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Allies Torture Of Julius Streicher Video Testimony

1946 · Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality
Confidence
100
— Legal Reasoning —

Why this status applies

The film/video testimony regarding Julius Streicher's allegations of torture was produced as part of the evidentiary record of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg (1945–1946). This footage was created by US federal government personnel (specifically the Office of Strategic Services or the Office of Chief of Counsel) to document the proceedings and testimony for the prosecution. Under 17 U.S.C. § 105, any work of the United States Government is not eligible for copyright protection in the United States. Furthermore, as an official record of an international criminal tribunal produced by government agencies, it entered the public domain immediately upon creation. This applies to both the raw footage and the official recordings preserved in the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
— Cited Sources —

Supporting facts

  • 17 U.S.C. § 105
  • National Archives and Records Administration (Record Group 238: National Archives Collection of World War II War Crimes Records)
  • Robert H. Jackson Center, Nuremberg Film Collection
  • Library of Congress: Moving Image Division (Nuremberg Trial Records)

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