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public domain
in the United States because it was
published
in the United States between 1929 and 1977, inclusive,
without a
copyright notice
. For further explanation, see
Commons:Hirtle chart
as well as a
detailed definition
of "publication" for public art. Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the
rule of the shorter term
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p.m.a.
), Mainland China (50 p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 p.m.a.), Mexico (100 p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.