THRILLS OF THE SURF
THRILLS OF THE SURF. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., 1949. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. Summary: Scenes of surfing, Australia’s most popular sport
Registration MP4164 No renewal found
- Term began
- 1949-05-20
- Claimant
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc
- 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.
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 MP4164.
Catalog entry
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Parts 12–13: Motion Pictures, 1949, Internet Archive catalogofcopyri331213libr (OCR text), lines 14067–14077.
THRILLS OF THE SURF. Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., 1949. 1 reel, sd., b&w, 16mm. Summary: Scenes of surfing, Australia’s most popular sport. © Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc.; 20May49; MP4164,
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