28, 1949
49. Chiang out as China’s leader. First election stirs Israel. Bull in a china shop. Churchill on vacation on the French Riviera]. Acheson sworn in [as Secretary of State]. Ski meet thriller [Salisbury, Renpe Ice boats in speed regatta [Fox Lake, Ill.] Muscles i os Mr. America’’ title [Oakland, alif
Registration MP4123 No renewal found
- Term began
- 1949-01-28
- Claimant
- —
- Class
- MP — published motion picture other than a photoplay (numbering series begun 1946)
- Finding
- no renewal entry found for 1976-1978 in the CCE motion-picture renewal sections or in the Copyright Office renewal records 1978-2025
- In the public domain since
- 1 January 1978 (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 1976 or 1977 volume; volumes searched: 1976, 1977, 1978.
Catalog entry
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Parts 12–13: Motion Pictures, 1949, Internet Archive catalogofcopyri331213libr (OCR text), lines 9575–9591.
242, Jan. 28, 1949. Chiang out as China’s leader. First election stirs Israel. Bull in a china shop. Churchill on vacation on the French Riviera]. Acheson sworn in [as Secretary of State]. Ski meet thriller [Salisbury, Renpe Ice boats in speed regatta [Fox Lake, Ill.] Muscles i os Mr. America’’ title [Oakland, alif. © 28Jan49; MP4123,
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