This work was first published in Zimbabwe (or one of its antecedents) and is now in the public domain in Zimbabwe because its copyright protection has expired or it is exempt from copyright by virtue of the Copyright and Neighboring Rights Act, enacted 2000 (details). The work meets one of the following criteria:
It is an anonymous work or pseudonymous work and 50 years have passed since the date of its publication (or creation, whatever date is the latest)
It is a collective, audiovisual or photographic work, and 50 years have passed since the date of its publication (or creation, whatever date is the latest)
It is a sound recording or broadcast and 50 years have passed since the date of its publication
It is an artistic, literary, or musical work created under the direction of the state or an international organization and 50 years have passed since the date of its publication
It is another kind of work, and 50 years have passed since the year of death of the author (or last-surviving author)
A Zimbabwean work that is in the public domain in Zimbabwe according to this rule is in the public domain in the U.S. only if it was in the public domain in Zimbabwe in 1996, e.g. if it was published before 1946 and no copyright was registered in the U.S. (This is the effect of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (17 USC 104A) with its critical date of January 1, 1996.)
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This work was first published in Zambia and is now in the public domain because its copyright protection has expired by virtue of the Copyright and Performance Rights Act, enacted 1994, amended 2010 (details). The work meets one of the following criteria:
It is an anonymous work or pseudonymous work and 50 years have passed since the date of its publication
It is an audiovisual work or a sound recording or film and 50 years have passed since the date of its creation (or publication, whatever date is the latest)
It is a broadcast or cable programme and 50 years have passed since the year the programme was included in a cable programme service
It is a work created under the direction of the state and 50 years have passed since the year the work was created
It is another kind of work, and 50 years have passed since the year of death of the author (or last-surviving author)
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Public domain
This work was first published in Malawi and is now in the public domain because its copyright protection has expired by virtue of the Copyright Act, 1989 (details). The work meets one of the following criteria:
It is an anonymous work or pseudonymous work and 50 years have passed since the year of its publication
It is a photographic work or work of applied art and 25 years have passed since the year of its publication
It is a computer program and 10 years have passed since the end of the year in which it was first sold, leased or licensed
It is a audiovisual work and 50 years have passed since the year of its publication
It is a another kind of work and 50 years have passed since the death of the author (or last-surviving author)
The composition of coats of arms are generally public domain with respect to copyright laws, and may be reproduced freely.
This corresponds to the international traditional usage, and is explicitly stated in some national copyright laws. Some compositions, of more recent origin, may be copyrighted.
This is not a valid license as such, being a "public domain" statement for the coat of arms definition only. It must be completed with the copyright tag associated to the picture creation.
Please note that this applies only to the coat of arms definition (composition / description). The representation of a coat of arms is an artistic creation, subject as such to copyright laws.
Restriction of use - Legal notice: Most of the time, the usage of coats of arms is governed by legal restrictions, independent of the status of the depiction shown here. A coat of arms represents its owner. Though it can be freely represented, it cannot be appropriated, or used in such a way as to create a confusion with or a prejudice to its owner.
Usage on Commons: Please provide licence information for the coat of arm representation, information for the author of the picture, and the source if not self-made work.
This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia. The use of such symbols is restricted in many countries. These restrictions are independent of the copyright status.
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