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You have determined that this photographic reproduction is itself a copyrightable entity -- even though the underlying subject work may be in the public domain -- by reason of its manifesting a degree of originality clearly sufficient to distinguish it from other photographs of the same subject work.

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You may wish to use the following resource links and references to help answer this question --

• When Works Pass Into the Public Domain
  (Lolly Gasaway, University of North Carolina)   http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm
• Duration of Copyright
  (USCO:  Circular 15:  Duration of Copyright)    http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/circ15a.pdf
• New Terms for Copyright Protection
  (USCO:  Terms for Copyright Protection)   http://www.loc.gov/copyright/circs/sl15.pdf
• What Is the Public Domain?
  (Benedict O'Mahoney:  The Copyright Website:   Public Domain)   http://www.benedict.com/basic/public/public.htm