UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL

Universal newsreel; v. 16, nos. 237-240.

Registration MP14251 (part 1) Renewed

Term began: 1943-11-02
Claimant: Universal pictures co., inc.
Class: MP — published motion picture other than a photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R496181 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number+date; CCE 1970, OCR line 46130)
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 R496181 (link: number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: —
Original cited: M14251 / 2Nov43
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1970: Internet Archive catalogofc19703241213libr, OCR text line 46130

© 280ct43; M1452. 
R496179. 
237. © 2Nov43; M14251. 
R496181. 
238. © 4Nov43; mMi4yo52, 
R496182,

Registration MP14252 (part 2) No renewal found

Term began: 1943-11-04
Claimant: Universal pictures co., 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 MP14252.

Registration MP14253 (part 3) Renewed

Term began: 1943-11-09
Claimant: Universal pictures co., inc.
Class: MP — published motion picture other than a photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R496183 filed 1970-12-04 by (claimant unreadable) (number+year; CCE 1970, OCR line 46205)
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 R496183 (link: number+year, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: 1970-12-04
Original cited: M14253 / QNov+3
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1970: Internet Archive catalogofc19703241213libr, OCR text line 46205

1970 
239. © QNov+3; M14253. 4Dec70; 
R496183. 
240. © 11Novi3; M1l4254. 4Dec70; 
R495184 .

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

Registration MP14254 (part 4) Renewed

Term began: 1943-11-11
Claimant: Universal pictures co., inc.
Class: MP — published motion picture other than a photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal R495184 filed 1970-12-04 by (claimant unreadable) (llm:number+date; CCE 1970, OCR line 46208)
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 R495184 (link: llm:number+date, title similarity 0.00)

Renewal claimant: —
Renewal date: 1970-12-04
Original cited: M1l4254 / 11Novi3
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1970: Internet Archive catalogofc19703241213libr, OCR text line 46208

239. © QNov+3; M14253. 4Dec70; 
R496183. 
240. © 11Novi3; M1l4254. 4Dec70; 
R495184 . 
241. © 16Nov43; M14365. 4Dec70; 
R496186.

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: “Serial part 240. Original date '11Novi3' interpreted as 11Nov43 (1943-11-11) based on renewal date 4Dec70 and typical 27-year gap. Original number 'M1l4254' corrected to MP14254 (M=MP, l=1).”

Catalog entry

Catalog of Copyright Entries, New Series, Part 1 Group 3: Dramatic Compositions, Motion Pictures, 1943, Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig161libr (OCR text), lines 31938–31940.

Universal newsreel; v. 16, nos. 237-240. © Nov. 
2, 4, 9, 11, 1943; M 14251-14254; Universal 
pictures co., inc., New York. 5505-5508

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