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Bound and Gagged

BOUND AND GAGGED. © 1919. © Pathe Exchange, Inc. (Frank Leon Smith, author).

Copyright term expired Free in the US since 1 January 2015: the full term of registration LU14195 of 1919 by Title, Descr. & 60 Prints has run out.

Finding revision 7fbacfce, first recorded 5 September 2026. A revision id changes when the finding, its reason or its linked renewals change.

Registration LU14195 (part 1: The Wager) Copyright term expired

Term began: 1919-09-18
Claimant: title, descr. & 60 prints
Class: LU — unpublished photoplay
Finding: copyright term began 1919-09-18; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since: 1 January 2015 (maximum 95-year term from 1919)

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

Registration LU14196 (part 2: Overboard) Copyright term expired

Term began: 1919-09-18
Claimant: title, descr. & 40 prints
Class: LU — unpublished photoplay
Finding: copyright term began 1919-09-18; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since: 1 January 2015 (maximum 95-year term from 1919)

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

Registration LU14197 (part 3: Help, Help) Copyright term expired

Term began: 1919-09-18
Claimant: title, descr. & 40 prints
Class: LU — unpublished photoplay
Finding: copyright term began 1919-09-18; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since: 1 January 2015 (maximum 95-year term from 1919)

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

Registration LU14198 (part 4: An Unwilling Princess) Copyright term expired

Term began: 1919-09-18
Claimant: title, descr. & 40 prints
Class: LU — unpublished photoplay
Finding: copyright term began 1919-09-18; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since: 1 January 2015 (maximum 95-year term from 1919)

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

Registration LU14199 (part 5: Held for Ransom) Copyright term expired

Term began: 1919-09-18
Claimant: title, descr. & 40 prints
Class: LU — unpublished photoplay
Finding: copyright term began 1919-09-18; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since: 1 January 2015 (maximum 95-year term from 1919)

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

Registration LU14200 (part 6: Out Again, in Again) Copyright term expired

Term began: 1919-09-18
Claimant: title, descr. & 40 prints
Class: LU — unpublished photoplay
Finding: copyright term began 1919-09-18; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since: 1 January 2015 (maximum 95-year term from 1919)

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

Registration LU14358 (part 7: The Fatal Error) Copyright term expired

Term began: 1919-11-01
Claimant: title, descr. & 40 prints
Class: LU — unpublished photoplay
Finding: copyright term began 1919-11-01; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since: 1 January 2015 (maximum 95-year term from 1919)

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

Registration LU14359 (part 8: Arrested) Copyright term expired

Term began: 1919-11-01
Claimant: title, descr. & 40 prints
Class: LU — unpublished photoplay
Finding: copyright term began 1919-11-01; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since: 1 January 2015 (maximum 95-year term from 1919)

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

Registration LU14360 (part 9: A Harmless Princess) Copyright term expired

Term began: 1919-11-01
Claimant: title, descr. & 40 prints
Class: LU — unpublished photoplay
Finding: copyright term began 1919-11-01; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since: 1 January 2015 (maximum 95-year term from 1919)

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

Registration LU14361 (part 10: Hopley Takes the Liberty) Copyright term expired

Term began: 1919-11-01
Claimant: title, descr. & 40 prints
Class: LU — unpublished photoplay
Finding: copyright term began 1919-11-01; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since: 1 January 2015 (maximum 95-year term from 1919)

Inspect the catalog entry and source text

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 23486–23512.

  BOUND AND GAGGED. © 1919. © Pathe Exchange, Inc. (Frank Leon Smith,
    author).

    1. The Wager. © title, descr. & 60 prints, 18Sep19; LU14195.

    2. Overboard. © title, descr. & 40 prints, 18Sep19; LU14196.

    3. Help, Help. © title, descr. & 40 prints, 18Sep19; LU14197.

    4. An Unwilling Princess. © title, descr. & 40 prints, 18Sep19;
    LU14198.

    5. Held for Ransom. © title, descr. & 40 prints, 18Sep19; LU14199.

    6. Out Again, in Again. © title, descr. & 40 prints, 18Sep19;
    LU14200.

    7. The Fatal Error. © title, descr. & 40 prints, 1Nov19; LU14358.

    8. Arrested. © title, descr. & 40 prints, 1Nov19; LU14359.

    9. A Harmless Princess. © title, descr. & 40 prints, 1Nov19;
    LU14360.

    10. Hopley Takes the Liberty. © title, descr. & 40 prints, 1Nov19;
    LU14361.

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