It is an anonymous work, pseudonymous or a collective work and 70 years have passed since the date of its publication
It is another kind of work, and 70 years have passed since the year of death of the author (or last-surviving author)
It is a a posthumous work, published at first time during 30 years and 70 years have passed since the date of its publication
The Article 25.3 (amendment) was added in 2008: “Duration of protection determined by this Law shall be applied to all works of which term of protection has not expired until this Law enters into force”. Works of authors who died in 1970 or earlier, or anonymous works published 1970 or earlier, are public domain in Azerbaijan.
Denne skabelon skal kombineres med en licensskabelon for USA, der angiver hvorfor dette værk er offentlig ejendom i USA.
Bemærk at i et mindre antal lande varer ophavsretten længere end 70 år: Mexiko har 100 år, Jamaica har 95 år, Colombia har 80 år og Guatemala og Samoa har 75 år. Dette værk er måske ikke offentlig ejendom i disse lande, som ydermere ikke afkorter beskyttelstiden til maksimalt den i hjemlandet. Honduras har en generel varighed på 75 år men der afkortes beskyttelsestiden til den i hjemlandet.