Public Reel

REFINING CRUDE OIL

REFINING CRUDE OIL. 1930. 987 ft.

Registration MP2577 Copyright term expired

Term began
1930-12-18
Claimant
Eastman Teaching Films, Inc
Author
George W. Hoke, author
Class
MP — published motion picture other than a photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1930-12-18; 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.

Renewal R225654 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant
University of Chicago (PWH)
Renewal date
1958-11-24
Original cited
M2577 / 18Dec30
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1958: Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig3121213li, OCR text line 47674
REFINING CRUDE OIL, a motion picture 
in 987 feet by George W. Hoke. 
© 18Dec30; M2577. University of 
Chicago (PWH); 24Nov58; R225654. 
RESURRECTION, a photoplay in eight 
reels by Universal Pictures Corp. 

Catalog entry

Catalog of Copyright Entries, Motion Pictures 1912–1939 (Library of Congress, 1951), Project Gutenberg #51836, lines 200294–200298.

  REFINING CRUDE OIL. 1930. 987 ft.

    © Eastman Teaching Films, Inc. (George W. Hoke, author); 18Dec30;
    MP2577.

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