BIG IDEA
t the homes of the employees, and observe how Americans live. Emphasizes that Americans are free to work out their own destinies and that individual rights and freedoms are guaranteed to everyone in America. Credits: Directors, E. M. Grabill, M. V. Strombom; music, Benny Kyte; film editor, John Cook
Registration LP894 No renewal found
- Term began
- 1951-03-15
- Claimant
- Swift & Co
- Class
- LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Jan. 1950)
- Finding
- no renewal entry found for 1978-1980 or in the Copyright Office renewal records 1978-2025
- In the public domain since
- 1 January 1980 (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 1978 or 1979 volume; volumes searched: 1978, 1979, 1980.
Catalog entry
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Parts 12–13: Motion Pictures, 1951, Internet Archive catalogofcopyri351213libr (OCR text), lines 2067–2078.
ment, visit the homes of the employees, and observe how Americans live. Empha- sizes that Americans are free to work out their own destinies and that individual rights and freedoms are guaranteed to everyone in America. Credits: Directors, E. M. Grabill, M. V. Strombom; music, Benny Kyte; film editor, John Cook. © Swift & Co.; 15Mar51; LP894.
Copies on the Internet Archive
| Item | Year | Downloads | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Idea | 1951 | 656 | nationalfilmpreservationfoundation, ephemera |
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