12, 1949
273. Aug. 12, 1949. 6,000 die in Ecuador quake. Coast Guard has [159th] birthday. Philippines President [Elpidio Quirino arrives in Washington]. "That's My Baby" [premiere in Chicago]. Mangrum wins Tam O'Shanter [golf tournament]. Miss Tilly wins Hambletonian
Registration MP4570 No renewal found
- Term began
- 1949-08-12
- 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 38521–38529.
273. Aug. 12, 1949. 6,000 die in Ecuador quake. Coast Guard has [159th] birthday. Philippines President [Elpidio Quirino arrives in Washington]. "That's My Baby" [premiere in Chicago]. Mangrum wins Tam O'Shanter [golf tournament]. Miss Tilly wins Hambletonian. © 12Aug49; MP4570.
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