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The Tale of a Dog

THE TALE OF A DOG. Century. 1920. 2 reels.

Copyright term expired Free in the US since 1 January 2016: the full term of registration LP15125 of 1920 by Universal Film Mfg. Co., Inc has run out.

Finding revision 1c534a5a, first recorded 5 September 2026. A revision id changes when the finding, its reason or its linked renewals change.

Written and directed by Thomas Buckingham.

Registration LP15125 Copyright term expired

Term began
1920-05-13
Claimant
Universal Film Mfg. Co., Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay
Finding
copyright term began 1920-05-13; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since
1 January 2016 (maximum 95-year term from 1920)

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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 238049–238054.

  THE TALE OF A DOG. Century. 1920. 2 reels.

    Credits: Written and directed by Thomas Buckingham.

    © Universal Film Mfg. Co., Inc.; 13May20; LP15125.

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