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created before 1949
created before 1946
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published by an author who died before 1946
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where the creator is unknown
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first published before 1946
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it is a film
the sooner of:
A. 75 years p.r., or if not published within 70 years from creation, 70 years from creation
B. publication before 1970, or if not published within 50 years from creation, creation before 1970
first published before 1946
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