Public Reel

MIRROR OF SUB-MARINE LIFE

Registration MP13538 (part 1) No renewal found

Term began
1943-04-08
Claimant
Movietonews, inc.
Class
MP — published motion picture other than a photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
no renewal entry found for 1970-1972 in the CCE motion-picture renewal sections
In the public domain since
1 January 1972 (end of the 28th year, no renewal)

A renewal would have appeared in the Copyright Office's renewal registrations 27 to 29 years after the term began. Those volumes are loaded and no matching renewal was found. A work published 1931–1963 that was not renewed entered the public domain at the end of its 28th year.

A renewal had to be filed in the 28th year and would be listed in the 1970 or 1971 volume; volumes searched: 1970, 1971, 1972.

The renewal sections are OCR text of printed volumes; a damaged record can hide a renewal. Before relying on this, search the linked volumes yourself for the title and for number MP13538.

Registration MP13539 (part 2) No renewal found

Term began
1943-04-13
Claimant
Movietonews, inc.
Class
MP — published motion picture other than a photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
no renewal entry found for 1970-1972 in the CCE motion-picture renewal sections
In the public domain since
1 January 1972 (end of the 28th year, no renewal)

A renewal would have appeared in the Copyright Office's renewal registrations 27 to 29 years after the term began. Those volumes are loaded and no matching renewal was found. A work published 1931–1963 that was not renewed entered the public domain at the end of its 28th year.

A renewal had to be filed in the 28th year and would be listed in the 1970 or 1971 volume; volumes searched: 1970, 1971, 1972.

The renewal sections are OCR text of printed volumes; a damaged record can hide a renewal. Before relying on this, search the linked volumes yourself for the title and for number MP13539.

Registration MP13551 (part 3) Renewed

Term began
1943-04-15
Claimant
Movietonews, inc.
Class
MP — published motion picture other than a photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R489855 filed 1970-08-18 by Universal Pictures, a division of Universal City Studios, Inc (number+year; CCE 1970, OCR line 43846)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2039 (95 years from the 1943 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 R489855 (link: number+year, title similarity 0.05)

Renewal claimant
Universal Pictures, a division of Universal City Studios, Inc (PWH)
Renewal date
1970-08-18
Original cited
M13551 / 50Apr43
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1970: Internet Archive catalogofc19703241213libr, OCR text line 43846
DANCING ON THE STARS, a motion picture 
in 2 reels by Universal Pictures Co. 
© 50Apr43; M13551. Universal Pic- 
tures, a division of Universal City 
Studios, Inc. (PWH); 18Aug70; 
R489855 .

Low confidence: the original date in this record is unreadable, so the link rests on the number and the renewal year.

Registration MP13552 (part 4) No renewal found

Term began
1943-04-20
Claimant
Movietonews, inc.
Class
MP — published motion picture other than a photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
no renewal entry found for 1970-1972 in the CCE motion-picture renewal sections
In the public domain since
1 January 1972 (end of the 28th year, no renewal)

A renewal would have appeared in the Copyright Office's renewal registrations 27 to 29 years after the term began. Those volumes are loaded and no matching renewal was found. A work published 1931–1963 that was not renewed entered the public domain at the end of its 28th year.

A renewal had to be filed in the 28th year and would be listed in the 1970 or 1971 volume; volumes searched: 1970, 1971, 1972.

The renewal sections are OCR text of printed volumes; a damaged record can hide a renewal. Before relying on this, search the linked volumes yourself for the title and for number MP13552.

Registration MP13553 (part 5) Renewed

Term began
1943-04-22
Claimant
Movietonews, inc.
Class
MP — published motion picture other than a photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal filed (date unreadable) by Universal Pictures, a division of Universal City Studios, Inc (date+title; CCE 1970, OCR line 44710)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2039 (95 years from the 1943 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: date+title, title similarity 1.00)

Renewal claimant
Universal Pictures, a division of Universal City Studios, Inc (PWH)
Renewal date
—
Original cited
MI3540 / 22Apr43
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1970: Internet Archive catalogofc19703241213libr, OCR text line 44710
MIRROR OF SUB-MARINE LIFE, a motion 
picture in 1 reel by Universal Pic- 
tures Co. © 22Apr43; MI3540. 
Universal Pictures, a division of 
Universal City Studios, Inc. (PWH); 
18Aug70; RUBORSO .

Catalog entry

Catalog of Copyright Entries, New Series, Part 1 Group 3: Dramatic Compositions, Motion Pictures, 1943, Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig161libr (OCR text), lines 13406–13408.

- Movietone news; v. 25, nos. 63-67. © Apr. 8, 13, 
15, 20, 22, 1943; M 13538, 13539, 13551-13553; 
Movietonews, inc., New York. 2271-2275

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