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The Alster Case

THE ALSTER CASE. 1915. 5 reels.

Copyright term expired Free in the US since 1 January 2011: the full term of registration LP7001 of 1915 by Essanay Film Mfg. Co has run out.

Finding revision 8306b491, first recorded 5 September 2026. A revision id changes when the finding, its reason or its linked renewals change.

Rufus Gillmore; director, J. Charles Haydon.

Registration LP7001 Copyright term expired

Term began
1915-11-17
Claimant
Essanay Film Mfg. Co
Class
LP — published photoplay
Finding
copyright term began 1915-11-17; 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)

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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 5394–5399.

  THE ALSTER CASE. 1915. 5 reels.

    Credits: Rufus Gillmore; director, J. Charles Haydon.

    © Essanay Film Mfg. Co.; 17Nov15; LP7001.

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