THE FREEDOM WITH A FUTURE
, 1953. THE FREEDOM WITH A FUTURE. Lincoln- Mercury Division, 1953. Made by Wilding Picture Productions. 23 min., sd., b&w, 16mm. Summary: An animated cartoon which shows the advantages of a career in salesmanship. Includes a sketch of the history of the Lincoln-Mercury Division of the Ford Motor Co
Registration LP2542 No renewal found
- Term began
- 1953-02-06
- Claimant
- Lincoln-Mercury Division, Ford Motor Co
- Class
- LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Jan. 1950)
- Finding
- no renewal entry found for 1980-1982 or in the Copyright Office renewal records 1978-2025
- In the public domain since
- 1 January 1982 (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 1980 or 1981 volume; volumes searched: 1980, 1981, 1982.
Catalog entry
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Parts 12–13: Motion Pictures, 1953, Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig371213lib (OCR text), lines 6740–6755.
erime. Apr. 8, 1953. THE FREEDOM WITH A FUTURE. Lincoln- Mercury Division, 1953. Made by Wilding Picture Productions. 23 min., sd., b&w, 16mm. Summary: An animated cartoon which shows the advantages of a career in sales- manship. Includes a sketch of the history of the Lincoln-Mercury Division of the Ford Motor Co. © Lincoln-Mercury Division, Ford Motor Co.; 6Feb53; LP2542,
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