problem through several formal steps).