Public Reel

THE POTTERS

THE POTTERS. 1930. 2 reels each. © The Vitaphone Corp.

Registration MP1199 (part 1: Getting a Raise) Copyright term expired

Term began
1930-02-17
Claimant
The Vitaphone Corp
Class
MP — published motion picture other than a photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1930-02-17; 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 MP1276 (part 2: At Home) Copyright term expired

Term began
1930-03-15
Claimant
The Vitaphone Corp
Class
MP — published motion picture other than a photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1930-03-15; 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 MP1277 (part 3: Done in Oil) Copyright term expired

Term began
1930-03-15
Claimant
The Vitaphone Corp
Class
MP — published motion picture other than a photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1930-03-15; 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 MP1516 (part 4: Pa Gets a Vacation) Copyright term expired

Term began
1930-05-15
Claimant
The Vitaphone Corp
Class
MP — published motion picture other than a photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1930-05-15; 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 MP1518 (part 5: Big Money) Copyright term expired

Term began
1930-05-15
Claimant
The Vitaphone Corp
Class
MP — published motion picture other than a photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1930-05-15; 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 MP1689 (part 6: Out for Game) Copyright term expired

Term began
1930-06-30
Claimant
The Vitaphone Corp
Class
MP — published motion picture other than a photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1930-06-30; 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.

Catalog entry

Catalog of Copyright Entries, Motion Pictures 1912–1939 (Library of Congress, 1951), Project Gutenberg #51836, lines 192141–192154.

  THE POTTERS. 1930. 2 reels each. © The Vitaphone Corp.

    1. Getting a Raise. © 17Feb30; MP1199.

    2. At Home. © 15Mar30; MP1276.

    3. Done in Oil. © 15Mar30; MP1277.

    4. Pa Gets a Vacation. © 15May30; MP1516.

    5. Big Money. © 15May30; MP1518.

    6. Out for Game. © 30Jun30; MP1689.

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