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BUCK ROGERS

BUCK ROGERS. 1939. 2 reels each, sd. Based on the newspaper feature by Phil Nowlan and Lt. Dick Calkins. © Universal Pictures Co., Inc.

Directors, Forde Beebe, Saul A. Goodkind; original story and screenplay, Norman S. Hall, Ray Trampe.

Registration LP8612 (part 1: Tomorrow's World) Renewed

Term began
1939-02-06
Claimant
Universal Pictures Co., Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 13894)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2035 (95 years from the 1939 publication)

A renewal registration for this work was found. The renewed term lasts 95 years from the original date, so the work remains under copyright.

Renewal (link: number+date, title similarity 0.03)

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Renewal date
—
Original cited
LP8612 / 6Feb39
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 13894
© 2bMar39; 
R386149. 
© 6Feb39; LP8612. 
© 6Feb39; LP8613.

Registration LP8613 (part 2: Tragedy on Saturn) Renewed

Term began
1939-02-06
Claimant
Universal Pictures Co., Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 13897)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2035 (95 years from the 1939 publication)

A renewal registration for this work was found. The renewed term lasts 95 years from the original date, so the work remains under copyright.

Renewal (link: number+date, title similarity 0.03)

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Renewal date
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Original cited
LP8613 / 6Feb39
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 13897
© 6Feb39; LP8612. 
© 6Feb39; LP8613. 
© 28Mar39; 
20May66; R386150.

Registration LP8614 (part 3: The Enemy's Stronghold) Renewed

Term began
1939-02-06
Claimant
Universal Pictures Co., Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R380728 filed 1966-03-16 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 13857)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2035 (95 years from the 1939 publication)

A renewal registration for this work was found. The renewed term lasts 95 years from the original date, so the work remains under copyright.

Renewal R380728 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1966-03-16
Original cited
LP8614 / 6Feb39
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 13857
Broken barriers. © 13Mar39; LP8704. 
20May66; R386148. 
The enemy's stronghold. © 6Feb39; 
LP8614. 16Mar66; R380728. 
The phantom plane. © 6Feb39; LP8616. 
16Mar66; R380730.

Registration LP8615 (part 4: The Sky Patrol) Renewed

Term began
1939-02-06
Claimant
Universal Pictures Co., Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R380729 filed 1966-03-16 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 13875)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2035 (95 years from the 1939 publication)

A renewal registration for this work was found. The renewed term lasts 95 years from the original date, so the work remains under copyright.

Renewal R380729 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1966-03-16
Original cited
LP8615 / 6Feb39
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 13875
Revolt of the Zuggs. © 23Feb39; 
LP8660. 16Mar66; R380733. 
The sky patrol. © 6Feb39; LP8615. 
16Mar66; R380729. 
Tomorrow's world. 
16Mar66; R380726. 
Tragedy on Saturn. 
16Mar66; R380727.

Registration LP8616 (part 5: The Phantom Plane) Renewed

Term began
1939-02-06
Claimant
Universal Pictures Co., Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R380730 filed 1966-03-16 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 13861)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2035 (95 years from the 1939 publication)

A renewal registration for this work was found. The renewed term lasts 95 years from the original date, so the work remains under copyright.

Renewal R380730 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1966-03-16
Original cited
LP8616 / 6Feb39
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 13861
The enemy's stronghold. © 6Feb39; 
LP8614. 16Mar66; R380728. 
The phantom plane. © 6Feb39; LP8616. 
16Mar66; R380730. 
Primitive urge. © 13Feb39; LP8637. 
16Mar66; R380732.

Registration LP8636 (part 6: The Unknown) Renewed

Term began
1939-02-13
Claimant
Universal Pictures Co., Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R380731 filed 1966-03-16 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 13881)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2035 (95 years from the 1939 publication)

A renewal registration for this work was found. The renewed term lasts 95 years from the original date, so the work remains under copyright.

Renewal R380731 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.01)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1966-03-16
Original cited
LP8636 / 13Feb39
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 13881
Tomorrow's world. 
16Mar66; R380726. 
Tragedy on Saturn. 
16Mar66; R380727. 
The unknown. © 13Feb39; LP8636. 
16Mar66; R380731. 
War of the planets. 
LP8739.

