The photo is credited "PHOTO COURTESY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA PRESS". However, as Ulrikab died in 1881, this photo cannot be less than 125 years old. It is impossible for this work to be under copyright in Canada and in Germany - the only two countries where it could have been taken and both nations with 50 year terms for copyright in photographs. Consequently, any reproduction of this photo is in the public domain under the laws of all nations practicing copyright reciprocity, including the United States - where all foreign works that were in the public domain in their own countries in 1996 are presently in the public domain - and the European Union, where all members consider foreign works out of copyright in their native territory to be in the public domain.
Original label: The Ulrikab family: with Ulrike, nephew Tobias, and Abraham. Ulrike holds baby Maria while four-year-old Sara stands.
Conditions d’utilisation
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Cette œuvre est dans le domaine public aux États-Unis car elle a été publiée avant le 1er janvier 1929.
Les œuvres dans le domaine public doivent être inéligibles pour le droit d'auteur à la fois aux États-Unis et dans leur pays d'origine pour pouvoir être hébergées sur Commons. Si l'œuvre ne provient pas des États-Unis, le fichier doit comporter un bandeau de licence supplémentaire indiquant la situation vis-à-vis du droit d'auteur dans le pays d'origine.
Given the "UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA PRESS" mention, it seems most likely to have been taken in Canada, in which case PD-Canada applies:
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Cette œuvre canadienne est dans le domaine public au Canada pour l'une ou l'autre des raisons suivantes découlant de la Loi sur le droit d’auteur :
1. elle était soumise au droit d'auteur de la Couronne et la première publication de l’œuvre a eu lieu il y a plus de 50 ans, ou
elle n'était pas soumise au droit d'auteur de la Couronne, et
2. il s'agit d'une photographie créée avant le 1er janvier 1949, ou
Note that this work might not be in the public domain in countries that do not apply the rule of the shorter term and have copyright terms longer than life of the author plus 50 years. In particular, Mexico is 100 years, Jamaica is 95 years, Colombia is 80 years, Guatemala and Samoa are 75 years, Switzerland and the United States are 70 years, and Venezuela is 60 years.
Abraham Ulrikab (d. 1881) and his family was an Inuit transported to Germany in 1880. See en:Abraham Ulrikab. This photo was downloaded from the ''Nunatsiaq News'' website. It is credited "PHOTO COURTESY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA PRESS". Howeve