File:Hebei Five Seven Cadre School in September 1968.jpg

Licensing
NOTE: IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN IN CHINA, BUT MIGHT NOT IN THE UNITED STATES

AS A RESULT, TWO LICENSE TAG ADDED

The copyright laws in the People's Republic of China state that photographic works of natural persons whose copyright protection period expires before June 1, 2021, belong to the public domain. The photograph in question was taken in 1956, which is more than 50 years ago from 2023. Therefore, this photograph has entered the public domain in China.

However, the URAA could potentially restore copyright protection to works that had entered the public domain in the United States due to noncompliance with U.S. copyright formalities. The URAA took effect for China on January 1, 1996.

Given that the photograph was taken in 1956 and the URAA for China took effect in 1996, there is a possibility that the URAA could impact the copyright status of this photograph in the United States. If the photograph was under copyright in China on January 1, 1996, due to the URAA, its copyright might have been restored in the United States.