ملف:The Magnificent Seven cast publicity photo.jpg

English: Scan via Imgur. Retouched from original image; see upload history below for unretouched original.

English: Photographer unknown. Distributed by Fox Film Corporation.

English: The photo was published prior to 1978 without a valid copyright notice and, as such, passed into the public domain. The photo as originally published and distributed can be seen at Heritage Auctions (second image in the gallery, right column, third down). Even if it was published with a valid copyright notice—as is the case for other photos in the same set—the copyright for the photo was not renewed, as was required by American copyright law to extend/maintain protection for works published 1963 or earlier. See the Copyright Catalog (1978 to present). In order to maintain copyright protection, the photo would have had to be renewed 28 years after publication. Because it was not renewed, copyright lapsed at that time. Note that the publicity photo is a distinct work from the film it represents and had to be renewed separately.