English: This is a photo of Ali Moustafa Mosharafa, a famous Egyptian Scientist, shown on the back of the cover of one of his books "Science and Us". it is more than 50 years old and representing a person who has died before 1987 (1950), and therefore this image is in Public Domain by Egyptian Copyright Laws
العربية: صورة لعلي مصطفى مشرفة، على خلفية غلاف أحد كتبه "نحن والعلم"
وهي في الملكية العامة طبقا للقانون المصري نظرا لمرور أكثر من 50 عاما على تاريخ التقاط الصورة وأيضا تاريخ وفاة صاحبها
In order to be hosted on Commons, all works must be in the public domain in the United States as well as in their source country. Egyptian works that are currently in the public domain in the United States are those whose copyright had expired in Egypt on the U.S. date of restoration (January 1, 1996) pursuant to the provisions of the old 1954 law which was in effect at the time.
Type of work
Copyright has expired in Egypt if...
Copyright has expired in the U.S. if...
A
Non-creative photographic or audiovisual works
published prior to 1987
published prior to 1981
B
Other works with an identifiable author
the author died prior to 1974
the author died prior to 1946 or published prior to 1929
C
Other works that are either anonymous or pseudonymous
published prior to 1974
published prior to 1946
D
Other works (e.g. collective works) whose copyright is held by a legal person
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