THE BLACK BOX

THE BLACK BOX. 1915. 2 reels each. Based on the novel by E. Phillips Oppenheim. © Universal Film Mfg. Co., Inc.

Written and produced by Otis Turner.

Registration LP4538 (part 1: The Apartment House Case) Copyright term expired

Term began

1915-03-01

Claimant

Universal Film Mfg. Co., Inc

Class

LP — published photoplay

Finding

copyright term began 1915-03-01; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01

In the public domain since

1 January 2011 (maximum 95-year term from 1915)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP4602 (part 2: The Hidden Hands) Copyright term expired

Term began

1915-03-04

Claimant

Universal Film Mfg. Co., Inc

Class

LP — published photoplay

Finding

copyright term began 1915-03-04; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01

In the public domain since

1 January 2011 (maximum 95-year term from 1915)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP4735 (part 3: The Pocket Wireless) Copyright term expired

Term began

1915-03-16

Claimant

Universal Film Mfg. Co., Inc

Class

LP — published photoplay

Finding

copyright term began 1915-03-16; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01

In the public domain since

1 January 2011 (maximum 95-year term from 1915)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP4762 (part 4: An Old Grudge) Copyright term expired

Term began

1915-03-19

Claimant

Universal Film Mfg. Co., Inc

Class

LP — published photoplay

Finding

copyright term began 1915-03-19; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01

In the public domain since

1 January 2011 (maximum 95-year term from 1915)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP4866 (part 5) Copyright term expired

Term began

1915-03-29

Claimant

Universal Film Mfg. Co., Inc

Class

LP — published photoplay

Finding

copyright term began 1915-03-29; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01

In the public domain since

1 January 2011 (maximum 95-year term from 1915)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP4934 (part 6) Copyright term expired

Term began

1915-04-05

Claimant

Universal Film Mfg. Co., Inc

Class

LP — published photoplay

Finding

copyright term began 1915-04-05; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01

In the public domain since

1 January 2011 (maximum 95-year term from 1915)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP5001 (part 7: The House of Mystery) Copyright term expired

Term began

1915-04-12

Claimant

Universal Film Mfg. Co., Inc

Class

LP — published photoplay

Finding

copyright term began 1915-04-12; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01

In the public domain since

1 January 2011 (maximum 95-year term from 1915)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP5078 (part 8: The Inherited Sin) Copyright term expired

Term began

1915-04-20

Claimant

Universal Film Mfg. Co., Inc

Class

LP — published photoplay

Finding

copyright term began 1915-04-20; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01

In the public domain since

1 January 2011 (maximum 95-year term from 1915)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP5122 (part 9: Lost in London) Copyright term expired

Term began

1915-04-24

Claimant

Universal Film Mfg. Co., Inc

Class

LP — published photoplay

Finding

copyright term began 1915-04-24; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01

In the public domain since

1 January 2011 (maximum 95-year term from 1915)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP5161 (part 10: The Ship of Horror) Copyright term expired

Term began

1915-04-28

Claimant

Universal Film Mfg. Co., Inc

Class

LP — published photoplay

Finding

copyright term began 1915-04-28; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01

In the public domain since

1 January 2011 (maximum 95-year term from 1915)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP5257 (part 11: A Desert Vengeance) Copyright term expired

Term began

1915-05-10

Claimant

Universal Film Mfg. Co., Inc

Class

LP — published photoplay

Finding

copyright term began 1915-05-10; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01

In the public domain since

1 January 2011 (maximum 95-year term from 1915)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP5327 (part 12: Neath Iron Wheels) Copyright term expired

Term began

1915-05-18

Claimant

Universal Film Mfg. Co., Inc

Class

LP — published photoplay

Finding

copyright term began 1915-05-18; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01

In the public domain since

1 January 2011 (maximum 95-year term from 1915)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP5372 (part 13: Tongues of Flame) Copyright term expired

Term began

1915-05-22

Claimant

Universal Film Mfg. Co., Inc

Class

LP — published photoplay

Finding

copyright term began 1915-05-22; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01

In the public domain since

1 January 2011 (maximum 95-year term from 1915)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP5452 (part 14: A Bolt from the Blue) Copyright term expired

Term began

1915-06-01

Claimant

Universal Film Mfg. Co., Inc

Class

LP — published photoplay

Finding

copyright term began 1915-06-01; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01

In the public domain since

1 January 2011 (maximum 95-year term from 1915)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Registration LP5493 (part 15) Copyright term expired

Term began

1915-06-08

Claimant

Universal Film Mfg. Co., Inc

Class

LP — published photoplay

Finding

copyright term began 1915-06-08; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01

In the public domain since

1 January 2011 (maximum 95-year term from 1915)

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 19388–19422.

  THE BLACK BOX. 1915. 2 reels each. Based on the novel by E. Phillips
    Oppenheim. © Universal Film Mfg. Co., Inc.

    Credits: Written and produced by Otis Turner.

    1. The Apartment House Case. © 1Mar15; LP4538.

    2. The Hidden Hands. © 4Mar15; LP4602.

    3. The Pocket Wireless. © 16Mar15; LP4735.

    4. An Old Grudge. © 19Mar15; LP4762.

    5. © 29Mar15; LP4866.

    6. © 5Apr15; LP4934.

    7. The House of Mystery. © 12Apr15; LP5001.

    8. The Inherited Sin. © 20Apr15; LP5078.

    9. Lost in London. © 24Apr15; LP5122.

    10. The Ship of Horror. © 28Apr15; LP5161.

    11. A Desert Vengeance. © 10May15; LP5257.

    12. Neath Iron Wheels. © 18May15; LP5327.

    13. Tongues of Flame. © 22May15; LP5372.

    14. A Bolt from the Blue. © 1Jun15; LP5452.

    15. © 8Jun15; LP5493.

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