HUMANETTES

HUMANETTES. 1930-31. From the original creation of Burt Levy.

Producer, Frank L. Newman; staged and directed by Leigh Jason; story, Al Boasberg, Harold Tarshis, Charles Saxton, Buddy Mason; dialogue, Harold Tarshis, Charles Saxton; film editors, Archie F. Marshek, Ted Cheesman, Harry B. Schilling.

Registration LP1486 (part 1) Copyright term expired

Term began: 1930-06-21
Claimant: RKO Productions, Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: copyright term began 1930-06-21; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since: 1 January 2026 (maximum 95-year term from 1930)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP1623 (part 2) Copyright term expired

Term began: 1930-07-09
Claimant: RKO Radio Pictures, Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: copyright term began 1930-07-09; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since: 1 January 2026 (maximum 95-year term from 1930)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP1658 (part 3) Copyright term expired

Term began: 1930-10-20
Claimant: RKO Productions, Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: copyright term began 1930-10-20; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since: 1 January 2026 (maximum 95-year term from 1930)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP1768 (part 4) Copyright term expired

Term began: 1930-11-22
Claimant: RKO Productions, Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: copyright term began 1930-11-22; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since: 1 January 2026 (maximum 95-year term from 1930)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP1827 (part 5) Copyright term expired

Term began: 1930-12-15
Claimant: RKO Productions, Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: copyright term began 1930-12-15; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since: 1 January 2026 (maximum 95-year term from 1930)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP1981 (part 6) Copyright term expired

Term began: 1930-12-31
Claimant: RKO Productions, Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: copyright term began 1930-12-31; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since: 1 January 2026 (maximum 95-year term from 1930)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP1979 (part 7) No renewal found

Term began: 1931-02-07
Claimant: RKO Radio Pictures, Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: no renewal entry found for 1958-1960 in the CCE motion-picture renewal sections
In the public domain since: 1 January 1960 (end of the 28th year, no renewal)

A renewal would have appeared in the Copyright Office's renewal registrations 27 to 29 years after the term began. Those volumes are loaded and no matching renewal was found. A work published 1931–1963 that was not renewed entered the public domain at the end of its 28th year.

A renewal had to be filed in the 28th year and would be listed in the 1958 or 1959 volume; volumes searched: 1958, 1959, 1960.

The renewal sections are OCR text of printed volumes; a damaged record can hide a renewal. Before relying on this, search the linked volumes yourself for the title and for number LP1979.

Registration LP2058 (part 8) No renewal found

Term began: 1931-03-18
Claimant: RKO Radio Pictures, Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: no renewal entry found for 1958-1960 in the CCE motion-picture renewal sections
In the public domain since: 1 January 1960 (end of the 28th year, no renewal)

A renewal would have appeared in the Copyright Office's renewal registrations 27 to 29 years after the term began. Those volumes are loaded and no matching renewal was found. A work published 1931–1963 that was not renewed entered the public domain at the end of its 28th year.

A renewal had to be filed in the 28th year and would be listed in the 1958 or 1959 volume; volumes searched: 1958, 1959, 1960.

The renewal sections are OCR text of printed volumes; a damaged record can hide a renewal. Before relying on this, search the linked volumes yourself for the title and for number LP2058.

Registration LP2154 (part 9) No renewal found

Term began: 1931-04-15
Claimant: RKO Radio Pictures, Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: no renewal entry found for 1958-1960 in the CCE motion-picture renewal sections
In the public domain since: 1 January 1960 (end of the 28th year, no renewal)

A renewal would have appeared in the Copyright Office's renewal registrations 27 to 29 years after the term began. Those volumes are loaded and no matching renewal was found. A work published 1931–1963 that was not renewed entered the public domain at the end of its 28th year.

A renewal had to be filed in the 28th year and would be listed in the 1958 or 1959 volume; volumes searched: 1958, 1959, 1960.

The renewal sections are OCR text of printed volumes; a damaged record can hide a renewal. Before relying on this, search the linked volumes yourself for the title and for number LP2154.

Registration LP2270 (part 10) No renewal found

Term began: 1931-05-09
Claimant: RKO Radio Pictures, Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: no renewal entry found for 1958-1960 in the CCE motion-picture renewal sections
In the public domain since: 1 January 1960 (end of the 28th year, no renewal)

A renewal would have appeared in the Copyright Office's renewal registrations 27 to 29 years after the term began. Those volumes are loaded and no matching renewal was found. A work published 1931–1963 that was not renewed entered the public domain at the end of its 28th year.

A renewal had to be filed in the 28th year and would be listed in the 1958 or 1959 volume; volumes searched: 1958, 1959, 1960.

The renewal sections are OCR text of printed volumes; a damaged record can hide a renewal. Before relying on this, search the linked volumes yourself for the title and for number LP2270.

Registration LP2271 (part 11) No renewal found

Term began: 1931-06-02
Claimant: RKO Radio Pictures, Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: no renewal entry found for 1958-1960 in the CCE motion-picture renewal sections
In the public domain since: 1 January 1960 (end of the 28th year, no renewal)

A renewal would have appeared in the Copyright Office's renewal registrations 27 to 29 years after the term began. Those volumes are loaded and no matching renewal was found. A work published 1931–1963 that was not renewed entered the public domain at the end of its 28th year.

A renewal had to be filed in the 28th year and would be listed in the 1958 or 1959 volume; volumes searched: 1958, 1959, 1960.

The renewal sections are OCR text of printed volumes; a damaged record can hide a renewal. Before relying on this, search the linked volumes yourself for the title and for number LP2271.

Registration LP2347 (part 12) No renewal found

Term began: 1931-07-01
Claimant: RKO Radio Pictures, Inc
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: no renewal entry found for 1958-1960 in the CCE motion-picture renewal sections
In the public domain since: 1 January 1960 (end of the 28th year, no renewal)

A renewal would have appeared in the Copyright Office's renewal registrations 27 to 29 years after the term began. Those volumes are loaded and no matching renewal was found. A work published 1931–1963 that was not renewed entered the public domain at the end of its 28th year.

A renewal had to be filed in the 28th year and would be listed in the 1958 or 1959 volume; volumes searched: 1958, 1959, 1960.

The renewal sections are OCR text of printed volumes; a damaged record can hide a renewal. Before relying on this, search the linked volumes yourself for the title and for number LP2347.

Catalog entry

Catalog of Copyright Entries, Motion Pictures 1912–1939 (Library of Congress, 1951), Project Gutenberg #51836, lines 108429–108467.

  HUMANETTES. 1930-31. From the original creation of Burt Levy.

    Credits: Producer, Frank L. Newman; staged and directed by Leigh
    Jason; story, Al Boasberg, Harold Tarshis, Charles Saxton, Buddy
    Mason; dialogue, Harold Tarshis, Charles Saxton; film editors,
    Archie F. Marshek, Ted Cheesman, Harry B. Schilling.

    © RKO Productions, Inc.

    1. © 21Jun30; LP1486.

    © RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.

    2. © 9Jul30; LP1623.

    © RKO Productions, Inc.

    3. © 20Oct30; LP1658.

    4. © 22Nov30; LP1768.

    5. © 15Dec30; LP1827.

    6. © 31Dec30; LP1981.

    © RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.

    7. © 7Feb31; LP1979.

    8. © 18Mar31; LP2058.

    9. © 15Apr31; LP2154.

    10. © 9May31; LP2270.

    11. © 2Jun31; LP2271.

    12. © 1Jul31; LP2347.

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