File:Gothenberg Turtle Shell.jpg

Summary

Creator unknown. Black & white photo held by the South Australia Museum records. The turtle shell was engraved by the 18 survivors of the SS Gothenburg who managed to reached Holbourne Island on two lifeboats in February 1875. It is believed, although not certain, that the photograph was taken by the Adelaide School of Photography in July 1875. Free of copyright restriction. The actual turtle shell was presented to the South Australia Museum in 1932 by Mr W.D. Cleland, brother of John Cleland, one of the survivors.

Licensing

This image was created in Australia and is now classified as being in the public domain because its term of copyright has now expired. According to the Australian Copyright Council (ACC), ACC Information Sheet G23 (Duration of copyright) (Feb 2008), generally copyright has expired as follows: Type of material Copyright has expired if ...  A  Photographs or other works published anonymously, under a pseudonym or the creator is unknown: taken or published prior to 1 January 1955  B  Photographs (except A): taken prior to 1 January 1955  C  Artistic works (except A & B): the creator died before 1 January 1955  D  Published editions1 (except A & B): first published more than 25 years ago  E  Commonwealth or State government held2 photographs: first published more than 50 years ago 1means the typographical arrangement and layout of a published work. eg. newsprint. 2held means where a government is the copyright holder as well as would have held copyright but reached some other agreement with the creator.