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1. It is a statute, regulation, Knesset protocol or court decision and therefore ineligible for copyright protection according to §6 of the 2007 statute; OR
2. It was created more than 50 years ago (i.e. before 1 January 1974), and the State's copyright has therefore expired according to §§42–43 of the 2007 statute PROVIDING THAT

• The State of Israel was the first owner of copyrights on this work; AND
• The State did not waive its copyrights in a special contract with the author when this work was created.

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