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Is “Thomas Edison” in the public domain?

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Yes. “Thomas Edison” is public domain and released under CC0, so it is free to download and reuse for any purpose, including commercially, with no permission needed.

Question 2

Who created “Thomas Edison”?

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William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, 1860 - 1935 (1890).

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Where is “Thomas Edison” from?

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It is catalogued from the open collection of Smithsonian Open Access and is free to reuse under CC0.

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Can I use “Thomas Edison” commercially for free?

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Yes. As a CC0 public-domain work it can be used commercially, modified and redistributed with no fee and no attribution required.

Title	Thomas Edison
Artist	William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, 1860 - 1935
Date	1890 19th century
Medium	Cyanotype on paper
Classification	Photograph
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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