Registration LP8637 (part 7: Primitive Urge) Renewed

Term began
1939-02-13
Claimant
Universal Pictures Co., Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R380732 filed 1966-03-16 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 13865)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2035 (95 years from the 1939 publication)

A renewal registration for this work was found. The renewed term lasts 95 years from the original date, so the work remains under copyright.

Renewal R380732 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1966-03-16
Original cited
LP8637 / 13Feb39
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 13865
The phantom plane. © 6Feb39; LP8616. 
16Mar66; R380730. 
Primitive urge. © 13Feb39; LP8637. 
16Mar66; R380732. 
A prince in bondage. 
LP8738. 20May66;

Registration LP8660 (part 8: Revolt of the Zuggs) Renewed

Term began
1939-02-23
Claimant
Universal Pictures Co., Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R380733 filed 1966-03-16 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 13871)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2035 (95 years from the 1939 publication)

A renewal registration for this work was found. The renewed term lasts 95 years from the original date, so the work remains under copyright.

Renewal R380733 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.03)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1966-03-16
Original cited
LP8660 / 23Feb39
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 13871
A prince in bondage. 
LP8738. 20May66; 
Revolt of the Zuggs. © 23Feb39; 
LP8660. 16Mar66; R380733. 
The sky patrol. © 6Feb39; LP8615. 
16Mar66; R380729.

Registration LP8680 (part 9: Bodies Without Minds) Renewed

Term began
1939-02-28
Claimant
Universal Pictures Co., Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R387750 filed 1966-05-20 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 13849)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2035 (95 years from the 1939 publication)

A renewal registration for this work was found. The renewed term lasts 95 years from the original date, so the work remains under copyright.

Renewal R387750 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.02)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1966-05-20
Original cited
LP8680 / 28Feb39
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 13849
BUCK ROGERS, a series of photoplays by 
Universal Pictures Co. 2 reel each. 
© Film Shows, Inc. 
Bodies without minds. © 28Feb39; 
LP8680. 20May66; R387750. 
Broken barriers. © 13Mar39; LP8704. 
20May66; R386148.

Renewal R381583 (link: number+year, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant
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Renewal date
—
Original cited
LP8680 / None
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 13910
© Universal Pictures Co., Inc. (PWH) 
Chapter 
9. Bodies without minds. 
LP8680. 1Mar66; R381583. 
BURIED ALIVE. See 
THE SECRET OF TREASURE ISLAND,

Low confidence. This number was found loose in a stretch of OCR where two printed columns are interleaved, so its own © date clause could not be read; the link rests on the number and the renewal year alone. Read the page image before relying on it.

Renewal (link: llm:number+title, title similarity 1.00)

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Original cited
None / 28Feb39
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 13917
THE SECRET OF TREASURE ISLAND, 
© 28Feb39; 
BURN 'EM UP O'CONNOR, a photoplay in 
seven reels by Loew's. © 10Jan393

This link was made after a language model re-read the damaged OCR (deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Pro); the reading was accepted only because the number and date or title it reported agree with the catalog. Its note: “Original date not provided in the record; only the original registration number LP8680 is given. The renewal number R381583 is clearly read.”

Registration LP8704 (part 10: Broken Barriers) Renewed

Term began
1939-03-13
Claimant
Universal Pictures Co., Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R386148 filed 1966-05-20 by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1966, OCR line 13853)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2035 (95 years from the 1939 publication)

A renewal registration for this work was found. The renewed term lasts 95 years from the original date, so the work remains under copyright.

Renewal R386148 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.12)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1966-05-20
Original cited
LP8704 / 13Mar39
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 13853
Bodies without minds. © 28Feb39; 
LP8680. 20May66; R387750. 
Broken barriers. © 13Mar39; LP8704. 
20May66; R386148. 
The enemy's stronghold. © 6Feb39; 
LP8614. 16Mar66; R380728.

