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DescriptionOrson Welles-Citizen Kane1.jpg
English: Description: Low-resolution reproduction of publicity photograph for the movie en:Citizen Kane (1941), featuring star en:Orson Welles
Original property rights holder: RKO Radio Pictures Source: Scan from personal collection
Public domain explanation
The image was distributed as a promotional photograph in the U.S. in 1941 for use by the general media, satisfying the definition of "publication." There is no evidence that it was distributed with copyright notice, as then required for copyright protection.
A search of copyright renewal records for 1969 and 1970 ([1], [2], [3], [4]) reveals that no renewal was filed as would have been required to maintain copyright protection, if any, on any bound collection of material that might encompass this photograph.
There is no evidence that RKO Pictures LLC, the corporate heir to the original property rights holder, claims copyright on the image.
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Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the rule of the shorter term for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (70 years p.m.a.), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.
The original description page was here. All following user names refer to en.wikipedia.
2006-07-23 22:33 DCGeist 410×287× (26126 bytes) promotional photo based on still from RKO's ''Citizen Kane'' (1941); used in "RKO Pictures" article {{promophoto}}
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Publicity photograph for Orson Welles' movie Citizen Kane (1941)