This is because it is one of the following:

1. It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
2. It was published prior to 1974; or
3. It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1974.

HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply)
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1. It is a statute, regulation, Knesset protocol or court decision and therefore ineligible for copyright protection according to §6 of the 2007 statute; OR
2. It was created more than 50 years ago (i.e. before 1 January 1974), and the State's copyright has therefore expired according to §§42–43 of the 2007 statute PROVIDING THAT

• The State of Israel was the first owner of copyrights on this work; AND
• The State did not waive its copyrights in a special contract with the author when this work was created.

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