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THE DETECTIVE

THE DETECTIVE. (Oswald) Snappy. 1930. 1 reel, sd.

Registration MP1931 Copyright term expired

Term began
1930-09-26
Claimant
Universal Film Exchanges, Inc
Class
MP — published motion picture other than a photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
copyright term began 1930-09-26; the maximum term (28 + 67 years) ended before 2026-01-01
In the public domain since
1 January 2026 (maximum 95-year term from 1930)

The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01.

Renewal R220700 (link: number+date, title similarity 1.00)

Renewal claimant
Universal Pictures Co., Inc (PWH)
Renewal date
1958-08-29
Original cited
MP1931 / 26Sep30
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1958: Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig3121213li, OCR text line 45650
THE DETECTIVE, a motion picture in one 
reel by Universal Film Exchanges, 
Inc. (Oswald cartoon) © 26Sep30; 
MP1931. Universal Pictures Co., Inc. 
(PWH); 29Aug58; R220700. 
DEVIL SEA, a photoplay in one reel by 

Catalog entry

Catalog of Copyright Entries, Motion Pictures 1912–1939 (Library of Congress, 1951), Project Gutenberg #51836, lines 51649–51652.

  THE DETECTIVE. (Oswald) Snappy. 1930. 1 reel, sd.

    © Universal Film Exchanges, Inc.; 26Sep30; MP1931.

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