File:Firing Squad in Iran.jpg

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Summary

DescriptionFiring Squad in Iran.jpg	English: A revolutionary firing squad at the Sanandaj airport in Iran
Date	1979
Source	Etelaat Newspaper
Author	w:Jahangir Razmi

Licensing

This work is now in the public domain in Iran, because according to the Law for the Protection of Authors, Composers and Artists Rights (1970) its term of copyright has expired for one of the following reasons:

The creator(s) died before 22 August 1980, for works that their copyright expired before 22 August 2010 according to the 1970 law.
The creator(s) died more than 50 years ago. (Reformation of article 12 - 22 August 2010)

In the following cases works fall into the public domain after 30 years from the date of publication or public presentation (Article 16):

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This work is in the public domain because it was published in the United States between 1978 and March 1, 1989 without a copyright notice, and its copyright was not subsequently registered with the U.S. Copyright Office within 5 years.
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The photograph was published in numerous newspapers in the U.S. with no copyright notice, neither on the newspaper as a whole (including the front page, masthead, and editorial page), nor on the photograph specifically. For example:

Assessment


	This is a featured picture on the Persian language Wikipedia (نگاره‌های برگزیده) and is considered one of the finest images. See its nomination here. If you think this file should be featured on Wikimedia Commons as well, feel free to nominate it. If you have an image of similar quality that can be published under a suitable copyright license, be sure to upload it, tag it, and nominate it.

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current	19:54, 23 February 2023	3,763 × 2,564 (3.23 MB)	Earthsound	version saved without arithmetic coding; previous version doesn't render correctly in browsers at full resolution
	19:38, 23 February 2023	3,763 × 2,564 (2.99 MB)	Earthsound	higher resolution and quality
	13:51, 24 October 2018	2,560 × 1,738 (1,009 KB)	Ngc5195Mir	Higher Quality, removed dust etc.
	05:05, 10 July 2018	600 × 380 (42 KB)	GTVM92	User created page with UploadWizard