2015 in public domain

This is a list of authors whose works entered the public domain in part of the world in 2015. == Entering the public domain in Europe == A work enters the public domain in most European countries (with the exception of Belarus) 70 years after the creator's death, if it was published during the author's lifetime. In 1995, the European Union extended copyright from life+50 to life+70, which had the effect of extending copyrights that had already expired. Thus the works of authors who died in 1944, which had entered the public domain in 1995, reentered the public domain in 2015. === Sortable list === == Entering the public domain in countries with life + 50 years == In most countries of Africa and Asia, as well as Belarus, Bolivia, Canada, New Zealand and Uruguay; a work enters the public domain 50 years after the creator's death. === Artists === January 1 – Paul Ninas, American painter (b. 1903) January 17 – Đorđe Andrejević Kun, Serbian painter (b. 1904) January 26 – Xawery Dunikowski, sculptor (b. 1875) February 25 – Alexander Archipenko, sculptor (b. 1887) February 27 – Orry-Kelly, costume designer (b. 1897; liver cancer) March 12 – Jovan Bijelić, Serbian painter (b. 1884) March 28 – Vlastislav Hofman, painter, architect (b. 1884) April 4 – Seán O'Sullivan, portrait painter (b. 1906) April 20 – August Sander, photographer (b. 1876) May 9 – Rico Lebrun, Italian-American painter and sculptor (b. 1900) June 18 – Giorgio Morandi, still life painter (b. 1890) June 24 – Stuart Davis, painter (b. 1892) June 26 – Gerrit Rietveld, designer and architect July 21 – Jean Fautrier, painter and sculptor (b. 1898) August 31 – Peter Lanyon, landscape painter (b. 1918) November 5 – Mabel Lucie Attwell, English illustrator (b. 1879) December 29 – Vladimir Favorsky, Russian graphic artist (b. 1886) == Entering the public domain in the United States == The Copyright Term Extension Act means no published works would enter the public domain in this jurisdiction until 2019. Unpublished and unregistered works by authors who died in 1944 entered the public domain on January 1, 2015. == Worldwide == Elon Musk released 100 photographs of his SpaceX-program to the public domain. However in 2019, SpaceX retroactively put copyright restrictions back on the images. == See also == Creative Commons Public Domain Day List of countries' copyright lengths Public Domain 1944 in literature, 1954 in literature, 1964 in literature, and 1974 in literature for writers who died in those years Over 300 public domain authors available in Wikisource (any language), with descriptions from Wikidata == External links == List of authors who died in 1944 (see also Talk:2015 in public domain) == References ==