THE SUN
y films, no. 1) Summary: A study of the sun and sunspot groups. Astronomical photography by 15 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. + United States observatories is used to show total eclipse of the sun and hydrogen explosions on the rim of the sun. Credits: Arrangement, cinematography, and comment by Ruroy Sibley
Registration MP3473 No renewal found
- Term began
- 1953-04-20
- Claimant
- Mabel Sibley
- Class
- MP — published motion picture other than a 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 20190–20209.
(Astronomy films, no. 1) Summary: A study of the sun and sunspot groups. Astronomical photography by 15 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. + United States observatories is used to show total eclipse of the sun and hydrogen ex- plosions on the rim of the sun. Credits: Arrangement, cinematography, and comment by Ruroy Sibley. © Mabel Sibley; 20Apr53; MP3473.
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