File:Kim Hunter (1947) A Matter of Life and Death (front-full).jpg

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Vintage publicity still photo of future Oscar winner Kim Hunter in her debut film, ''A Matter of Life and Death'' (1946).

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English: This vintage press photo from Universal for the film, A Matter of Life and Death (1946) (a.k.a. Stairway to Heaven) featuring future Oscar-winning actress Kim Hunter, was published and distributed for newspapers and magazines for publicity. This is considered free domain now, either due to the 1928-1977 rule or the fact that 70 years have passed since the copyright date of the film still.
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Author Universal Pictures
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(Reusing this file)
  • The photo has copyright markings on it as can be seen in the link above, with permission granted and copyright waived for use to generate publicity in periodicals and such, akin to fair use; but none on the copy of the file showing the back, uploaded separately (as was done in the eBay source link above).
  • See also w:film still article, which explains that publicity photos were traditionally not copyrighted.
  • Either no copyright per public domain rule ~or~ copyright likely waived or expired.
  • It was created for publicity purposes-distribution to the media and the image was meant to bring attention and publicity for actors and actresses. See also w:film still article.

Film production expert Eve Light Honathaner in The Complete Film Production Handbook, (Focal Press, 2001 p. 211.):

"Publicity photos (star headshots) have traditionally not been copyrighted. Since they are disseminated to the public, they are generally considered public domain, and therefore clearance by the studio that produced them is not necessary."
"There is a vast body of photographs, including but not limited to publicity stills, that have no notice as to who may have created them." (The Professional Photographer's Legal Handbook By Nancy E. Wolff, Allworth Communications, 2007, p. 55.)
Creative Clearance-Publicity photos
"Publicity Photos (star headshots) older publicity stills have usually not been copyrighted and since they have been disseminated to the public, they are generally considered public domain and therefore there is no necessity to clear them with the studio that produced them (if you can even determine who did)."
  • United States Copyright Office page 2 "Visually Perceptible Copies The notice for visually perceptible copies should contain all three elements described below. They should appear together or in close proximity on the copies.
1 The symbol © (letter C in a circle); the word “Copyright”; or the abbreviation “Copr.”
2 The year of first publication. If the work is a derivative work or a compilation incorporating previously published material, the year date of first publication of the derivative work or compilation is sufficient. Examples of derivative works are translations or dramatizations; an example of a compilation is an anthology. The year may be omitted when a pictorial, graphic, or sculptural work, with accompanying textual matter, if any, is reproduced in or on greeting cards, postcards, stationery, jewelry, dolls, toys, or useful articles.
3 The name of the copyright owner, an abbreviation by which the name can be recognized, or a generally known alternative designation of owner.1 Example © 2007 Jane Doe."

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This work is in the 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 for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (50 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.

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