Can I copyright a photo if I did not take it and it is over a 100 years old?

Can I copyright a photo if I did not take it and it is over a 100 years old?

Dave on Feb 15, 2009

No. Once an image has lost copyright protection, it cannot be regained. The photo is presumably in the “public domain” and anyone can use it.

public domain

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