Registration LP8738 (part 11: A Prince in Bondage) Renewed

Term began
1939-03-28
Claimant
Universal Pictures Co., Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R380733 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+year; CCE 1966, OCR line 13869)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2035 (95 years from the 1939 publication)

A renewal registration for this work was found. The renewed term lasts 95 years from the original date, so the work remains under copyright.

Renewal R380733 (link: number+year, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
—
Original cited
LP8738 / None
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 13869
Primitive urge. © 13Feb39; LP8637. 
16Mar66; R380732. 
A prince in bondage. 
LP8738. 20May66; 
Revolt of the Zuggs. © 23Feb39; 
LP8660. 16Mar66; R380733.

Low confidence. This number was found loose in a stretch of OCR where two printed columns are interleaved, so its own © date clause could not be read; the link rests on the number and the renewal year alone. Read the page image before relying on it.

Renewal R386150 (link: llm:date+title, title similarity 1.00)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1966-05-20
Original cited
None / 28Mar39
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 13900
© 6Feb39; LP8613. 
© 28Mar39; 
20May66; R386150. 
BUCK ROGERS, a series of photoplays by 
Universal Pictures Co. 2 reels each.

This link was made after a language model re-read the damaged OCR (deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Pro); the reading was accepted only because the number and date or title it reported agree with the catalog. Its note: “Part of a series; original number not provided in the chunk. The renewal line '© 28Mar39; 20May66; R386150' is interleaved with the series header.”

Registration LP8739 (part 12: War of the Planets) Renewed

Term began
1939-03-28
Claimant
Universal Pictures Co., Inc
Class
LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R386149 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+year; CCE 1966, OCR line 13884)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2035 (95 years from the 1939 publication)

A renewal registration for this work was found. The renewed term lasts 95 years from the original date, so the work remains under copyright.

Renewal R386149 (link: number+year, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
—
Original cited
LP8739 / None
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 13884
16Mar66; R380727. 
The unknown. © 13Feb39; LP8636. 
16Mar66; R380731. 
War of the planets. 
LP8739. 
(R)

Low confidence. This number was found loose in a stretch of OCR where two printed columns are interleaved, so its own © date clause could not be read; the link rests on the number and the renewal year alone. Read the page image before relying on it.

Renewal R386150 (link: llm:date+title, title similarity 1.00)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
1966-05-20
Original cited
None / 28Mar39
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1966: Internet Archive catalogofc19663201213libr, OCR text line 13900
© 6Feb39; LP8613. 
© 28Mar39; 
20May66; R386150. 
BUCK ROGERS, a series of photoplays by 
Universal Pictures Co. 2 reels each.

This link was made after a language model re-read the damaged OCR (deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Pro); the reading was accepted only because the number and date or title it reported agree with the catalog. Its note: “Part of a series; original number not provided in the chunk. The renewal line '© 28Mar39; 20May66; R386150' is interleaved with the series header.”

Catalog entry

Catalog of Copyright Entries, Motion Pictures 1912–1939 (Library of Congress, 1951), Project Gutenberg #51836, lines 27036–27065.

  BUCK ROGERS. 1939. 2 reels each, sd. Based on the newspaper feature by
    Phil Nowlan and Lt. Dick Calkins. © Universal Pictures Co., Inc.

    Credits: Directors, Forde Beebe, Saul A. Goodkind; original story
    and screenplay, Norman S. Hall, Ray Trampe.

    1. Tomorrow's World. © 6Feb39; LP8612.

    2. Tragedy on Saturn. © 6Feb39; LP8613.

    3. The Enemy's Stronghold. © 6Feb39; LP8614.

    4. The Sky Patrol. © 6Feb39; LP8615.

    5. The Phantom Plane. © 6Feb39; LP8616.

    6. The Unknown. © 13Feb39; LP8636.

    7. Primitive Urge. © 13Feb39; LP8637.

    8. Revolt of the Zuggs. © 23Feb39; LP8660.

    9. Bodies Without Minds. © 28Feb39; LP8680.

    10. Broken Barriers. © 13Mar39; LP8704.

    11. A Prince in Bondage. © 28Mar39; LP8738.

    12. War of the Planets. © 28Mar39; LP8739.

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