Address Unknown

Address unknown; from the story, by Kressmann Taylor.

Renewed Under US copyright until 31 December 2039: registration LP12703 of 1944 by Columbia Pictures Corp was renewed (renewal on record); it enters the public domain on 1 January 2040.

Finding revision 0f7e06dd, first recorded 5 September 2026. A revision id changes when the finding, its reason or its linked renewals change.

Registration LP12703 Renewed

Term began: 1944-06-01
Claimant: Columbia pictures corp.
Class: LP — published photoplay (numbering series begun Sept. 1928)
Finding: renewal filed (date unreadable) by Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc (number+title; CCE 1972, OCR line 26156)
Enters the public domain: 1 January 2040 (95 years from the 1944 publication)

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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+title, title similarity 1.00)

Renewal claimant: Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc (PWH)
Renewal date: —
Original cited: L12703 / Jun
Source: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Motion Pictures, 1972: Internet Archive catalogofc19723261213libr, OCR text line 26156

3lJan723; R522323. 
ADDRESS UNKNOWN, a photoplay in 8 reels 
by Columbia Pictures Corp. © Jun; 
L12703. Columbia Pictures Industries, 
Inc. (PWH); 17Jan72; R5232eh. 
ADVENTURES OF KITTY O'DAY, a photoplay

Catalog entry

Catalog of Copyright Entries, New Series, Part 1 Group 3: Dramatic Compositions, Motion Pictures, 1944, Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig171libr (OCR text), lines 17109–17111.

Address unknown; from the story, by Kressmann 
Taylor. © June 1, 1944; L 12703; Columbia 
pictures corp., Hollywood, Calif. 3916

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