English: Scan via Worthpoint; originally scanned for auction at eBay. The original image had watermarks for Worthpoint (bottom left) and the word "Starlight" (white, cursive, bottom center). Cropped and retouched to remove watermarks and other signs of damage (scratches, etc) and to improve exposure; see upload history.
English: The publicity photo was published with a valid copyright notice, printed in the bottom-left margin. However, the copyright for the artwork was not renewed, as was required by American copyright law to extend/maintain protection for works published 1963 or earlier. In order to maintain copyright protection, the poster would have had to be renewed 28 years after publication, in either 1964 or 1965 (see the sections for "Artwork: Original registrations and renewals" and refer to the links to search the copyright catalogs for those years). Because it was not renewed, copyright lapsed at that time. Note that the photo is a distinct work from the film it represents and had to be renewed separately.
This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications made by Blz 2049.
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This image is in the public domain because it is a mere mechanical scan or photocopy of a public domain original, or – from the available evidence – is so similar to such a scan or photocopy that no copyright protection can be expected to arise. The original itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
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This work is in the public domain because it was published in the United States between 1929 and 1963, and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the copyright was not renewed. For further explanation, see Commons:Hirtle chart and the copyright renewal logs. Note that it may still be copyrighted in jurisdictions that do not apply the rule of the shorter term for US works (depending on the date of the author's death), such as Canada (70 years p.m.a.), Mainland China (50 years p.m.a., not Hong Kong or Macao), Germany (70 years p.m.a.), Mexico (100 years p.m.a.), Switzerland (70 years p.m.a.), and other countries with individual treaties.
This tag is designed for use where there may be a need to assert that any enhancements (eg brightness, contrast, colour-matching, sharpening) are in themselves insufficiently creative to generate a new copyright. It can be used where it is unknown whether any enhancements have been made, as well as when the enhancements are clear but insufficient. For known raw unenhanced scans you can use an appropriate {{PD-old}} tag instead. For usage, see Commons:When to use the PD-scan tag.
Note: This tag applies to scans and photocopies only. For photographs of public domain originals taken from afar, {{PD-Art}} may be applicable. See Commons:When to use the PD-Art tag.
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== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=Publicity photo of Anna May Wong dancing in the 1937 film ''Daughter of Shanghai''.}} |Source={{en|1=Scan via [https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/anna-wong-original-1930s-photo-1726155601 Worthpoint]; originally scanned for auction at eBay. The original image had watermarks for Worthpoint (bottom left) and the word "Starlight" (white, cursive, bottom center). Cropped and retouched to re...
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