Public Reel

UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL

Universal newsreel; v. 17, nos. 281-288.

Registration MP14792 (part 1) Renewed

Term began
1944-04-04
Claimant
Universal pictures co., inc.
Class
MP — published motion picture other than a photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R509610 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (llm:date+title; CCE 1971, OCR line 59165)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2040 (95 years from the 1944 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 R509610 (link: llm:date+title, title similarity 1.00)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
—
Original cited
M4792 / 4Apr44
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1971: Internet Archive catalogofc19713251213libr, OCR text line 59165
Studios, Inc. (PWH) 
v.17, no. 
281. © 4Apr44; M4792. 13May71s 
R509610. 
282. © 6Apr44; M4793. 15May71s 
R509611. 
283. © 1lApri4; m4794. 13May71s 
R509612.

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 header indicates '1 reel each' and part number 281 from v.17. Original number M4792 is likely MP4792. Renewal date 13May71s corrected to 1971-05-13 (the 's' is a typo).”

Registration MP14793 (part 2) Renewed

Term began
1944-04-06
Claimant
Universal pictures co., inc.
Class
MP — published motion picture other than a photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R509611 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (date+title; CCE 1971, OCR line 59167)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2040 (95 years from the 1944 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 R509611 (link: date+title, title similarity 0.56)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
—
Original cited
M4793 / 6Apr44
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1971: Internet Archive catalogofc19713251213libr, OCR text line 59167
v.17, no. 
281. © 4Apr44; M4792. 13May71s 
R509610. 
282. © 6Apr44; M4793. 15May71s 
R509611. 
283. © 1lApri4; m4794. 13May71s 
R509612. 
284, © 13Apr44; M4795. 15May713 
R509613.

Registration MP14794 (part 3) No renewal found

Term began
1944-04-11
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 1971-1973 in the CCE motion-picture renewal sections
In the public domain since
1 January 1973 (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 1971 or 1972 volume; volumes searched: 1971, 1972, 1973.

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 MP14794.

Registration MP14795 (part 4) Renewed

Term began
1944-04-13
Claimant
Universal pictures co., inc.
Class
MP — published motion picture other than a photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R509613 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (date+title; CCE 1971, OCR line 59171)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2040 (95 years from the 1944 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 R509613 (link: date+title, title similarity 0.56)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
—
Original cited
M4795 / 13Apr44
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1971: Internet Archive catalogofc19713251213libr, OCR text line 59171
282. © 6Apr44; M4793. 15May71s 
R509611. 
283. © 1lApri4; m4794. 13May71s 
R509612. 
284, © 13Apr44; M4795. 15May713 
R509613. 
285. © 18Apry4; M4802. 13May713 
509619. 
286. © 20Apr44; M4803. 13May71;5 
R509620.

Registration MP14802 (part 5) Renewed

Term began
1944-04-18
Claimant
Universal pictures co., inc.
Class
MP — published motion picture other than a photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (number~1+title; CCE 1971, OCR line 59173)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2040 (95 years from the 1944 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~1+title, title similarity 0.56)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
—
Original cited
M4802 / 18Apry4
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1971: Internet Archive catalogofc19713251213libr, OCR text line 59173
283. © 1lApri4; m4794. 13May71s 
R509612. 
284, © 13Apr44; M4795. 15May713 
R509613. 
285. © 18Apry4; M4802. 13May713 
509619. 
286. © 20Apr44; M4803. 13May71;5 
R509620. 
287. © 25Apr44; M404. 13May713

Registration MP14803 (part 6) Renewed

Term began
1944-04-20
Claimant
Universal pictures co., inc.
Class
MP — published motion picture other than a photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R509620 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (date+title; CCE 1971, OCR line 59175)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2040 (95 years from the 1944 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 R509620 (link: date+title, title similarity 0.56)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
—
Original cited
M4803 / 20Apr44
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1971: Internet Archive catalogofc19713251213libr, OCR text line 59175
284, © 13Apr44; M4795. 15May713 
R509613. 
285. © 18Apry4; M4802. 13May713 
509619. 
286. © 20Apr44; M4803. 13May71;5 
R509620. 
287. © 25Apr44; M404. 13May713 
R509621.

Registration MP14804 (part 7) Renewed

Term began
1944-04-25
Claimant
Universal pictures co., inc.
Class
MP — published motion picture other than a photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding
renewal R509621 filed (date unreadable) by (claimant unreadable) (date+title; CCE 1971, OCR line 59177)
Enters the public domain
1 January 2040 (95 years from the 1944 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 R509621 (link: date+title, title similarity 0.56)

Renewal claimant
—
Renewal date
—
Original cited
M404 / 25Apr44
Source
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1971: Internet Archive catalogofc19713251213libr, OCR text line 59177
285. © 18Apry4; M4802. 13May713 
509619. 
286. © 20Apr44; M4803. 13May71;5 
R509620. 
287. © 25Apr44; M404. 13May713 
R509621. 
288. © 28Apri4; M4805. 13May713

Registration MP14805 (part 8) No renewal found

Term began
1944-04-28
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 1971-1973 in the CCE motion-picture renewal sections
In the public domain since
1 January 1973 (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 1971 or 1972 volume; volumes searched: 1971, 1972, 1973.

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 MP14805.

Catalog entry

Catalog of Copyright Entries, New Series, Part 1 Group 3: Dramatic Compositions, Motion Pictures, 1944, Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig171libr (OCR text), lines 14314–14317.

Universal newsreel; v. 17, nos. 281-288. © Apr. 4, 
6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 28, 1944; M 14792-14795, 
14802-14805; Universal pictures co., inc., New 
York. 3480-3487

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