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The Brink of the Abyss

THE BRINK OF THE ABYSS. © 1912.

Copyright term expired Free in the US since 1 January 2008: the full term of registration LU46 of 1912 by Société Française Des Films & Cinématographes Éclair has run out.

Finding revision b9bccfde, first recorded 5 September 2026. A revision id changes when the finding, its reason or its linked renewals change.

Registration LU46 Copyright term expired

Term began
1912-10-17
Claimant
Société Française des Films & Cinématographes Éclair
Class
LU — unpublished photoplay
Finding
copyright term began 1912-10-17; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since
1 January 2008 (maximum 95-year term from 1912)

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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 25538–25542.

  THE BRINK OF THE ABYSS. © 1912.

    © Société Française des Films & Cinématographes Éclair; title,
    descr. & 48 prints, 17Oct12; LU46.

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